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Storytime: A Real Life Buddy Pine/IncrediBoy-Turned Syndrome Albeit Female

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*TRIGGER WARNING* Suicidal thoughts  The fan account as it originally appeared. *SPOILER ALERT* The title of this post is inspired by Buddy Pine AKA IncrediBoy and then Syndrome from the Disney-Pixar film The Incredibles (2004). Anyone who has seen this film will know that Buddy wanted to be Bob Parr AKA Mr Incredible's sidekick called … Continue reading Storytime: A Real Life Buddy Pine/IncrediBoy-Turned Syndrome Albeit Female

How I’ve Been Coping with the Lockdown as an Autistic Person

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On Monday 23rd March 2020, the U.K. went into a nationwide lockdown in response to the coronavirus outbreak. This meant that non-essential shops, some restaurants, cinemas, theatres, leisure facilities, hairdressers, beauty salons and places of worship were temporarily closed in order to slow down the spread of the virus. People were also advised to stay … Continue reading How I’ve Been Coping with the Lockdown as an Autistic Person

Losing My Grandad During a Global Pandemic (and Reflecting on My Grandma’s Passing 20 Years On)(Updated 4th September 2020)

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Grandad and me at his then-local JD Wetherspoon in April 2019 Warning: This is a very emotional blog post, so grab your tissues! My mum and Grandad at Tintern Abbey, Wales, in April 2015 Saturday 27th June 2020 started out just like any other Saturday since the lockdown began. I had a lazy morning, went … Continue reading Losing My Grandad During a Global Pandemic (and Reflecting on My Grandma’s Passing 20 Years On)(Updated 4th September 2020)

How My Social Media Consumption and Usage Have Changed Since Lockdown (Updated 8th August 2020)

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It's been 3 months since the U.K. went into lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The way I've been consuming and using social media has changed drastically since then. Here's how: This thread has a notice to show that one of its Tweets includes a word I muted. I have concealed the usernames of … Continue reading How My Social Media Consumption and Usage Have Changed Since Lockdown (Updated 8th August 2020)

My First SimplyCook Meal Kits and Dishes

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SimplyCook is a meal kit service that offers letterbox-sized boxes of four meal kits. Each meal kit contains three flavour pots for each recipe. The recipes consist of additional ingredients that SimplyCook subscribers can easily purchase from their local supermarkets or from online supermarkets.  When I was scrolling through my Instagram one day, I saw … Continue reading My First SimplyCook Meal Kits and Dishes