“I intended to do it, but I could not force myself to do it.”

Genuinely envious of how understanding the people in your life are if this wasn’t simply met with anger, frustration, resentment etc.

I’m glad they work for you, but I would not buy these purely because of the pseudoscience nonsense, regardless of how comfortable they are.

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Responding to a request for something with multiple somethings? This is definitely where you belong.

If this is the post you’re referring to, it was specifically just about dev/software tools, but the post title made it sound more general

Most people will do that but within the confinement of “I’ve used/heard of this brand”

That’s because most, if not all, ASD traits are not exclusive to neurodivergent individuals.

The difference is in the degree to which those traits/symptoms are exhibited and/or how much they affect one’s ability to function.

Even if it was just meant as a joke, there is actually research in this general area:

The recent finding of the microbiota–gut–brain axis indicates the bidirectional connection between our gut and brain, demonstrating that gut microbiota can influence many neurological disorders such as autism. Most autistic patients suffer from gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9355470/

We have no squirrels here, and I didn’t know that they barked. Thank you for this knowledge.

The main reason “dieting” doesn’t work is because people think it’s a temporary change rather than a lifelong change.

(You did address this, but it was quite far down, so I wanted to point it out more clearly.)

This is what always frustrates me when people complain about GIMP’s UI!

The common opinion is to “make it more like Photoshop”, but Photoshop is absolutely not beginner friendly - most of those people are just familiar with it already.

I remember being completely lost and constantly getting annoyed when I first started using Photoshop.

For anyone reading this who may not be aware, there’s a lot of overlap between the two diagnoses, and there’s a chance you may have both.

So what you’re saying is I have great potential but just need to apply myself?