My Child Is Autistic. He Doesn’t Do Well With Change. Even Little Things That Would Be Meaningless

My child is autistic. He doesn’t do well with change. Even little things that would be meaningless to most people.

For example, his hairbrush was getting old and worn. He had chewed the end of it. The cats had chewed some bristles. It was dirty and dusty. But I didn’t say anything. Because it’s his hairbrush.

Finally, he said he thinks it’s time for a new brush. Ok, I say, we’ll put it on the shopping list, and get one next time we’re in town.

So we go to town and we go to the store. There are many hairbrushes to choose from. He picks one and they even have it in his favorite color. We buy it, take it home, and remove the packaging.

I go to put it on the shelf where the old hairbrush is. Can we throw out the old one, I ask.

That’s when he stops. That’s when he freezes and gets a momentary look of panic on his face. Throw out the old one? That hadn’t occurred to him.

Because here’s the thing. Hair brushing is a part of his morning routine. And not just hair brushing, but hair brushing with that particular brush. To most people, the act of hair brushing is the routine, but not the brush itself. The objects are interchangeable. But not to my child. Not to someone with autism. The brush itself is just as important as the act of brushing.

So I take a breath. I put the old brush down. Think about it, I say. Let me know tomorrow what you want to do with this brush.

He decides. He realizes keeping an old hairbrush is not necessary. But it’s still important to him. So he asks if I can cut off one bristle. To keep. As a memory of the old hairbrush.

I don’t laugh. I don’t tell him it’s silly. I respect his need. I cut off the bristle. He puts it in his treasure box, along side some smooth rocks, beads, sparkly decals, a Santa Claus charm from a classmate, a few other things meaningful to him.

He throws the old hairbrush away himself. He is able to move on, and accept the change.

Gender Envy Elimination ROUND THREE!

PROPAGANDA FROM THE PEERS (character notes):

"you mentioned him so he might b guaranteed but im not risking it. gptsweep / Clearly you know this one" - team gunpowder tim

"just look at him, black feathers, magician, cool" - team howl pendragon

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-> response to prev. tag i think i skipped the howl enjoyer and went straight to tim

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twerlint

2 years ago

Dear listeners I come to you with a query I guess more of a proposition to spread the word.

To finally make Wolf 359 popular!

Sense tumbler had graciously given us polls I’ve noticed that w359 has been over shadowed by other bigger podcasts and I think that w359 deserves some recognition as an Og podcast that lots of podcast creators have drawn inspiration from.

Like Johnathan Sim has literally recommended it in one of he’s Q&A’s and people still over look it 😔 for shame.

A lot of people haven’t listened to it because of the title ect. But it’s literally so good and funny, I love all of the characters sm and none even knows who they are and it KILLLLS ME oh so much.

SPREAD THE WORD WOLF 359 WILL HAVE A COME BACK.

I’ve done my part of showing this podcast to many a people please help me in this endeavor.

Good luck ⭐️

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twerlint

2 years ago

Live theater always some how amazes me, no matter what. Costumes, lighting, sound, etc.

Last night I went to a semi-local rendition of 'And Then There We're None". House music is all murder and death songs and then... it hits me with Welcome to the Black Parade and Stayin Alive.

shoutout to whoever was manning sound, you did such a good job i'd kiss you

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lerin's funky thoughts i <3 live theater

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twerlint

1 year ago

Hi guys this is really important! I’m part of a project with some other ppl in the podcast community on Twitter.

We’re taking art requests for podcast characters, if you revise proof of payment of an eSIM to GAZA

I’ve uploaded a picture of the thread on Twitter,@letter godby has done soo much of the organising for this

If ur able it would be so good if you could donate, and if not, sharing does sm as well!!

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twerlint

2 years ago

My fiction podcast addiction is getting bad.

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you can't help me i've gone too deep

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twerlint

11 months ago

They will destroy nature and call it saving the planet.

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twerlint

1 year ago

Put a podcast quote in the tags, zero context

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squeaky squeaky squeaky squeaky squeaky squeak- maybe a badboy maybe not a badboy depends on who you ask

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twerlint

9 months ago

Artist friends, please don't use StickerMule

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I've been on the "Fuck Stickermule" train for a few years now after they posted COVID conspiracy bullshit, and it was found out their CEO was a Trump / Anti-LGBTQ+ donor.

Take your business elsewhere. Just because they have good deals occasionally shouldn't mean they should be able to use your money to support shitty recipients.

Some businesses I'd recommend checking out:

StickerGuy -Been using Sticker Guy for like 15 years for my bands stickers over the years. They have some of the best vinyl stickers I've ever used and those things are practically indestructible. Ridiculously good prices too.

RockinMonkey - I've only ever used them for one run of holographic stickers but the quality is so good and I'd definitely go to them again if I were to get more printed.

StickerNinja - Never personally used but I've seen so many people recommend them and their quality shows on their socials. And I'm fairly certain they're BIPOC owned, super pro-LGBTQ+ and are very vocally Pro-Palestine which is a plus in my book!

Please feel free to leave any other suggestions!

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