Chatty thread for ND mumsnetters

[whiskeyarmadillo]

I thought I'd try and start a friendly chatty thread here on the ND board. All are welcome. Bring a cuppa.

I'm whiskeyaramadillo. I'm late 40s and AuDHD. I have a ND parent and two ND children - my third DC is NT ish. I work full time and live on the western edge of London but my heart is firmly in the countryside which is where I grew up. I have one black and white cat who is my sunshine although he is in my bad books today after bringing in a mouse.

Today (Sunday) I'm sorting out my very very messy house - again. Making sure homework is done and uniforms are clean. Putting endless pants and socks in drawers. If I'm lucky I'll get to lie on the sofa and continue reading 'Wintering' by Katherine May or watch a bit of a crappy fantasy movie with a giant mug of tea.

What is everyone up to today?

To hot

Yes it is. I hate the heat and humidity

Our house heats up like an oven

@Newyearsparkleyou need to pop up to Scotland. It's about 17-18° here today. The air is always fresh.

Im wondering today if my ME flare is exacerbated by me being autistic. But I'm not sure how helpful that is because I've made my life quite autism friendly and don't do a lot of stuff where I need to come across as "normal". Honestly just feels like the world is too bright, too loud, too artifical, too much information, too many people. It's low-level overwhelming all the time.

I feel like that a lot
It's not nice
I feel I miss out on life because I'm to busy hiding from things I won't cope with

@bedfrog when they have the weather map on the news and it says Shetland is 13 and where I live is 25/26, I’m like “I wish I could teleport to Shetland right now”

Hi all, how’s everyone been doing in this heat? I’ve hated it and I can’t wait until it gets cooler

Yep .not great here

Same here @Newyearsparkle heat can go away

How’s everything going with you?

It's supposed to thunder today .
Was looking forward to some rain ..but doesn't look like we are getting it now 😔

Oh that’s a pain, a thunderstorm would have cleared the air. I’m sure the news said the warning for the thunderstorm lasts until 10pm if you’re in the area they said so you still might get some

We did get someone the middle of the night ..but I just felt that was to little,to late ,to be of any use

Hopefully by the weekend and next week, the weather will be getting cooler and a bit more rain

I live in London The heat was affecting my sleep. By Friday I was feeling groggy and wasn't helped that I was coming of Seroquel which was prescribed for my autism to help me with repetition. It did help, but I got side effects in my nerves dyskinesia and had to stop taking them. I am at day 7 in of stopping the meds and I read that it can be get better around 2 weeks. Here is hoping.
Btw, I am diagnosed with autism and have a history of eating disorders being diagnosed with anorexia in the past.

I am going for screening for dyslexia test, hopefully I have found a charity where I get this done for cheaper costs. The NHS do not fund this.

I plan to start having a few days out this summer in early July, it will be a quiet summer. Church tomorrow and voluntary work and meeting the parents next week