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Morning person. I'm at my best first thing in the morning. I try to get to bed at 9 p.m.

What is the greatest number of pets someone has had at one time? I have had two groups of seven at different times.

I think three, my cat and two Siberian hamsters.

Do you or have you identified yourself as having possible 'hoarding' potential?

Yes i definitely am a hoarder! I used to hoard books and nail polish, now it's perfume and cosmetics.

Do you like to daydream?

Yep, all the time.

Same question.

Yep. All the time.

Do you think of curry as spicy?

Hi Kortie!

Curry is fairly spicy, but not in the flavour (family?) of spice that I crave. I like spice based on chilli peppers / bonnet peppers / jalepeno / cayenne. I don't know what this would be called but my preferred spices are nightshades with capsicum.


Do you bite on pen caps?

Uh, no, God no, not pen caps. But pencils, I used to chew them as much as I could when I went to school. Or, rather, bite. I didn't like to bite into a space that had previously been used, but I enjoyed the feeling of letting my teeth sink into a part of the pencil that was still fresh. I also liked biting the old train and bus tickets in a way that would have them collapse in sort of zig-zag way between your teeth, providing some resistance while still yielding some.

Did you self-diagnose before official diagnosis (if any?).
Did official diagnosis (if any) and the process of it feel good, adequate, informative, explanatory, calming?

I self-diagnosed perhaps two years ago, and assumed I was "Aspie". I was already diagnosed with Complex Trauma Disorder but I knew I had ND traits prior to any trauma.

The process of my assessment was transformative, really. A few of my doctors didn't want to consider anything other than trauma as the root of my issues (or, they didn't know how to assess an adult), so I sought a private assessment by a Ph.D Psychologist with a specialty in women's autism assessments. I was assessed just this year, in the spring. I wrote and published 188 pages plus appendices in response to the questionnaire (which itself was eight pages). My testing took 20 hours. The testing was exhausting and I thought I'd have a meltdown mid-way, although on reflection it was quite interesting. I was assessed with Level 2 Moderate Autism as well as my CPTSD, plus 99th percentile for depression and anxiety.

I'm glad I know so I can start to reframe my life. I was a little shocked and stressed at first because of all my low ("needs significant support") scores, and the fact no one helped me sooner, but now I'm learning to understand.

Do you wish there were more resources for women?

I wish there were more resources for everyone, including women.

least favorite pizza topping?

Pineapple probably *hides*

Least favorite vegetable?

Aubergines

Do you have a special cause you engage in/fight for?

William Wallace yell in Braveheart: FREEEEEEEEEEEDOOOOM!
what is your ideal weather?

...Love that !


My ideal weather is when it is sunny, but not too warm, and it isn`t too dry either so there might be some rain showers during the week too. Preferably in the morning.

How do you feel during thunderstorms?

I love the power and energy of thunderstorms (all storms, really).

Do you own an umbrella? I don't. lol. I just run quickly.

Yes. I always carry it in my backpack just in case I get caught in a storm, as sometimes I have to take public transportation to get to "work," and for part of that, I have to do some amount of walking.

Do you need to know sometimes what will happen, so you're not surprised and freeze?

Yes, I need to know ... but only about 100% of the time

Do you (try to?) get enough sleep each day?