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#ScribesAndMakers 4/10. Show us a book cover you like. What makes it special?

This is the cover of my fourth Wolf book.

I love it so much because the designer got both Ashley and Connor so right. I remember that when I got it, I used to pull it up and just stare at it.

You see, I often can't see the faces of my characters in clarity while I write them. Sometimes, only the cover fixes their faces for me. (#ActuallyAutistic)

Anyway, enjoy "A Wolf's Fury".

#WritingCommunity
#WolfShifter

Cover for “A Wolf’s Fury” by Hannah Steenbock, Wolves of the South Book 4 The image shows a couple in front of a huge full moon, with trees and a lake or river in the background. She looks like a high-society girl, in a red silk spaghetti top, with several strands of pearls around her neck and shoulder-length dark hair. She’s resting her elbow on one hand, the other hand is raised and lightly curled near her fact as she’s looking at the man next to her from under her eyelashes. He is wearing dark pilot sunglasses, a black biker jacket and a simple white t-shirt, with a bit of chest hair peeking out. His hair is reddish-blond, he’s wearing a tightly styled beard and a string of rope with a feather over his t-shirt Below the title in silver, embossed font, we see a canoe beached on the shore, with one wolf standing in the canoe and a second one standing on the short. The entire cover is shaded in blue and purple. The text reads: A Wolf's Fury Wolves of the South Book 4 Award-winning Author Hannah Steenbock
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I need household supplies! Toilet paper, dish soap, laundry detergent/vinegar. Cleaner, mopping pads, and wipes!

Any help is appreciated!

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lovely people are doing art 🔀 aid!

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#MutualAidRequest
#lowincome #Disability #MutualAid #disabilitymutualaid #BlackMutualAid #crowdfunding #PWD #DisabilityCrowdFund #Queercrowdfund
#BlackMastodon #actuallyautistic #autism #HelpFolksLive2025 @mutual_aid@hexbear.net @mutual_aid@starflower.space @MutualAidVisibility

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@gwynnion this #actuallyautistic woman (me) knows exactly why her kids came out neurospicy. Just as they inherited my blue eyes & dark hair. We are all who we are, our genetic heritage influenced by our environments, but not entirely controlled by them. As an adoptee who found her birth family as an adult, I can now see both my nature & my nurture, but wow, I am definitely like my birth family in quite profound ways despite only meeting them after my 50s.

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Ok, I'm going to try an experiment. I usually don't post a lot, mainly because I wonder if people really care what I think, think about or do, but perhaps that's just #AutisticMasking. So for the next few days (I'm just starting my long weekend), I'm going to try to break out of that, and try posting about most things I'm doing and thinking.

Fair warning: if you usually find me boring, annoying or irrelevant, you might want to mute me now...

We'll see how it goes - how I feel about it and how exhausting or otherwise. I'll try to post about that too.

#ActuallyAutistic #Maker #Arduino #LaserCutting #Linux #FreeBSD #SelfHosting

[Edit: forgot #3dPrinting ]

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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 530 , Thursday 10/04/2025

Thursday started just after 7am, with the sun blazing thru the blinds & the children next door testing their lungs again.

I got up & made breakfast, then went out for a walk after finishing my coffee.

Got back & managed to do my chores before my ADHD assessment at 10am.

The assessment went quite well, the consultant - Denzel (not that one!! ) was a likeable kind of chap & when we reached the end of the session he said that I am ADHD but that I am predominantly autistic with, as it were, a dusting of ADHD thrown in for good measure.
He said that there were clear ADHD traits but that they were not pronounced enough to require medication.

So there we have it - as the more observant amounts you will have noticed from the newly updated title, I am an AuDHD Squirrel, because I’m special! 😆

I’m not sure that the diagnosis will do more than be an extra pointer to the kind of help I need to seek & the measures I need to focus on to enable me to navigate thru this NT world.
Denzel did say that I would benefit from coaching therapies & maybe some ADHD specific CBT.
I’ll wait for the written assessment before I start to look at ways to move forward.

This afternoon has been a deliberately quiet time - I played a little NMS, tweaking my ship to eek a little more speed out of it.

We had steak & ale pie with gravy, baby tatties & peas n carrots for tea - a very nice change from the usual fare! I suspect that will be the driver of future shopping trips!

Final Thoughts.

So just over a year after I officially knew I was autistic I now know I’m AuDHD, I wonder what I will know this time next year!

@TheBreadmonkey posted a link for an OU course on autism yesterday, I am in fact pathologically allergic to any form of exam but I also would like to know a bit more about me so it might be worth looking into.
Thanks for sharing that Ben! 🙏😊

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@actuallyautistic
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves

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“Midnight Madness”

It took a little longer than the others but in the end I’m glad it did.

Now normally, I would move on to another small project that would incorporate the new skills/techniques I’ve acquired. However this time I think I’m going to keep at it. I’m throughly enjoying just making backgrounds and following along to instructionals.

(I have to mention, all of these illustrations I’ve made are based off the teachings of YouTuber James Julier. He’s great at instructing you through the process.)

I’ll post the progress video later! 👁️💋👁️

A misty, ominous forest scene at night. A large, orange-red moon, resembling a jack-o'-lantern, dominates the center upper portion of the image. The moon casts an eerie, warm glow on the scene. A dark, imposing castle, with spires and towers, stands in the mid-ground, silhouetted against the warm light. The castle seems shrouded in mist, making its details somewhat hazy. Tall, dark, pine-like trees form a dense border around the castle, their silhouettes sharp against the foggy air. The trees reach toward the sky, and the branches stretch across the frame giving a sense of depth and enclosure. The foreground is filled with mist and the forest floor. A sense of mystery and foreboding is created by the combination of the dark trees, the ominous castle, the large moon, and the thick fog. Several stylized bats are visible in the sky. The overall color palette is dim and muted, with deep blacks, oranges, and hints of warm browns and grays in the mist. The misty atmosphere heightens the otherworldly and Halloween-themed mood of the scene.
#mastoart#fediart#illustration
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Ethics of classical conditioning
campbelllawobserver.com/the-et

The article mentions "imprisonment." Though prisons are not involved, I see no doubt that *childhood* has a definite aspect of captivity.

I believe classical conditioning deserves a lot of attention from the field of #psychology with regards to #autism.

My personal story involves pervasive stress spanning #criticalPeriods, and I'd really like to know how to address it.
@actuallyautistic #actuallyAutistic

Campbell Law Observer · The Ethics and Implications of Classical ConditioningBehavior modification is a simple concept with complex implications.  Simply put, behavior modification “conditions” the participant to engage or cease a behavior through “learning.”  The premise of changing behavior is easily understood when the participant consents.
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Ok, I have an odd quasi mutual aid request:

Are there folks who would like to send me their old corded (not bluetooth) headphones and/or earbuds? Like just mail me kit you don't use.

I don't have any backups any more and my fav headphones need repairs, so want to stock up on other options.

I am in Ontario Canada, fyi for shipping feasibility.

Tagging #actuallyAutistic because ya'll know how important headphones are. 💛

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I'm so annoyed with myself.
I did it again. I get into this loop where I start drinking a lot of cocoa because it makes me feel a bit more alert (I'm exhausted all the time) and then I wonder why I'm feeling so incredibly anxious, and soothe myself with more cocoa, so I get more exhausted, so--

Hint: cocoa contains caffeine and I'm sensitive to caffeine. It makes me anxious.

Why do I keep doing this to myself.

At least today (day 2 of no cocoa and no dark chocolate) I feel so much better than I have for weeks. So that's the silver lining, right?

I think I can probably be OK if I have a little bit every now and then, but definitely not several cups a day.

#ActuallyAutistic @actuallyautistic #anxiety

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