If you can read this, I just want you to be happy, safe, and free from need.

Why when farther into burnout do I know what I want to do to help it that will help it, but I struggle to do it?

They're things that bring me joy and rest but I can't seem to do them when I get too burnt out. It's just turning on a movie and a game or two, simple...

Thank you!
A benefit was that when there was socializing it was usually over a shared niche interest and short. Then everyone went back to studies or research or yeah.
People stuffs was the hard part.

REMINDER!

Unclench your jaw

Relax your body

If you can get something calming

Take a break from social media, it isn't going to help, and it'll still be here

Go take care of those you care about and yourself

The world needs you to persist

We need you & yours

So go!

Some long awaited changes came yesterday. They came smoothly like the edge of a knife, smooth but man did it hurt. As an Autistic change, even desired, isn't easy even if it's objectively for the better. It can be scary.

That's okay.

Our house has finally let out a huge breath. Tension is lifting.

Autistic with a degree in maths but partially due to and mostly not real life interactions are utterly terrifying in an uncountable number of ways.

PSA for people who aren't autistic...

Most autistic people are a lot more disabled than you think. If someone tells you they're autistic, there is an extremely high probability they're disabled by their autism and you can't see it.

If you are having thoughts of harming yourself or taking your own life, please….call 988 to speak to someone now. Please.

Here's the Daily Motion link:
dai.ly/k2nUOeV2Zfek...

Accommodations - Family Vacations With Autism and Special Needs YouTube video by Cabin Gaming Design and More

Got another video up in my Vacationing with ASD series over on Dailymotion and YouTube. This time I talked about accessibility on vacations and some things to look for, some resources, etc.

Here's the YouTube link:
youtu.be/M3_nc9vhSpI?...

(I'll put the daily motion one in the comments)

During the cascade of stress right now thankful I finally forced myself to take a break to play Breath of Fire IV, a nostalgic favorite, for 20min. A tiny chip away at the stress. Small victories for mental health are still victories, now wading back into the day.

Had some big scary things come up today, plus two big appointments for myself, and I still managed to get a linktree and here I go frisbeeing it into the internet before floundering at attempted self-care (probably like aforementioned fish).

linktr.ee/CabinGamingN...

YOU MATTER. YOUR THOUGHTS MATTER. YOUR VOICE MATTERS. YOUR EXISTENCE MATTERS.

UTC -4

Weekdays I can do anything between 4:30pm and 9:00pm.

I'd be willing to find a time that works mutually. Autistic. Definitely willing to chat about that stuff, especially if it might help someone else with anything. If you still need more people.

I can be hard to schedule with but I'll fight to make it work.

time zone is -5gmt fyi

People often just find out I'm starting a business and tell me it's a bad idea or I'll fail without asking about business plans, networking, or anything else.

The phrase "Land of Opportunity" implies to me a lack of stigmatization around entrepreneurial pursuits, regardless of heritage, faith, diagnosis(es), etc.

Yet, I'm finding a greater stigma around starting my own business than I am around my diagnoses.

a black and white photo of a little girl wearing a crown and a dress . Alt: a black and white photo of a little girl, Shirley Temple, wearing a crown and a dress .

Coffee and kiddo time thought this morning:

I've had a lot of soup in my life.
I've had animal crackers.

There's no soup I've ever had that would warrant those sweet buttery things in it.

I'm starting to wonder if Shirley Temple (the character) was a bit unhinged and it should be looked into...

As a self-pub author of some kids books and fantasy under a pseudonym. It really makes my day the one-two times someone has done this for me. It means more than I can word for self-pub/indie peeps.

Nothing more satisfying than recommending self-pub/indie books in author/reader groups and seeing you've just likely made that author some sales as a result🤞

This Christmas I got exciting-scary info for 2025. I won't be able to begin sharing it until the end of January or early February but it's going to be a fight of a year, but it'll be worth the battle.

Be kind to one another. You never know when a positive gesture may even save a Life, let alone make somebody's day.

Vacationing with Autism and Special Needs - YouTube Tips and tricks on vacationing with individuals who have autism or other special needs.

Want to finally share this playlist/podcast I'm doing about vacationing with Autism and or other special needs. Waited a little to post it here because I didn't have my custom thumbnails up yet.

It's time to start putting myself out there!

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

This also holds true in the professional side of things, as well.

A reminder that if you want to get your favorite creators a holiday gift this year *for free*, you can give their show a review / tell your friends about it / engage with their content!

It really makes such a difference to us!

Learn about how you write and how best to be you. If you go traditional publishing or self-publishing you'll always have something to learn about being you more, as well as how to get the business end to work more how you want.

You've got this!

As someone who is always second-guessing my craft, I sometimes I wish fiction reviews were more like gymnastics scoring: “5/5 for technique, 4/5 for execution, but 2/5 for personal taste. You’ve got a lot of skill and I think this was well-done, but it just wasn’t my cup of tea.”

a woman in a white shirt says i doubt myself every day . Alt: a woman, Meryl Streep, in a white shirt says "i doubt myself every day" .

Today has definitely been imposter syndrome and self doubt. Did take a few notes for some fantasy writing I do under a pseudonym.

I should do stuff I'm scared of even though I'm scared. Just had stuff fail in the past, afraid it will again right now.

Shower.
Rest.
Try.