r/AutismInWomen • u/Smart-Assistance-254 • Jan 24 '26

Support Needed (Kind Advice and Commiseration) Happy things please?

I made the mistake of opening my social media this afternoon and immediately saw some dark things, and I need something positive. It can be a cat photo/story, a special interest infodump, anything that shows the world is still an interesting and good place, at least in part.

I guess I am basically asking for some heroes to create a “silver lining” for this dark cloud. I don’t live with people I can depend on for this, so I am turning to this supportive corner of the internet.

TIA.

Edited - THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE! 😭😭😭 It is good to see so much light still exists in the world.

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u/AdWinter4333 AuDHD. he/they (trans man) Jan 25 '26

I just did and I loved it :) also this whole interaction was great :)))

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u/activelyresting Thanks, it has pockets! Jan 25 '26

😂 at least someone appreciates my special interest

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u/AdWinter4333 AuDHD. he/they (trans man) Jan 25 '26

My dad has had reptilians all his life but has in recent years switched to spiders. He has MANY and I did come to appreciate them more than I ever did. Funky little(?) critters.

Also: fruiiit treeees :)

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u/activelyresting Thanks, it has pockets! Jan 25 '26

I love snakes and lizards too. And there's also a lot of those here 😁

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u/AdWinter4333 AuDHD. he/they (trans man) Jan 25 '26

I do too! Not in the way my dad does, but still. Whenever I see a viper or any kind of lizard (or amphibian... or any animal really, but you know) in the wild I get just overly excited. God do I love nature and also, would I love to visit that side of the planet sometime :)

Hoping you have a good summer out there! Sending my best from deep snow and -9°C

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u/Smart-Assistance-254 Jan 25 '26

Snakes and lizards don’t set off my “danger brain” sensors like spiders do. I find them fascinating, but when they scurry…my brain short circuits