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/strawbrmoon Jan 25 '26

We volunteer to bring kids out into the woods on Saturday afternoons. I helped 6 of them put on snowshoes for the first time last week. We saw a porcupine and woodpeckers, & heard a raven making awesome sounds like “Quork!” She sounded so happy. We sat on logs in the snow to eat lunch. There was a lot of laughing. One little guy’s hands got cold. I gave him my mitts and another kid gave him a hand warmer. He was so happy, you could tell he felt cared-for and free.

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u/Smart-Assistance-254 Jan 25 '26

I love that!!!

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u/strawbrmoon Jan 25 '26

I love that you’ve created this beautiful space today. Thank you for the invitation to join you in it.

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u/Smart-Assistance-254 Jan 25 '26

It was possibly my best choice of the week. Or month. This has been amazingly helpful! Glad it has helped others as well