Neurodivergent chicken keepers

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

I don't know why I haven't looked at metal fidget toys before! Especially considering I use a metal Slinky as a fidget toy! The texture of rubber/silicon grosses me out and I avoid all fidget/sensory toys made of them. I may have to get myself some of these metal ones...

 

[Chicken poppy]

Out of curiosity does anyone here use slime/puty? I love using them.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Out of curiosity does anyone here use slime/puty? I love using them.

I just ended up making mine do fart noises and the oily feel was a "no" for me.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I am of a generation in which nobody ever got diagnosed with anything but I always felt a bit different and out of step and now wonder if I am not "on the spectrum" myself, it would explain so much. I am, for example, very sensitive to tactile sensations, so much so that I wear gloves when cooking, as I don't like the feel of raw meat on my bare hands.

 

[azurbanclucker]

I am of a generation in which nobody ever got diagnosed with anything but I always felt a bit different and out of step and now wonder if I am not "on the spectrum" myself, it would explain so much. I am, for example, very sensitive to tactile sensations, so much so that I wear gloves when cooking, as I don't like the feel of raw meat on my bare hands.

Diagnosis has improved by leaps and bounds since you and I were kids. if you think you might benefit from finding out and learning ways to maybe help yourself (if needed), it can't hurt to go get tested.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Diagnosis has improved by leaps and bounds since you and I were kids. if you think you might benefit from finding out and learning ways to maybe help yourself (if needed), it can't hurt to go get tested.

Thanks. Eh, I don't know what it would help. I'm about to turn 70. Most of the people in my life have learned to put up with me. I'm content.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Anyway, get tested where?

 

[azurbanclucker]

Anyway, get tested where?

Typically a psychologist or psychiatrist. There are online self-assesments you can google for, but only a qualified medical professional can provide an actual clinical diagnosis.

 

[HipMystic]

OCD and ADHD, I mask very well IRL so most people don’t believe me lol
Oh, and (mostly) seasonal depression - that’s fun

 

[ShrekDawg]

I have heard they can be! A friend of mine who owns many ducks said this “Give a duck a pool of water and the water will end up on the ground soon after.” I can only imagine the mess.

Yeah for sure!