Okay. Uh. Long time no see. Things have happened IRL since I last posted on here. Like, Things. Have. Happened. First off, just wanted to say that I probably won't post much more unless I randomly decide to. I don't want to say "I'm leaving" with finality because I might want to come back, but don't expect a ton of projects anytime soon. "Anni, you've been gone for an entire year. We all knew that already." Yeah, yeah, yeah, but I didn't want to admit to myself that Scratch wasn't the place for me anymore. Now onto the IRL stuff because I'd really like to share this with you guys in an effort to both connect (you know, like your grandpa does when he asks how school is going before taking a nap) and promote positivity. The following deals with mental health issues. Nothing too bad, just figured I'd let anyone who needs a warning know. If you've ever come into contact with me you'll know that I struggle with and have struggled with mental health issues since I joined. (Elle can vouch for that if you don't believe me.) I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression near the beginning of 2020. Coolio. (I cried about it. At the time it was not "coolio.") I went to therapy for a while, made some progress. Things were going...okay. Then I got TikTok, which I am now addicted to but that is beside the point, and thanks to some lovely creators on there began to suspect that I had ADHD. I went in for an evaluation in March 2021 (hello, timeskip!) and had fun? I don't know. Playing with blocks and doing multiplication worksheets is my idea of a good time. A few weeks later, I got the results back. Not only did I have ADHD, but I had also been diagnosed with ASD, or autism. dun. dun. DUN!!! I'm not stupid. I know a lot of people on this website are kids. I also know that the media treats autism very unkindly. We are not all Leonardo DiCaprio in that one movie. The mainstream depiction of autism is just super ableist. Me being autistic means my brain works different from a non-autistic person's. On this project, I will answer any questions because no one else is going to answer them well because so many "resources" about autism are crap. So it's been a journey! But my autism and ADHD are what I wanted to talk about mostly. I want the younger people reading this to know that autism isn't "weird" or a disease, it's a disability that comes with some really cool perks. Also like. How are you guys? Please tell me, I'd love to chat. (Also, ST. We've had some one-sided chats in the past, mostly me apologizing for my lack of filter. If you take this down because I said I was autistic we will have a two-sided chat.) In other news, my interests have gone from a movie to a movie/book to an entire thirty years of film (1930s-50s if you're curious), and now we might be on the cusp of another one. Hint: it has to do with stars and wars. If I start obsessing over lightsabers please gag me with a copy of War and Peace. I don't write much anymore, sorry. So yeah! This was my terrible update. Hope you enjoyed. Much love to you all! QOTP: How are you? Please talk to me lol I've missed you guys Let me know in the comments where I know you from because I remember like three people from this site
