Ponderings from the Autiverse

It never ceases to amaze me just how many wide ranging interests my daughter has and how much she loves taking a deep dive into the things she loves. Since the summer she has developed an intense and encyclopaedic interest in axolotls. This has resulted in some fascinating conversations, and some very entertaining artwork. My daughter, who wants to be known on here as Galaxolotl, has started drawing some beautiful comics, which she has asked me to share with you. She likes to explain about different types of neurodivergence using her artwork. Introducing Auti Lotl and friends! Auti Lotl and Halloween Hopefully I will be able to share more of these with you as and when she has drawn more!

I was thinking about things this morning and how this time of year can be the start of my SAD season (Seasonal Affective Disorder). It can feel as if a grey fog is descending inside and out as the days become shorter and the weather becomes damper and greyer. But then on my way home from the school run they mentioned that it is World Mental Health Day today, and so I thought that instead of doing a gloomy post about how it can feel like things are getting harder, why not think about the glimmers in the darkness? The stars in the dark sky, as it were. As Bryan Adams says in his song, This side of Paradise , 'We stumble around in the darkness, but every now and then a little light shines through' . So I am going to try to turn this around this morning and post all the positives I can think of about my SAD season, which will probably last from now until about the end of February: It's comfy clothes season. I love my dresses, don't get me wrong, especially my Popsy ones....