#nerodivergent
It’s all fun and games until you hyperfixate on British mcyts and all of a sudden you have an entirely new way of speaking because your little nd dirt-filled brain likes the way vowels are pronounced
A NT thing I don’t understand…
“You should’ve known…”
If you haven’t communicated something to me, how on earth am I supposed to know??
I maybe could make a guess but I can never KNOW, unless you TELL ME.
Really, how do people actually take that as a valid argument?
The Secret Life of Kitty Granger
Sixteen-year-oldKitty Granger has always known that others consider her peculiar. She hates noise and crowds, tends to fixate on patterns, and often feels acutely aware of her surroundings even as she struggles to interpret the behavior of people around her. As a working-class girl in London’s East End, she’s spent her whole life learning to hide these traits. Until the day when she notices the mysterious man on the bus and finds herself following him, driven to know why he seems so out of place…only to accidentally uncover the location of a Russian spy ring.
When Kitty’s keen observation and quick thinking help her survive a dangerous encounter, two secret agents working for Her Majesty’s government offer her a job in their espionage operation.
Kitty’s first mission pits her against a conspiracy led by a prominent politician―who’s also a secret fascist. With help from an unusual team of fellow spies, Kitty must use her wits, training, and instincts to get out alive. And she might as well save the country while she’s at it.
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“A fun thriller spotlighting a neurodivergent protagonist …”—School Library Journal
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people are absolutely EVIL about the boundaries of “picky eaters”. no, they do not have to try it. yes, they can know they don’t like it without having eaten it before. no, they probably have not suddenly grown a taste for the food they’ve said they hate. no, they probably are not going to like it in the Special Way This One Place Cooks It. yes, you are being a bad friend if you try to “trick” them into eating it anyway
Things that actually help picky eaters try new things:
- “Do you want to try this off of my plate?”
- “It’s made of [ingredients], I think you’d like [x part]”
- “If you want to see if you like [x food], this is pretty good representation of it”
- “You won’t like this, it tastes like [description]. Do you want to try it for fun?”
- “Do you remember trying/have you ever tried [x food]? This is like that, but [differences]”
- “I think you’d like the taste of this, but the texture is iffy. It’s [description]”
- Make sure there’s other food they can eat if they don’t like the new one
And most importantly, build trust with that person by listening to them, showing that you take their concerns into account, and being cool if the answer is no. No is always an option. This isn’t something you do once, it’s a pattern you have to stick to if you want to establish that you are a safe person when it comes to food stuff
Basically: offer the food, explain what’s in it and why you think it’s worth trying, and then be cool with the answer you get. No pressure, no trickery, just be straight up with people
If you’re tired of neurotypical bullshit and you know it clap your hands
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