Benefits Of Being Chronically Ill, It's Normal To Carry So Many Different Prescriptions That You'll Need

all your stuffed animals love you. they're not sad if they're in a box, or on the floor, or not held/played with as much. they understand. they know that you might need another stuffie more, or that you don't have enough space. they're just happy to be with you, and if you ever give them away, they'll be happy there too. stuffies are for comfort. they understand. they love you too. it's okay.

It’s never too late to learn the right way to do things: button sewing technique via imgur → more…

I love this so much, they are all so pretty 🩷

All the Historical Mermay’s together!

I had a lot of fun with this mermay prompt list by chloe.z.arts and they turned into a pretty cool collection of illustrations!

Prompt list by chloe.z.arts on instagram.

I am the artist! Do not post without permission & credit! Thank you! Come visit me over on: instagram.com/ellenartistic or tiktok: @ellenartistic

Joy Sullivan, from "Late Bloomer", Instructions for Traveling West

cool thing a lot of people don’t know: discrimination against Deaf people isn’t ableism. it’s called audism. most Deaf people don’t see their deafness as a disability, but rather as an important part of their identity so calling it ableism could be incorrect or even seen as offensive

Something that a lot of people don’t realize is that once you get even the most shy, introverted history major talking about their favorite area of history they will talk for hours if you let them. 

Most of the history majors that I know have one or two periods/families/people that they are intensely interested in. If you attempt to tell them that it’s boring or doesn’t matter they will fight you and proceed to inform you of how it provides context for such and such historical event, power dynamic, movement, or invention. Even just imagining someone telling me that history is irrelevant makes me want to argue about why it’s useful, relevant, and important and what skills you can learn from studying it.

I think that this is also  true for most people that are interested in a history related field. 

Hi everyone,

I thought I would post something about neurodiversity and stay cool because it’s been so hot these last few days. Here are some infographics by Neurodivergent Insights about interoception:

The article will be below:

I also found these that’s lists some ways to stay cool and how you can handle the heat:

1. Baggy Clothes

2. Water Activities

3. Freeze Your Food (frozen grapes are great imo)

4. Don’t Be Afraid To Stay Inside

5. Meal-Prep

The article to this will also be below if you want to read more:

Bright Futures Care

Heat Intolerance and Autism Spectrum Disorder | Bright Futures Care

As summer quickly approaches, it is vital to understand how to protect your child from the warmer weather. Get in touch to find out more.

1. Water, water everywhere.

2. Let us spray.

3. Inhale “cool” essential oils.

4. Adapt your clothing to suit your ASD.

5. Protect your eyes and your head.

6. A once a day sunscreen can really help.

7. If you need to shut out daylight, shut it out!

The article will be below as it goes into more details:

The Mighty

How to Cope With Hot Weather When You’re on the Autism Spectrum

"Who doesn’t adore a hot summer’s day?"

I hope many of you find these helpful. I think this will be helpful to all neurodivergent individuals. Please take care. ♥️

How Long Your Stories Should Be (And What Publishers Want)

First of all, thank you so much for over 8,000 followers!!

Short Story

-Under 500 Words is described as flash fiction. It’s one scene

-Between 1,000 and 8,000 Words is a short story

-Between 5,000 and 10,000 Words is as long as a short story should ever be

Novella

-A story between 10,000 and 40,000 Words

Novel

-Anything over 40,000 Words is considered a novel, but 50,000 should be the minimum amount of words you should have (If you’re trying to get published)

-Most novels are between 60,000 and 100,000 Words

-Publishers generally don’t like more than 110,000 words, unless you’re already established

Adult fiction

-Between 80,000 and 100,000 Words

Science and Fantasy

-Generally Between 90,000 and 120,000. Not abnormal to reach the 150,000 range. (It takes time to build a whole new world)

Romance Novels

-Between 50,000 and 100,000

Crime, Mysteries and Thrillers

-Between 70,000 and 90,000

Young Adult

-Between 50,000 and 80,000

Children’s Novel

-Between 25,000 to 50,000

Pay attention to things that usually pass you by unnoticed. Discover new sounds in songs you like and new meanings in your favorite stories. And then go beyond. Listen to new songs. Read new stories. Fall in love with astronomy and then with painting. Start writing poems, songs, and love letters. The possibilities are endless and whatever you choose to do, just remember to never stop opening the doors of your existence because behind some of them you may actually find yourself.