Eilidh Innis Tait
Artist and craftsperson. They/them.
Location Scotland
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Eilidh Innis Tait
@BriannaSims awesome! ^^
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To the two people who have written feedback on my piece so far (Linda Brown and Helen Macpherson) I just want to say thank you so much! Reading your feedback was a delight, I was very flattered by many things you both said haha
(And Helen, you make a good point concerning the spelling of "petit/e". In French, where the word derives, the presence or absence of... -
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I feel like I characterised fine, but found myself constantly limited in what I wanted to do, held back by the word limit. I tend to work better in limits of 1300-5000 words, so it doesn’t surprise me that my writing was detrimented by this (even though I understand that the challenge is the entire point of the word count ofc). There was a large part of...
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@SJP It's interesting to hear that you consider examples to be the most important thing; it's definitely something I consider, but perhaps I'll bump it up the priority list a little.
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@HilaryTimm I suppose it comes down to why you're writing; I don't write to be read, but for the sake of art & fun, so all I care about is knowing how to create the best, funnest, art I can. There are other motives; wanting to be read & acknowledged, wanting to express something about yourself, processing some thoughts and feelings - all equally valid in their...
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Eilidh Innis Tait
@HilaryTimm See that's what I was taught in school and uni too, but it's never what my teachers/lecturers did themselves, and when I got feedback like that from my classmates I just found it unhelpful - which it the last thing I want to be when giving my thoughts to someone.
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Och lads rip me to pieces (constructively) to be honest, I know that for many people overly harsh feedback can feel discouraging or hurtful, and I definitely think it's important to be empathetic of that, but for me, the reason I took this course is just, to be honest, my partner's feedback was always too non-critical haha
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Taylor William
@TaylorWilliam rejection sensitivity can be difficult to navigate, I always try to distance myself from my work before I hear what other people have to say about it. In some ways, it's easier to hear what strangers think of it than friends, because they can't see which parts of it are vulnerable to me.
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I definitely disagree with that first statement. The hardest thing I find about receiving criticism is working out what my reviewer is saying if I don't understand them; I'm thick skinned and fairly certain what I think of my work for myself, so all I want from others is to get absolutely roasted so I know what I'm missing.
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Hilary Timm
I always aim to have a few odd little stories on the go at once, and when I'm feeling frustrated I switch to a different one for exactly that reason! It's worth noting that when I first did this it resulted in 3 or 4 drafts at once, but now there are around 50, but that's okay for me, because most of them I was writing for practise and for fun rather than for...
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For a like I'm going to do an Undertale fanfic – FINAGLC, because I want to normalise fanworks being acknowledged in the creative arts!
What I liked about this story was largely in the way that the characters and their inner thoughts are displayed. We get a strong sense of the development and psyche of the main character throughout the story, and, as more... -
@JulieCollishaw I'm glad to hear it! best of luck to ye ^^
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I expressed some of my qualms with this excerpt on the previous step, but yeah, I did not find much of it particularly effective. For me, the lack of any physical description was a huge detriment, and I struggled to read what emotions, implications and actions where supposed to be coming across in the dialogue, largely due to this lack of description
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I found that this excerpt used heavy implication to get any message across, making it rather inaccessible to me as somebody who struggles to follow hints and indirect tellings. The few implications I could understand painted a picture of a misogynistic creep with no respect for the boundaries of those around him, severely overstepping with somebody he barely...
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Miriam if you see this, the "was this review helpful" buttons are once again broken, but thank you for your feedback, reading your review was a delight! I'm glad to hear my intentions came across haha
Also Susanna, if /you/ see this, I did press the button on yours, but to put it into words, your review was also very helpful, and while personally I prefer a...
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@BridgetS This I can definitely relate to. Even when I write a piece from the perspective of one person, I prefer to use a partial third person narration than a first person. Idk why, it just feels more natural to me.
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I can understand where you're coming from, but I think visual depiction still holds merit.
Something I learned in character design for comics (I mentioned this on the previous step) is how appearance, especially in self expression - how someone dresses, how their face wrinkles, how they style their hair, their personal hygiene, etc - can betray psychology in... -
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The form of explaining a characters appearance is an interesting one for me to explore - as a comic artist, this is ALWAYS our first form of portraying character; a reader will see what they look like before they see them speak or do anything, and character design therefore contains intrinsic character building. Reformatting this approach to the written word...
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Taking inspiration from a real person always feels funny to me; part of it is an anxiety around, how would that person feel about the imitation? would they be able to tell it's about them? am I passing judgements that they've never even thought about? have I accidentally picked up on or portrayed features they consider to be personal or vulnerable?
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@GordonWiebe Well I wouldn't know; given that my writing style is influenced just as much by what I read as by my neurotype, it would be hard to tell. A piece of feedback I've gotten on my character sketches so far has been that my indication of traits and personality has been rather limited, though - and that could be related, given that I tend to try and...
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@GordonWiebe Well, half the time I don't. I find it extremely difficult to get a hold on new people, and thus I'm often wary as I have no idea how they'll act or what they'll be like. Beyond that, Autistic people often pick up on subtle behaviours, mannerisms, and (if you're one to believe in such things) non-corporeal features that others don't see/detect,...
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Eilidh Innis Tait
@AndreaKotzé I think I was not very clear in my message above, so I'm going to write out my reasoning; art, writing, and the analysis of both is a practise of the Arts and Humanities, which is why I specifically mentioned that that is an area Aristotle routinely and severely served detriment to; he did many things I consider abhorrent, but I also deem him a...
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As an autistic person I struggle a lot to identify stereotypes, let alone to then work out what their "contrast" would be. It's not a thing that has ever come easily to my neurotype, I've always found it very difficult to assess both people and characters this way.
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A hermit who is perceived as wild, mad and threatening, but is privately deeply compassionate.
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to David Macallan
I definitely agree and I think you highlight an interesting point; in fact, often adding further detail to the things assumed of a stereotype can be just as effective for providing a three-dimensional character as adding conflicting traits can - if not even moreso!
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One of the stories I've been working on for a long time that I wanted to improve upon with this course is called There Is Magic.
It centres around two boys from different worlds; Couhll and Daniel. Couhll's world is at war, and what is initially painted as his conflict is that he is the one who's been selected to end the war, but he doesn't want to hurt... -
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To be perfectly honest, I didn't agree with this advice. I can see some value in some of the things said, but also many things that don't track or could be harmful. Firstly, to say that a story must have some severe conflict that is absolutely everything to the characters is both dramatic and formulaic, and it robs us of the opportunity to explore little...
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@AnitaWhybrow Definitely same! The topics I care about in real life are what I feel drawn to represent in my media
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@LisaSeabourne I'm pretty sure the file is actually called "bjasdfjn" on my computer, because I am terrible at file organisation /hj
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I care passionately about LGBT+ matters and I do tend to write more queer characters; though that can be put down to writing from my own experience, as well. Animism is very important to me in my everyday life, and it always sneaks its way into what I make. I also treasure humour, and it does the same.
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In relation to your doing research on the Picts, as a Scot & History student I think I would make two key points; 1: while writings on them may be limited, we can learn much from analysing archaeological findings too, and 2: do consider the motives of the historians you cite and how that might impact what they say; for example, Romans often spoke of other...
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@IanGraham I definitely feel you, needing to know everything is a common part of the neurodivergent experience, especially ASD people such as myself, I only learned to limit my research through years of practise while writing fan fiction.
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@IanGraham I research barely more than three pages beforehand, and make sure that I give myself enough background information to understand the answers if I make a quick google search for any further information I need.
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I always find that it's more important to genuinely understand the things I'm writing about than to know every little thing about them; that way I can throw in details in a way that feels natural to the time period or subject matter. Neil Gaiman has a pretty popular piece of advice; only research JUST enough to complete your writing, don't go too far into the...
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Eilidh Innis Tait
@BriannaSims Oh funky! Yes; Wattpad and AO3 are the two largest fanfic sharing platforms I believe. If you ever register for an account or post any works to AO3 let me know and I'll be sure to drop a kudos! (AO3's version of a 'like' or 'upvote') :)
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Much like I've seen others saying, I could only react to one piece of feedback, so Tine S I want to say that your feedback was also very helpful if you see this; also yes, the character is blind, and it is supposed to be difficult for the reader to pick up on at first!
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Eilidh Innis Tait
@BriannaSims I'm fully there with you; as an autistic person I can't control what does and doesn't become a special interest, but it's very common for me to develop spins in what a lot of people consider "kid's stuff", which can be disheartening to hear.
Yeah, I'm familiar with Wattpad; I don't like the layout of it as much as I do AO3 (Archive Of Our Own,...
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Eilidh Innis Tait
@BriannaSims Tumblr and Pinterest are often dismissed as dumb young people things, but they both have such active and flourishing writer and creative communities if you know where to look. Also good on you trying fanfic! It's often laughed at or looked down upon as, being such an open source medium, you can have people of all age ranges, skill levels and...
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One of the main reasons I took this course was to improve the writing of my comics rather than of wholly written works; and I can already see this list being incredibly useful when I'm reviewing my scripts!
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I agree with this feedback for the most part, and it's definitely all worth considering, however I would also like to propose that overstating can be used to highlight or add emphasis, when done intentionally. I interpreted the repeated references to the sky as just that, intentional emphasis, when I read the passage for myself. If the sky had little to do...
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Samantha Taylor
@SamanthaTaylor It was two lines as opposed to sentences, my friend ^^
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Rain clouds covered the busy street. Among the crowds, Hilary carried the loaded gun, the only one looking into the tempestuous & thundery heavens.
I think that two lines is perhaps over-trimming for this excerpt, personally, but also I think the original is too wordy and not particularly eloquent, too. It felt as though the main message got lost in lists,...
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Little trick I picked up; if I need to change a piece of writing but I canni bear to part with it, I cut and paste it to a word document especially for "scraps" - pieces of writing that didn't make the cut! Sometimes I go back over that document when I'm stuck - I cut out the ones that I don't particularly care for anymore, and often end up using the good ones...
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Personally I find it harder to pick out my strengths than my weaknesses; a biproduct of a difficult upbringing haha. For me it's more about balancing out my criticism by making sure I acknowledge the positive aspects of a work as well, otherwise I just get stuck, paralysed in the thought cycles of "you're bad at this", and then I can't write, let alone...
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Eilidh Innis Tait
@PaulCrook nae worries pal; hope they serve as useful ^^
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@AlisonWake ah, no- Maladaptive Daydreaming (MADD) is a dissociative disorder associated with a vivid, hyperactive and uncontrollable imagination :)
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@LydiaS. that's a good shout - might migrate to the living room for my writing session today and give it a try!
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Diane Alton
@SandraMayhugh It's antithesis, combobulated, is practically disused today, but it's a terrific word as well.
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I can definitely see this one working if you're really stuck, but for me I think it would only serve as a distraction. I tend to MADD out my stories long before I get to the page, and so by the time I'm writing, I already know how it begins. It's where to go next that I struggle with! /j
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I've mentioned this on other steps, but I always always always start with my plan. Often I've written myself a little prompt in my notes for what I want the chapter or short story to be, and for larger works I have a full timeline worked out in bullet points. On larger works (e.g., ones with more than 5 chapters) I tend to have a timeline of the story, and the...
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I have two key ideas for the character I described earlier; one from his perspective and one from the perspective of another person who knows him. I can't decide which would be more compelling, or if I should perhaps explore a different plot altogether. It's worth noting that, partly because I have ADHD and partly because of who I am as a person, I am rarely...
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Evening's sunlight flecked in through the trees, gilding the pair in golden highlights.
Definitely not a line adapted from a fanfic I wrote recently /sj
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Vocabulary is a brilliant point to bring up! Linguistics and etymology is a long-term spin (special interest) of mine and thus I explore it a lot in my writing
Using grammatical structure I pick up from other languages, or crafting new words from the etymology of those pre-existing, are some of my favourite things to do. If you get into it, words themselves... -
Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Diane Alton
I absolutely adore the word "obfuscate" (verb: to say in an overly complicated or difficult to understand way), because, given it's general disuse these days, if you criticise another person for obfuscating, you yourself have done the same.
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Louise T
Yeah, it's still fairly normal to say you wouldnae grass in certain UK dialects, especially in rougher areas. Despite that, one could argue that using the phrase is in of itself a descriptive technique, as it allows the reader to place the character in a certain time period and culture that could tell a lot about them. I definitely agree on difficult to...
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Erik’s hair was white - not the white of time, but that of shock - save for a few flecks of his natural bright orange that had withstood whatever madness had ravaged the rest of his head. The mask he adorned had a simple yet somehow unsettling smile drawn haphazardly on the front, the barely-visible skin beneath was white and freckled. Much like the unbothered...
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@CaroleDean It's a struggle that people without Chronic pain will never understand haha
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Diane Alton
@DianeAlton no worries, best of luck to ye with it!
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Eilidh Innis Tait
@PoppyC I've definitely been there! It was tricky for me to get the hang of too because in comic development, which I am far more acquainted with, you have to have all the details sorted out before you put the pen to the page, or you end up with a poorly organised mess. It's much easier to rearrange and cut and add bits in writing :)
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Chris H
Tying the two together and using it to further exacerbate the struggle of the negative example comes across absolutely brilliant, love it!
The voice put across here is very personable; the little snippets of a sort of dry/quiet humour is one of personal favourites and I think it can make a story a lot more engaging. -
@NeilMacpherson The metaphor at the end of 1) is a very nice touch. Overall I think these are both really well executed excerpts when it comes to painting a picture of how someone is feeling or their mindset; super effective!
Only thing I would change is watching how your pacing comes off to a reader. That's going to be really hard to do in a comments... -
This is really nice; the voice you establish is very personal, it feels candid and genuine! If I were to give any pointers, I would perhaps say that you could vary the punctuation and grammar structures you use. Adding a few semi-colons, ellipses, emdashes, etc. could really spice things up for the reader. Also, I would probably put some sort of parenthesis,...
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Diane Alton
A very minor point but the exclamation is typically spelled "Damn", while "dam" is used to refer to the noun, a blockade or barrier in a river. That might just be a typo so my bad if so :)
The first person voice portraying somebody's fragmented and distracted inner monologue is a neat idea, I think it would better hand itself to a medium in which you have the... -
Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Lea Rachel
Incomplete sentences (for example, starting a sentence with a connective) in formal prose is something I always air to be careful of; though if done purposefully and with care it can definitely work, it can also fall short and/or feel confusing.
The way you build upon the atmosphere piece by piece with rather poetic language is very nice /gen
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The method of portraying a feeling by not only describing sensory information, but then tying it in to inner thoughts and background, is effective - one of my personal favourites!
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The house is quiet, dark, but nobody is asleep nearby, meaning that one can clack away on the keyboard as feverishly, or auditory stim as loudly, as they like. The darkness holds no pressure though; it is not empty, or, worse yet, filled with the unknown, but instead warm and relaxed. An already familiar Youtube video or movie plays in the background at the...
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Something interesting I find is that I cannot write nor draw with my art tablet or laptop stationed at my desk. I associate my desk with my study, and thus cannot get into a creative headspace (it's a space for essays, reports, CV writing and business emails). I used to solve this by sitting on the floor for my creative things, but due to chronic pain that's...
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It's interesting hearing so many people talk about their habit of writing things down the second they come to them; it's something I'm seeing/hearing almost everyone say. I've tried that method, and it does the opposite of work for me. Instead, I retain information in my head; if the idea doesn't stick around for long enough to reach the page then usually it...
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Something I picked up from, I think (?) Neil Gaiman's Tumblr is to pool together all the things I want to happen in a story, then sort out a chronological order for them (he puts some great writing advice on there, by the way; worth a look.) That's usually how I start! I also bat ideas back and forth with a mate; I'll talk to someone who knows as much as I do...
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Ian Graham
I like a lot of your imagery and description; I think with some clearing up around the details and more time and space to outline events you could create something really awesome with this!
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@AndrewK Thanks so much ^^, the idea I wanted to get across in that sentence took a few tries to get right, so I'm glad to hear it works!
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Thank you! He's a character I've put a lot of thought into very recently :)
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His hair was white - not the white of time, but that of shock - save for a few flecks of his natural bright orange that had withstood whatever madness had ravaged the rest of his head. The mask he adorned had a simple yet somehow unsettling smile drawn haphazardly on the front. Much like the relaxed and chipper demeanour that he displayed when spoken to, one...
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@NeilMacpherson It's largely believed to be an innate part of human nature; it's just about how one individual expresses it and how they have been taught to express it. A lot of books and teachings on the philosophy of art (as in, all creative arts, not just visual) consider it to be something innately linked to the soul.
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Red R
That's definitely a sentiment I can relate to! I found that one to resonate with me as well haha
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This was an idea demonstrated in the previous step, and also something I've looked into in personal study, but it is very commonly the case that people with a literary background are far more likely to both turn to and flourish in writing than those who weren't. Partly this can be put down to the behavioural pattern of returning to what you know, but it has...
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I tend to pick up on people's mannerisms, expressions and actions over traits, which is something I have to watch out for as it often leads me to miss out physical descriptions of characters. This isn't helped by my tendency to write only in preparation for comics, where I don't need to describe features as they will be shown.
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I see a lot of people here talking about struggling with the nuances, social acceptability, and sometimes discomfort of looking at people; as an Autistic person I 100% get you. Something I do is analyse my friends and family more closely with their consent, and I often find I can take more from cartoons and comics than from life because of my artistic...
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I've always taken my own notes in a rather chaotic way: one story is a set of post-it notes on my office wall, another is a single document typed out on my phone, many have their own notebook in which details are scribbled in sporadic periods of hyperfixation, and often when I think of a random idea throughout the day it gets jotted down on the same piece of...
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1 fact, 3 fiction
It is the lines that form the face. A jaw is only there when etched, an eye only looking when bordered. Claim such to me and I would call you a liar, but argue that 'tis the lines of age that form it and there would be a truther in your stead.3 facts, 1 fiction
I found this request to be a difficult one. I struggle to determine the... -
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Hiya! I'm 19, Scottish, I've written before but I really want to get better at it! I'm an artist and craftsperson and I just generally like learning and creating new things 24/7 ^^
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Eilidh Innis Tait replied to Karen Braseby
@KarenBraseby can relate! We've all got several weeks to take it at our own pace and prepare ourselves, though <3
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Hiya, I'm a Scottish OU Student; I've actually written quite a lot before - for my English back in high school, for my self-produced webcomics, and I've done a LOT of writing content based off of other people's works. I mostly want to focus on two main aspects: improving my ability to create original content that's engaging, and improving my plot creating and...
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This is the second language I'm taking up aside from my native tongue, really excited to learn!
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Anyone in Scotland or the UK, some good resources (all of whom can be found through a quick Google Search) are Childline, the NSPCC, and childrenssociety.
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My name is Innis Tait, I'm just out of college and about to start applying to jobs as a teaching assistant in Scotland, and I want to be as well equipped as possible to protect the children I will be working with. As a student and child abuse victim, I lived first hand the consequences of negligent and inattentive teachers when I was in school. Someone else...
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Jeg elsker Gorillaz, de er engelsk som meg.
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I've had some issues with the tests, where the longer answers won't actually fit in the textbox letter count provided. I don't know if this is an error with me or the site, or if it's something I can find.
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I am currently on the Camhs diagnosis waiting list, which will take me a long time to get through. While I am at this point pretty much certain I have autism regardless of what any diagnosis may say, this diagnosis will help me prove I am eligible for support, and help me be able to explain, especially to medical professionals and to employers, what is going...
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I've actually come across many autistic people who are strongly against person first language and who use identity first instead. The reason for this is that they find person first is used to treat autism as a treatable or fixable ailment when this perception is entirely incorrect and very harmful to autistic people.
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I'm semi-verbal, and when my anxiety heightens I often find myself going fully nv, meaning I cannot speak or doing so is extremely difficult and upsetting. The most I can handle is stims to try and communicate and grunts or nods. I definitely cannot do chit-chat. However, I remain mostly aware of people around me. If my anxiety is stressing out or upsetting...
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I suffer from GAD/SAD as well as being Autistic. George has hit the nail on the head here- for me anxiety becomes another thing to process during times of sensory sensitivity and another thing to factor into when things are uncertain. When I don't know what's going to happen, it becomes far too much for me.
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I have both dyscalculia (dyslexia but for numbers) and anxiety as well as being an autistic individual. In the case of my anxiety especially, these issues will often play off of each other. For example, I have anxiety because I have been through trauma as a child, but it is made stronger because I am autistic which makes the world often a nerve-wracking and...
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Gotta be honest I'm pretty sure I exist!
All jokes aside, I've spent my entire life not knowing why I didn't quite fit right or why I did or felt certain things, and once I learned more about Autism it was rather revolutionary for me. The label explained literally everything i had ever thought to be odd about myself, as it has done for many autistic people...
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@MistiADelaney yeah, that's interesting! Because I treat my clothes as a way to express myself, I wear a lot of different things, so people don't realise I have a same clothes, but I totally do. It's one of the many things that meant I masked so well for so much of my life.
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@MistiADelaney For sure! Same Clothes is one of the many ways autistics will express this repetitive behaviours tendency. For me, I have a variety because I like to dress up, cosplay, and look the part of whatever role I'm fulfilling, but when I get too tired or anxious I revert straight back to: A Gorillaz t-shirt, a cap decorated with all the badges I've...
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I'm using my special interest in psychology and human behaviour to help me with my future in education and child therapy, and every single day I use my understanding of behavioural patterns to help me decode those otherwise extremely confusing social situations.
If it's not clear I am an autistic individual. -
For sure! I have friends who are on the spectrum too, and I've also volunteered as a teaching assistant for ND students, so I've seen a lot of the difference there can be between people :D
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Poorly, by all measures.
I suffer from an APD especially, effectively meaning that I will hear every bird, breath, or device running, but I won't hear you call my name or understand the words that come out of your mouth.
Having sticky fingers or touching rubber or squishy things is next to unbearable for me. At worst it can send me straight into sensory... -
From my own experience and that of two of my closest friends, also autistic, while our hyperfixations allow us to cope with things and are an unending source of happiness and interest, it becomes an issue when, for example, what would normally be "I don't want to sit my exams, I want to watch The Lion King or Moominvalley for the thousandth time" becomes "I...
