# one thing day (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover one thing day. Page: Feed: --- ## [Trimming your life pre and post diagnosis](https://tismlens.net/trimming-your-life-pre-and-post-diagnosis/) _2026-08-22 · tismlens · 'tism lens_ I've removed people from my life as an adult, family, friends, and acquaintances. There has always been a reason, I mean you don't just decide that one day this person isn't fit to be in your life. As an autistic person, looking back through the 'tism lens I can now see which people did what, and why I ended up in those situations. Of course at the times in question when the various snip-snips… ## [Admitting your needs post diagnosis](https://tismlens.net/admitting-your-needs-post-diagnosis/) _2026-08-20 · tismlens · 'tism lens_ I've written about Autistic Permissions in another post, and whilst this one is close, I think it falls under a completely different emotional category. Prior to diagnosis I'd mask, this was 24\*7, and for the most part automatic - I wasn't aware it was going on. The form of masking in this case is the denial of needs, and clinging on to a life, a mode of existence where the denial hammers you into… ## [Autistic drive and perfection](https://tismlens.net/autistic-drive-and-perfection/) _2026-08-16 · tismlens · 'tism lens_ A popular TV show in the 70's-90's was Mastermind, where contestants would appear as a subject matter expert from varied fields, including TV shows... There is a famous catch-phrase for the show which was coined at the end of the round, so if the presenter was in the middle of a question, then the timer went of, he'd say "I've started, so I'll finish...". I think a lot of daily activity and… ## [Weekend 'tism-tax](https://tismlens.net/weekend-tism-tax/) _2026-08-14 · tismlens · 'tism lens_ The start of the weekend for me, autistic me, is time to pay the 'tism-tax, it the invisible unavoidable tax which is the residual energy cost from the week. I've had this so long, but recently for the last year, and post diagnosis I've realised what this is - I just thought, 'hey getting older', but narp, it turns out to be the 'tism-tax. All of the excess masking costs, the energy consumption,… ## [Autistic Regrets - Delayed Audio Processing](https://tismlens.net/autistic-regrets-delayed-audio-processing/) _2026-08-08 · tismlens · 'tism lens_ It's a regular Saturday, and I'm sat here thinking of everything past, future, present. One of the most autistic things we all do is ruminate continually on events which have already passed, and they can be from any period in life. I try to stop this, often with abject failure and an intensification of rumination, it's just what happens! Post diagnosis this introspection is sometimes horrible,… ## [Flashback: Beaten by Nuns as an autistic child #notjoking](https://tismlens.net/flashback-beaten-by-nuns-as-an-autistic-child-notjoking/) _2026-08-06 · tismlens · 'tism lens_ Don't ask me why... I suppose just a part of the usual autistic looking back through your life with the 'tism lens, but today was a flash back to childhood. For a time frame, this happened to me in around 1982, when I was still a small child, and in the UK the years immediately before high-school. My catholic-zealot of a mother sent me to a private school run by nuns, a convent school. Even though… ## [Be Reminded: Meds, hydrate, people, outside.](https://tismlens.net/be-reminded-meds-hydrate-people-outside/) _2026-08-03 · tismlens · 'tism lens_ So... If you're anything like me, the default answer to peopling, socials, exposure to the world is 'no, thanks, but no', as you're afraid of the negative effects, people noise etc, then this is for you. Exposure to the world is (with some exceptions) mainly good for you, so are (most) people, meds, hydration, and nature. The last few days have had all of the above for me, and honestly today I… ## [What happens when the 'tism ignores biology](https://tismlens.net/what-happens-when-the-tism-ignores-biology/) _2026-08-01 · tismlens · 'tism lens_ So at this point today I've done two small tasks, and one large one, then I broke. The small tasks were the washing up and drive to and from the local garage for car maintenance. The car maintenance tasks were fixed in time, and involved getting a coupe of rides in whilst the mechanics serviced the car... Easy enough but with a couple of fixed points in time. As some folks with the 'tism and ADHD… ## [One thing a day](https://tismlens.net/one-thing-a-day/) _2026-07-31 · tismlens · 'tism lens_ So at this stage in my life, in my 50's, having the longest and most intense relationship end suddenly with the death of my wife, being diagnosed autistic - life is down to one thing a day. By one thing a day, I mean one major activity, be it work or play or anything in-between, there's enough resource / energy / life to do that one thing, and should for whatever reason I push through and do more… ## [Dealing with the daily 'tism-rage](https://tismlens.net/dealing-with-the-daily-tism-rage/) _2026-07-31 · tismlens · 'tism lens_ So... 'tism rage? There is a point in the day when the rage hits, it could be upon waking up, and you know, you just know something isn't right on the day, and nothing will calm you down enough to reach your base level. It's usually a sign of persistent overwhelm, the approaching storm of burnout which is that thin sliver of reality too close. It could be after masking all day, the shields drop,… ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pziCSPUKJI48) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [Daily life, post diagnosis, 8 months on](https://tismlens.net/daily-life-post-diagnosis-8-months-on/) _2026-07-30 · tismlens · 'tism lens_ Wow! This has been a rollercoaster of a journey, and I'm still on it, being spun around like my entire universe is in the middle of a spin cycle of the cosmic washing machine, and something somewhere is on fire. Months before official diagnosis I'd been reading and absorbing knowledge about what masking is, why to stop and how to continue life. The diagnosis hit me in the face with all the… ## [Backstory](https://tismlens.net/backstory/) _2026-07-11 · tismlens · 'tism lens_ Early life: I was an only child of the early 70s. When growing up I was apart from my peers, and not having a sibling or more to bounce off, having only my school aged peers to compare against (and I lived too far away to see all bar 2 of them on a semi-regular basis outside of school). Right now, writing this as a 50-something adult this feels like ancient history, a set of memories blended.… ## [The Assist is as Good as the Goal](https://tmblanchet.substack.com/p/the-assist-is-as-good-as-the-goal) _2026-07-07 · Trisha Blanchet · And Sometimes Why_ Thank you, World Cup fans, for the best birthday present ever ## [The Old People at the Wedding](https://tmblanchet.substack.com/p/the-old-people-at-the-wedding) _2026-06-16 · Trisha Blanchet · And Sometimes Why_ Meet your MVGs (Most Valuable Guests) ## [Queen for a Day](https://tmblanchet.substack.com/p/queen-for-a-day) _2026-05-10 · Trisha Blanchet · And Sometimes Why_ Hey, moms: This one's for you! Sort of. ## [Ride Like the Wind](https://tmblanchet.substack.com/p/ride-like-the-wind) _2026-04-21 · Trisha Blanchet · And Sometimes Why_ ...and carry a sharp sword ## [Reveal time!](https://tmblanchet.substack.com/p/reveal-time) _2026-03-24 · Trisha Blanchet · And Sometimes Why_ Please judge this book by its cover ## [The Gen-X Bod](https://tmblanchet.substack.com/p/the-gen-x-bod) _2026-02-25 · Trisha Blanchet · And Sometimes Why_ A celebration and a confession ## [The Dog Days of Winter](https://tmblanchet.substack.com/p/the-dog-days-of-winter) _2026-01-07 · Trisha Blanchet · And Sometimes Why_ Every drama needs some comic relief ## [The Pottery Manual for Life](https://tmblanchet.substack.com/p/the-pottery-manual-for-life) _2025-12-11 · Trisha Blanchet · And Sometimes Why_ What clay taught me about spinning my wheels ## [Find what they just said (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/46f4F9cqkt0W) _2025-12-11 · **Sponsored**_ Surface recent public signals so you can send policy-aware, relevant outreach ## [Red, White, and True](https://tmblanchet.substack.com/p/red-white-and-true) _2025-11-11 · Trisha Blanchet · And Sometimes Why_ This Veteran's Day, I'm feeling reverent. And really, really angry. ## [What Would John Denver Do?](https://tmblanchet.substack.com/p/what-would-john-denver-do) _2025-10-12 · Trisha Blanchet · And Sometimes Why_ Rocky Mountains, rocky times