Hi! I’m Claire, and this is my channel, Woodshed Theory. Here, you will find the awkward ramblings of an adult autist. I love being creative and sharing my experiences with you. Subscribe to see more DIYs, Discussions, and Bunnies on your feed!
Your video was very helpful! 🥹 I suspect I’m on the spectrum. I resonate so much with the way you describe your feelings towards change. My boyfriend went on a trip overseas. I’ve known about the trip for months, but once the day came for him to fly out, I did not adjust well to the change of him being so far away and not as accessible/available. The day of his flight and the day he arrived in the country he was visiting, I felt immense depression. The day after he arrived, I began to cry acknowledging that I wasn’t handling this change well. He’s been so excited for this trip. I want to be supportive for him, but don’t know how to mention my feelings towards the change. I don’t want to make it “about me”. But I am struggling adjusting. Me and my boyfriend are very big on communication. We feel safe with one another. I appreciate any advice on coping strategies and advice on how to present how I’m feeling to my boyfriend, without worrying him overseas about me. Thank you ❤
Take a video about this , The world is now ruled by one community of people, the world Satanic elite, you can also call them the committee to meet the Antichrist and prevent the 2nd coming of Jesus, Trump called them the deep state, at the moment it consists of about 10,000 people, the main ones there are Rockefellers, Rothschilds, Windsors, Baruchs, they, their ancestors, descendants and other people who enter there have the mark of Lucifer, which, if they bring the antichrist and do not allow the 2nd coming, they will receive eternal life after the x hour, and the rest of humanity, for all the time that they have lived, they won't get anything, so all people should know about the existence of a world government (Jesus who was a The Prophet of God, not God.God will send Jesus as a reward to humanity, if humanity deserves it, for this it is necessary to fight Lucifer and his elite)
I love when the algorithm shows me your older videos ❤ The way you worded a couple different things throughout this video hit me in a pretty profound way. One of the (NT) ways of being that I was taught was that if you’re fidgety, it’s because you don’t know how to calm your body/anxiety and be still. Which tracks, NTs tend to see stimming as an expression of anxiety, even though it can be many things. So I thought, well, as someone who fidgets a lot (undiagnosed hyperactivity), I better learn how to “calm down and be still”. But that is so unnatural for me outside of meditation practice or being sleep deprived, I didn’t realize at the time, but looking back… all I was doing was teaching myself to dissociate so I could still pay attention to the world around me while being unnaturally still.
Where I reside parade and fireworks are canceled do to the danger of the heat. Indoor activities, movies, and yes what ever food you’d like, or doing nothing, is the way to go.
WOW! Gorgeous yarnie goodness! Red is the color I gravitate towards, the balls of green, blue, and purple were my favorites. Yes please to mystery boxes. I've purchased 3 mystery boxes from 2 other RU-vidr's. I have found some fantastic high-end yarns at my local thrift stores. One of my favorite local finds was yarn hand dyed in my town!
I don't do anything for the 4th these days. I can see a few fireworks displays from my place if I'm inclined, and my dog is bothered by the noise so we get to manage that. Thinking back to being a kid, I remember several 4ths that were long days with picnics and fireworks into the evening that I now think of as having been disregulating, even when spent in nice company.
4th of July has been my holiday for eons! But I totally understand how it can be bad for folks. The noise, the smells, the humanity…ooof! Some of the reasons I like it…(1) it’s usually warm which means I can go outside to take a walk to get away from folks even at a BBQ; (2) good marching bands in a parade are a reason to express autistic joy out in public without people thinking you’re too weird; and (3) fireworks, when you can get close enough (but not too close) to them, are loud and again are a great way to express autistic joy. The key for me with fireworks was always being within eyesight of the launching spot so I could see when they shot off and could anticipate the sound. Surprise booms are no good!!!! One way I’ve managed to escape a group when I need to is by offering to go pick up another bag of ice or potato salad or case of pop (yes, I’m from the Midwest and we call it pop 😂). If I’m at someone’s house and no one needs anything I’ll say I want to check out the neighborhood and go for a short walk. Which totally means I can sit in my car and hide for a few mins. 😂 Hope everyone is having a good week whether you celebrate or not!!!❤
Thank you! I promise I don’t use the claim lightly :) if you’re interested, please check out my other thrifted yarn hauls as I have found some really amazing things I would never otherwise have in my collection.
Yay for the yarn show! I thrifted some yarn once but I haven’t decided what to make with it yet. They only had a few balls at the thrift store but I’m glad yours is always so well stocked!
I’m givin you a thumbs up for sure. I cannot watch the yarn content. Seriously a sensory issue. I have to admit I was shocked when I saw you doing the yarn stuff. I was like how can she do that? She’s autistic . of course the yarn makes her teeth hurt , wanna throw up and makes her skin crawl and feel squirmy and just way overwhelmed but wow, you like yarn. 😂😂😂🎉
My understanding is shirring is the rows of elastic, so that's the right work. In a sewing course I found out smocking is actually gathering the fabric like that using embroidery. They look similar, but one is just elastic and one is done with embroidery. Just mentioning it due to the note at the beginning. 😅 I have a remnant piece from a fabric like that and eventually want to turn it into a doll dress, but it'll take a little more work since it's child-sized. Very cute dress. 💜
4th of July is me and my son's birthday. I'll be 48, he will be 26! Neither of us like fireworks..lol I used to put together a big birthday party for us. Which always left me exhausted. So a few years ago, I realized my own birthday wasn't fun anymore and just draining. So after talking to my son, we decided to just spend the day hanging out together and not doing a party. It's been much better! This year he's gonna let me interview him for my RU-vid channel!! I'm excited!!
Great yarn haul!!!! I'm currently working on a temperature blanket. I'm in Texas... the next few months are going to be one color! HAHAHAHHA We're frying here! I'm a flight attendant and think next year I'll do it based on the high temp of the city I am in.
I'm in Florida and have thought about doing a temperature blanket as well but I don't tend to gravitate to orange and red very much so feel like I'd be setting myself up to hate it 😅🤣 love your idea of tracking temps for your travel cities though! That would be so cool!
@@WoodshedTheory Shirring isn't as hard as it seems. You just load your machine with elastic thread on the top spool and sew. There is a little more to it than that but I cannot remember since it was so long ago now. I think you have to make sure there is tension on your thread so that it creates the gathering. I have used the same technique on shirt sleeves as well to make a bit of a puffed sleeve.
Yarn show is perfect and I am so here for it! I have been thrifting sweaters as the only thing I can find here so far is crochet thread, sugar and cream and novelty yarns 😭 I would be all over a mystery box of yarn! Cool idea!
I am so curious to see if this addresses when your neurodivergent 4th of July discomfort is more about hating America and all its injustices more than a noise or social thing hahaha
