Nerdo Baggins

@nerdobaggins.bsky.social

26, He/Him, HUGE nerd. Likes fantasy, comics, animation, among a whole lot of other stuff. Supporter of the creative arts (art, voice acting, writing, etc).

Since my hyperfixation on it has reawakened a bit, I wanna recommend the fantasy series Deltora Quest. It’s a series that seems pretty simplistic (a quest to find some magic gemstones) but it’s got some surprising depth to it (and some genuinely scary moments) that makes it a fun read.

Because it’s Disability Pride Month, I wanted to take a minute to write about some stuff about my autism, and while I do face struggles, I’m still damn proud to be autistic, and that’s never gonna change. ♾️

Since it’s Disability Pride Month, I wanna talk about some stuff that I experience as an autistic person. 

I’ve made no secret that I am proud to be autistic. That’s never going to change. But make no mistake, it is a disability, and I do indeed face some struggles. I have trouble expressing my emotions, and sometimes reading other people’s. I have issues with hypersensitivity to my surroundings, especially if there’s a lot going on around me at once, which can lead to me feeling overwhelmed very easily at times. I struggle with communication, mainly in finding the right words to say, and also not being able to read the room properly at times. I also have some issues with anxiety, which in turn leads to me overthinking some things, which I feel can affect my judgement at times. 

One issue I struggle with that I feel has gotten a little worse over the past few years is that I often have some periods of autistic burnout, which can lead to me just feeling so damn exhausted from everything and lose my motivation for a lot of things, and it makes me want to just disassociate from them. While admittedly this may be more of a me thing than with my autism, I also have some issues with getting motivated at times in general. There’s a lot of stuff I want to try and do (reading more books, working on me and my best friends fantasy projects, talking about things I like online, Hell, I’ve even more recently thought about doing some vlog-type videos), but because I have a hard time getting motivated, or maybe also because I can have issues with adjusting my routine at times, it leads to me getting jack all done with it. 

Now, I’m not trying to speak for all autistic people when I describe some of my own struggles. Autism is a spectrum, and people experience it in different ways. But these are still issues that me and a lot of other people go through, and they can be frustrating to deal with at times. But like I’ve said before, I’m still proud to be autistic, and I wouldn’t change it for anything. Trying to “cure” it would do nothing except rip a part of myself away from me. 

While I do face struggles with autism, I’ve still managed to discover a lot of new things that fascinate me from my hyperfixations on certain topics, and I’ve also met a lot of cool people from them, as well as several other cool neurodivergent people. 

And despite what people like RFK, Jackass think, it does not “destroy lives”, and we don’t need a “cure” for it, and people who do think that can go fuck themselves. 

Wishing my fellow autistic/neurodivergent individuals a happy Disability Pride Month ♾️

Happy Disability Pride Month! As a guy with autism, it is very much a disability, and I do face some struggles with it. But I’ve said it before, and I’m saying it again. It’s a part of who I am, and I wouldn’t change it for anything.

Me making a yelling face while raising my arm in front of my PC and bookcase. I’m wearing a mushroom shirt that says “I smile cause I have no idea what I’m doing!” 

There’s also a caption that says “Happy Disability Pride Month! I’m autistic and I’m damn proud of it ♾️”

(CW: Lice) So, I’ve been rewatching Codename: KND again lately, and my mom walked in on THIS scene from an episode about giant lice, and she said, and I quote “Why’d they have to make it cute?” 😂

(CW: Mentions some personal stuff) Just wanted to let people know I’m doing ok, just been dealing with a lot of emotions and I’m trying to take some self care time of sorts. Also Happy Pride to my LGBT+ friends 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

(CW: Mentions manipulation, dating a minor) Hey guys. This is something I really need to come forward about. Last year, MondayVA/NeovoidVT tried to use and emotionally manipulate me against another streamer (and others) who left him over his past actions. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Copy of My Experience With/A Warning About MondayVA/NeovoidVT

My Experience With/A Warning About MondayVA/NeovoidVT (CW: Mentions of emotional manipulation/abuse, dating minors) Hi, guys. There’s something I need to come forward about concerning a former friend...

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🐰 [Id 1 to 4: A wood carved round and plump rabbit. Its ears are against its back. On picture 3 we can see a little round tail. Its eyes are carved and paint in black with white and grey.]

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Other people will be coming forward with their own experiences/more info, and I am posting this with their permission. I myself am not innocent in this, and there is a segment addressing it. But I still want to warn others about this person.

(CW: Mentions manipulation, dating a minor) Hey guys. This is something I really need to come forward about. Last year, MondayVA/NeovoidVT tried to use and emotionally manipulate me against another streamer (and others) who left him over his past actions. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Copy of My Experience With/A Warning About MondayVA/NeovoidVT

My Experience With/A Warning About MondayVA/NeovoidVT (CW: Mentions of emotional manipulation/abuse, dating minors) Hi, guys. There’s something I need to come forward about concerning a former friend...

docs.google.com