Terrence Oblong

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A hundred moments in autism - Bathtime for the cuddly toys

By Terrence Oblong on Sun, 06 Oct 2024

It’s bathtime for the cuddly toys. Ingredients: bucket of soapy water, a toothbrush, a sponge, an anteater (Anthony), a stoat (Stoaty), a leopard (...

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A hundred moments in autism - Terrence Oblong goes to the cinema

By Terrence Oblong on Sun, 06 Oct 2024

I am alone. This is not uncommon. I am off to the cinema. I had really gotten into going to the cinema with a small group of friends during my...

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A hundred moments in autism - Terrence Oblong's peculiar quirk

By Terrence Oblong on Sat, 05 Oct 2024

It’s morning. I crawl unenthusiastically out of bed, go downstairs to make toast and coffee, catch sight of the sun, which makes me sneeze. I sneeze...

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A hundred moments in autism - The Whale Cafe revisited

By Terrence Oblong on Sun, 29 Sep 2024

The Whale Cafe revisited I’m back in the lunch queue at the Whale Cafe. Now you may be thinking, that as I regularly get my lunch at the Whale Cafe,...

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A hundred moments in autism - I am Hangry

By Terrence Oblong on Sat, 28 Sep 2024

I am hangry. Autists can be prone to anger, a symptom of exhaustion from constant masking and frustration on not understanding NT communication and...

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Many thanks Di. I had

Posted on Sun, 07 Aug 2022

Many thanks Di. I had problems logging in to my account just now, thought my story had come true!

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Thanks L. I would be torn

Posted on Sat, 12 Feb 2022

Thanks L. I would be torn between Gillam and the Coen brothers. I think the Coens would give more for Billy the Fish to do

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Posted on Thu, 19 Aug 2021

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I've booked that day off work with a vague plan of going somewhere, I'll have to check with Mrs Oblong, I'll hopefully know later tonight

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I scared a heron on a run

Posted on Sun, 14 Jun 2020

I scared a heron on a run along the river the other day, I hadn't seen it and ran right up to it. Instead of flapping its wings and tearing off in a panic like any other bird would do it just gracefully glided across the river, calm and gracious...

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Many thanks Ewan. I wrote

Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2020

Many thanks Ewan. I wrote this while waiting for Mrs Oblong to get ready for bed, it's lovely when they come fully formed lkke that

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Thanks Jenny. This was

Posted on Sun, 02 Jun 2019

Thanks Jenny. This was inspired by listening to Brahm's (which I described to Mrs Oblong as the sort of music an old Prussian colonel would listen to whilst looking out of his window watching his pants dry). It almost fits with this week's...

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