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About duncanainsworth

Duncan, 35, will most likely talk about mental health, video games, sci-fi, personal challenges and a few other things. I have Autism, ADHD, Dyspraxia and Depression

Five Fun Things

Posted on Jan 17, 2025 by duncanainsworth

This is one of those blog prompts where I might have to resist the inner autistic voice and take this as literally as possible. I could list only five things that I find fun and just leave it there! It … Continue reading →

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Goals for 2025

Posted on Jan 6, 2025 by duncanainsworth

It’s that time of year when everyone sets goals or resolutions for themselves to achieve over the year. I don’t normally do this, but I wanted to write something down so that I can hold myself accountable throughout the year! Continue reading →

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Daily Habits

Posted on Sep 8, 2024 by duncanainsworth

What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life? I would say I have two daily habits that I believe improve the quality of my life! The first is learning German on Duolingo. I’ve been learning German … Continue reading →

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How I manage my Depression

Posted on Mar 10, 2024 by duncanainsworth

I was first diagnosed with Depression in my early twenties, since then I have developed several key ways to help me deal with some of the more intrusive negative thoughts and feelings. This is obviously anecdotal, as I’m only talking … Continue reading →

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Fate and Destiny

Posted on Mar 6, 2024 by duncanainsworth

Do I believe in Fate and Destiny? Short answer, No, not really! Now for the long answer. I think there are things that are beyond a person’s control, but I don’t think I would call them fate or destiny. Fate … Continue reading →

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Patriotism

Posted on Feb 11, 2024 by duncanainsworth

To be honest patriotism and being patriotic is a weird idea and concept to me. I don’t know if any other millenials (or any other generation, for that matter), feel the same way. Being patriotic or loyal to the country … Continue reading →

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Future or past?

Posted on Feb 7, 2024 by duncanainsworth

Recently, I have been thinking more about the future than the past.Thanks to ADHD medication I now feel like I have a future to build and look forward to. I know I’ve talked about this before in previous posts, but … Continue reading →

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2023, A Year of Personal Positives.

Posted on Dec 31, 2023 by duncanainsworth

Here we are on Boxing Day 2023 (26/12/23)! With the year drawing to a close it’s only natural to do some reflecting on how the year has gone by. So how was 2023? For me, it has been a pretty … Continue reading →

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Learning about Autism Speaks and why so many autistic people despise them

Posted on Sep 16, 2023 by duncanainsworth

While I’ve been trying to be more involved in Neurodivergent communities across various social media platforms, I had the misfortune to discover Autism Speaks, the American “advocacy” charity. Most people would recognise their puzzle piece logo, even if they weren’t … Continue reading →

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Answering Peoples Questions On Autism, Dyspraxia and ADHD

Posted on Sep 12, 2023 by duncanainsworth

Recently I started A YouTube channel called Beardo Bloggins after I was diagnosed with ADHD just before Christmas 2022. The point of this channel was to show what life ws like for neurodivergent people as I also have Autism and Dyspraxia. I wanted to show what live was like through my eyes but also educate people on the things we face, but also answer any questions they might have about Autism, ADHD and Dyspraxia. I asked on various social media platform for people to send in their questions and I’ve included them and the answers below. There will also be video versions available at http://www.youtube.com/@BeardoBloggins. I would greatly appreciateif anyone has any additional questions they want to know about, The more the merrier as they say! Continue reading →

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