2026-05-16T11:18:03Z https://yabu.me \ˈthē-ˈˈärd-ˌvärk\ https://yabu.me/npub13j23l3yhzpslya03wkt8ujwc74hspzll0jnv530adcwexm4vtphqyy0dqa https://mastodon.me.uk/system/accounts/avatars/108/194/626/126/072/060/original/cc2db8c189768037.png https://mastodon.me.uk/system/accounts/avatars/108/194/626/126/072/060/original/cc2db8c189768037.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz0nl86z28c8axsn763hyr3prwr8yenckwdeh9qrl5s2tsjmz947czyzxf287yjugxrun4796evljfmr6k7qytla72djj9l4hpmymw43vxufdct4r I done blogged again. Sorry.<br/>This one&#39;s about masking. Specifically, why I think the discourse around it is a bit one-sided. Some of my masks are genuinely useful. Some of them I actively like. The entertainer one in particular has been putting in a shift lately.<br/><br/><a href="https://theaardvark.co.uk/in-defence-of-the-neurodivergent-mask.html">https://theaardvark.co.uk/in-defence-of-the-neurodivergent-mask.html</a><br/><br/>#AuDHD #Masking #ADHD #Autism #AcutallyAutistic <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1pce2s47dfhdj4daddyext3lm0p0ceum57krzejtll7q2y3adpxmsdugeep" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Actually Autistics</span> (<span class="italic">npub1pce…geep</span>)</a></span> 2026-05-15T23:01:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2h5uctd3h68r6h9zrkayk90zsww89ly9zgwct684qq49902gz9dszyzxf287yjugxrun4796evljfmr6k7qytla72djj9l4hpmymw43vxuycapav If you missed my show on Lichfield Radio this afternoon, it&#39;s repeated in the evening at 8pm. So, that&#39;s in *checks watch* 25 minutes at the time of writing this post. <br/><br/>Tune in at <a href="https://lichfieldradio.org/">https://lichfieldradio.org/</a> <br/><br/>I was left in the studio on my own, so I turned the lights down and the studio speakers up, then danced like no one was watching. Because we don&#39;t video stream these shows, so no one could watch.<br/><br/>#RadioShow<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/116/483/783/878/860/505/original/b7f5e91c07f49e3b.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-28T18:38:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9qvjn7axnpp7lnqw0m4ww5ksr76a02d9cc3jj3s0r79ddplyt86szyzxf287yjugxrun4796evljfmr6k7qytla72djj9l4hpmymw43vxu4jamvn It&#39;s almost Thursday — which means it&#39;s almost time for the Snoozy Breakfast Show! 🎵<br/>This week we&#39;re welcoming Susan Jackson from Revive CIC to chat about the Burntwood Festival of Wellbeing (revive.community) and Men&#39;s Yoga.<br/>We&#39;ll also be introducing something new — The Currant (not to be confused with The Current 😄).<br/>Join us and Ruth Redgate on Lichfield Radio, Thursday 7–9 am.<br/>Tune in at <a href="https://lichfieldradio.org/">https://lichfieldradio.org/</a> 🎙<br/>#Lichfield #Burntwood #LocalRadio #SnoozyBreakfast<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/116/212/844/616/550/428/original/097f9ae6ea5363ef.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-11T22:14:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9tdn6nys0purf2yzghppzg99jgdnyg2q4x2vek2jpe7zcp6mm7xgzyzxf287yjugxrun4796evljfmr6k7qytla72djj9l4hpmymw43vxukqhxm3 CW to avoid spoilers cos I know not everyone will have caught up yet. <br/>Watching the #F1 on record and just got to the green light for the grid. And .. <br/>WTF #Piastri? Oh dear, that&#39;s gotta be embarrassing.<br/>#F1 #AustralianGP 🇦🇺🦘 2026-03-08T15:03:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxknq45cxcxmspyk04lelpm8g5c4guptkm0xgqcajnzpj8vmfe8tszyzxf287yjugxrun4796evljfmr6k7qytla72djj9l4hpmymw43vxupcy687 It&#39;s a platelets donation day again. Busy generating two bags of the gold stuff for the use of our wonderful NHS. <br/>#PlateletDonor<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/115/809/109/635/780/006/original/d08cb7ddc4d62cf6.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/115/809/110/690/804/402/original/d76faf942f35f919.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/115/809/111/355/628/195/original/7ba8c1f35943728c.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/115/809/112/054/886/287/original/7f4cd3e7e6d43f10.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-30T15:00:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdank96fmpdrw2xlwh37q3qdcql6yatnhxgvu2u5wukefhqjld90szyzxf287yjugxrun4796evljfmr6k7qytla72djj9l4hpmymw43vxuqvypdj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0l4um25fhn740nj75zdrsfzztayhzsfqd7cys69kjs9cazegv4vcewa7jr'>nevent1q…a7jr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can be as sweary as the next person, more so even. But it&#39;s incredibly context-dependent. Only in the right place. 2025-12-18T21:37:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvd9sup57u8t272sqwap8c3g9ry4hd9se55ddacdsm8akvkac6l2czyzxf287yjugxrun4796evljfmr6k7qytla72djj9l4hpmymw43vxumt0zyp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszxd9a6l8m74d3wr85w250hxywze9pyqpakzhv8rk5528kmvcw87czs2mkj'>nevent1q…2mkj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I use <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hhfkm9h7j8pv24pmlstraexdhmgwkc3fdx7zjvzje8rdsr9fkq5qaaqrnt" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Buttondown</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hhf…qrnt</span>)</a></span> . The layout options are much simpler compared to others, but I actually find that better. 2025-11-25T11:26:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz4hly72q3p0fpg6pv5zr76la5urxxs0p659xq93v7ft4s5z5yufgzyzxf287yjugxrun4796evljfmr6k7qytla72djj9l4hpmymw43vxud7stqe New t-shirt.... ADHD AF.<br/>Buy one for yourself at <a href="https://old.streetshirts.co.uk/sell-t-shirts?PFC[SSDvHNKWuP1eet3ADJfNEN0e80s52d]">https://old.streetshirts.co.uk/sell-t-shirts?PFC[SSDvHNKWuP1eet3ADJfNEN0e80s52d]</a><br/><br/>#ADHD #AuDHD #neurodivergent<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/115/232/014/060/094/007/original/4140fdc55798f157.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/115/232/014/049/950/317/original/5fd7a41c2e53b6ec.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-19T16:57:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr504psdgd9prcyh04vphheajvra75qzqldpnxu948flgpzugrv9szyzxf287yjugxrun4796evljfmr6k7qytla72djj9l4hpmymw43vxuvfvut6 Here&#39;s a first... It&#39;s a &#34;stuck in a lift&#34; selfie with MrsVark.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/114/784/720/362/894/105/original/da7e0e0dbff6339c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-02T17:03:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2qaellhaha5cv3yqx683267xf6mdazpcwwqzh2k96df6t62dpcdczyzxf287yjugxrun4796evljfmr6k7qytla72djj9l4hpmymw43vxu6fafm0 New blog post. It&#39;s an honest discussion of where my mental health has been this year. It includes mention of the crises I&#39;ve experienced.<br/>Is it too much? I&#39;ve always been open about my mental health because it helps me and I think it helps others if they experience the same. But I&#39;ve not talked about this before.<br/>#MentalHealth #ADHD #AuDHD <br/><a href="https://theaardvark.co.uk/ive-not-been-ok.html">https://theaardvark.co.uk/ive-not-been-ok.html</a> 2024-12-21T00:52:24Z