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Beardo Bloggins

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Neurodivergent Content Creator, detailing life with Autism, ADHD and Dyspraxia on YouTube

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I got a telescope for my birthday last week and there was finally a break in the clouds, so I had a look at the moon

25.02.2026 22:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The urge to fall into an Autistic/ADHD hyperfocus about the pagan roots of Christmas is pretty strong right now!

20.12.2025 10:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Isn't he also partially "inspired by" the Norse gods Baldur (Baldr) and Odin (mostly Baldur/Baldr)?

20.12.2025 10:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Did some stargazing tonight, the bright spot above the tree is the planet Jupiter #stargazing

12.12.2025 22:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
14 years on wordpress Apparently today is the 14th anniversary of me signing up for wordpress! I'll admit I donโ€™t post on here as often as I could or should. I often struggle with coming up with something other people might consider interesting. I feel as though I should be posting something thoughtful or interesting or funny, but then I think that's all subjective and are people really all that interested in what I have to say?

14 years on wordpress

Apparently today is the 14th anniversary of me signing up for wordpress! I'll admit I donโ€™t post on here as often as I could or should. I often struggle with coming up with something other people might consider interesting. I feel as though I should be posting somethingโ€ฆ

11.12.2025 13:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Mornings or Nights Are you more of a night or morning person? My gut instinct is to say I'm more of a night person, I can quite happily stay up to the small hours of the morning and sleep until late morning or early afternoon, but if you were to ask me to wake up at four or five in the morning to travel somewhere, or go to work, I could probably do it (very begrudgingly).

Mornings or Nights

Are you more of a night or morning person? My gut instinct is to say I'm more of a night person, I can quite happily stay up to the small hours of the morning and sleep until late morning or early afternoon, but if you were to ask me to wake up at four or five in the morning toโ€ฆ

02.12.2025 17:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Learning Games Design I am currently learning to design games in Unreal Engine (UE) 5.6, and it has been an interesting challenge, but a challenge nonetheless. I'm a couple of months in, and I figured it's about time to share some of the challenges I have faced while studying something I have wanted to do for a long time. My firstโ€”and possibly my biggest โ€” challenge was my own brain.

Learning Games Design

I am currently learning to design games in Unreal Engine (UE) 5.6, and it has been an interesting challenge, but a challenge nonetheless. I'm a couple of months in, and I figured it's about time to share some of the challenges I have faced while studying something I haveโ€ฆ

12.11.2025 13:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Coming Off Antidepressants I was initially diagnosed with Depression in 2012. I had been struggling with it on and off for a while at that point, and it was the right time to seek help for it. I started medication not long after. I had been struggling with feelings of being suicidal and having no self-esteem or self, and didn't see much point to being around.

Coming Off Antidepressants

I was initially diagnosed with Depression in 2012. I had been struggling with it on and off for a while at that point, and it was the right time to seek help for it. I started medication not long after. I had been struggling with feelings of being suicidal and having noโ€ฆ

20.10.2025 23:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Dyspraxia Awareness week I learned recently, on LinkedIn of all places, that this week (6th-12 October) is Dyspraxia Awareness Week, and as someone with Dyspraxia, I feel it's only right that I celebrate it. What is Dyspraxia? Dypraxia, also known as Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD), is a neurodevelopmental condition that can affect a person's coordination and balance, as well as their ability to tie their shoelaces, complete tasks that require dexterity, such as holding small objects and writing with a pen or pencil.

Dyspraxia Awareness week

I learned recently, on LinkedIn of all places, that this week (6th-12 October) is Dyspraxia Awareness Week, and as someone with Dyspraxia, I feel it's only right that I celebrate it. What is Dyspraxia? Dypraxia, also known as Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD), isโ€ฆ

11.10.2025 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks, much appreciated!

05.10.2025 21:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Small Hours What's your favorite time of day? I'm not sure what it is about the middle of the night that I find so appealing, but I find it to be the best time of the "day". Maybe it's my ADHD or Autism brain, but I always find the time between midnight and four or five AM to be peaceful and quiet in a way that seems to dissipate the stress I feel during "normal" operating hours.

The Small Hours

What's your favorite time of day? I'm not sure what it is about the middle of the night that I find so appealing, but I find it to be the best time of the "day". Maybe it's my ADHD or Autism brain, but I always find the time between midnight and four or five AM to be peaceful andโ€ฆ

05.10.2025 20:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't suppose there are any game developers out there willing to help a newbie out? I'm doing a course online on Unreal Engine, and I'm struggling to wrap my head around Blueprints and getting them to talk to each other and perform the way I want them to #UE5 #gamedesign

05.10.2025 08:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm not very good at checking all my social media apps, so I'm sorry if it feels like I'm ignoring this one. It's not intentional!

26.09.2025 11:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've never thought to look it up, to be honest. It might be worth looking in to

01.09.2025 08:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The History of the Names โ€œDuncanโ€ and โ€œAinsworthโ€ Where did your name come from? According to a quick Google search of the "etymology of the name Duncan" the name originates from the Scottish Gaelic name Donnchadh, which is derived from the Gaelic words "donn" (brown or dark) and "cath" (warrior) and it dates back to the 4th century. Other sources suggest it could mean "Dark Skinned Warrior" So if I've got this right, I'm supposed to be some sort of dark/brown warrior.

The History of the Names โ€œDuncanโ€ and โ€œAinsworthโ€

Where did your name come from? According to a quick Google search of the "etymology of the name Duncan" the name originates from the Scottish Gaelic name Donnchadh, which is derived from the Gaelic words "donn" (brown or dark) and "cath" (warrior)โ€ฆ

22.08.2025 08:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
What is Autistic Masking? What is autistic masking?In short, Masking is the conscious or unconscious efforts made by autistic people to hide or suppress their autistic traits and behaviours in order to fit in with Neurotypical (non-autistic) people. There are many ways that autistic people masks and the majority of them require a lot of physical and mental energy to maintain and drain autistic people very quickly.

What is Autistic Masking?

What is autistic masking?In short, Masking is the conscious or unconscious efforts made by autistic people to hide or suppress their autistic traits and behaviours in order to fit in with Neurotypical (non-autistic) people. There are many ways that autistic people masksโ€ฆ

20.08.2025 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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No thanks!

08.07.2025 08:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I can't help that sometimes sounds come across as:

Oฬธฬ”ฬšฬŠฬฟอ‡ฬงฬขอ”อŽอ…rฬตฬฬŠฬ›อ˜ฬŒฬฬพอ•ฬญอœฬชฬขอ…ฬ–อ“ฬญaฬดอ’ฬฝฬ•ฬŒอ€ออ†ฬŠอ€อ˜ฬฝฬอฬงอŽฬฏฬžอˆฬฒฬžฬจฬฒฬคอ‰ฬ ฬฆlฬดฬ†ฬŠอ‘อฬŠฬ›ฬฬฏอ‰ฬญฬฅฬณอœlฬธฬฝอฬ„อ›ฬ“ฬ†อ€ฬ„อ˜อ„ฬกฬบฬผอ–อ‰ฬปฬฌฬชฬฉฬœyฬดอ‹อ‚อ€ฬ„อ‹ฬ†ฬšฬฬอ อ„ฬ‘อฬฎอ”ฬบฬฃฬฑ ฬตฬ€ฬ“ออ อฬˆอ€ฬ‘อ„อ›อ—ฬฬƒอŠฬ ฬžฬกอ”อ‡ฬŸอ–อ”อ–อˆbฬทฬอ„อ›ฬŽอ™ฬจฬ—ฬฏฬณฬกฬผอ…ฬผอ–ฬนอฬžฬžฬžoฬธฬ…อฬฬ˜ออ‡ฬ–ฬฆฬฑฬคฬซฬขฬฆฬoฬธฬอ†ฬฬอƒฬฝฬ…ฬอ ฬ›อ„ฬฬˆฬฟฬอ‡อ‰อฬœฬงฬฃฬญฬฉอ•ฬฬฐฬฎอ™ออ™gฬธอƒอฬฬ…อ„ฬ†ฬ‹ฬ€ฬ†ฬปฬงฬ™ฬปฬœฬœฬ˜ฬญฬ™ฬฏฬฐฬ—อ“อŽaฬตฬ„ฬ†ฬฬ‚ฬƒฬŽฬฃฬฏฬฏฬ™ฬญlฬถฬšอ†อฬพฬšฬอฬฬ„ฬ€อ’ฬšฬŠฬงอˆอ–อšอ“อšอˆฬฬฏฬกฬฬบlฬดออ’ฬออ€อŠฬ“ฬŠอ‰ฬบyฬตฬŽฬ„ฬ”อ‰ฬญฬคอ“

03.07.2025 07:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My Vlogging Journey Soย Far Earlier this year I challenged myself to make more content for my YouTube channel, Beardo Bloggins. I decided to do this in the form of Daily Vlogs (Video Blogs), partly because they seemed easy to do, film different clips from the day and stitch them together and partly because I wanted to get more confident at appearing on camera. Now I'm closing in on 150 days of vlogging, and there are a few things I've learnt in that time.

My Vlogging Journey Soย Far

Earlier this year I challenged myself to make more content for my YouTube channel, Beardo Bloggins. I decided to do this in the form of Daily Vlogs (Video Blogs), partly because they seemed easy to do, film different clips from the day and stitch them together and partlyโ€ฆ

01.06.2025 10:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My Favourite Audiobooks, that I listened to in 2024 I did a lot of listening to audiobooks in 2024, especially while out and about on things like my daily walk that I do, but even just around the house or doom scrolling through social media, so I wanted to go through some of the books I listened to last year and which ones I enjoyed the most, these aren't in any particular order; they're just the ones I enjoyed listening to!

My Favourite Audiobooks, that I listened to in 2024

I did a lot of listening to audiobooks in 2024, especially while out and about on things like my daily walk that I do, but even just around the house or doom scrolling through social media, so I wanted to go through some of the books I listenedโ€ฆ

02.05.2025 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Twitch Twitch is the world

I'm live on Twitch, come hang out! Painting some Necrons if you're interested? www.twitch.tv/beardobloggi...

16.04.2025 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I always try to go out for a long walk a day (not really hiking as we don't have mountains or hills near me), but it always cheers me up and calms me down. There's a place near me called The Holy Well, which has been around since some time in the 900s AD that I like to visit.

05.04.2025 15:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I would understand it if they were having a tough time financially, but mum has made a fair amount of money from selling a book she wrote, and he owns multiple properties both here and in the Republic of Ireland that he earns rent off. They live on a narrow boat so hardly have lots of outgoings

01.04.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For additional context, I'm an Autistic/ADHD person struggling to find work and despite regular trimming of my expenses, I still sometimes run out of money before I get more from Universal Credit. I've never been eligible for PIP, because I don't fit the criteria. Am I missing something?

01.04.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My mum is also angry about it and says it's a "slippery slope" to other crime. I told her I thought they were both overreacting, but she wasn't having any of it. She says I should have used a foodbank instead, which I have done in the past. I don't understand their reaction.

01.04.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My mum and her husband went on a trip around Vietnam for 6 weeks recently. Before they left, they put some food in my freezer. While they were away, I ate some of it because I ran out of food and money. Apparently, my mums husband is "furious" about it and says I "stole" it

01.04.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cheese on toast, with scrambled eggs and mushrooms covered in spicy mayonnaise

01.04.2025 12:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Vlog number 69
YouTube video by Beardo Bloggins Vlog number 69

New Vlog is up!

youtu.be/HN85r7aYWbQ?...

15.03.2025 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Vlog number 68
YouTube video by Beardo Bloggins Vlog number 68

New Vlog is up:

youtu.be/76-ig8kk9LU?...

14.03.2025 23:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Once Human Scarweaver Blue Seethrough Vinyl Good Condition | eBay Excellent condition hardly used! This Once Human "Scarweaver" vinyl record is a limited edition release on blue see-through vinyl, making it a visually striking addition to any heavy metal music colle...

Selling some vinyl, too!

www.ebay.com/itm/18704050...

13.03.2025 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0