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Prison Blog

In which Possum recounts his experiences as an offender in the system.

Possum Bones is autistic. He has identified as a dirty kid in the past, and he’s attended multiple rainbow gatherings. He has several years left to serve in the Washington Correctional system.

He has been making art since he could sit up. He communicates better in writing than speech. If you are interested in the experience of an autistic person doing prison time, check out his Prison Blog. If you are a fan of comic art, underground/outsider music, Lovecraft, Clarke Ashton Smith, Murakami, Cixui Liu, etc.

Trying to redirect or eliminate specific ticking behaviour

So far there are certain activities which make me want to tic so bad that its nigh impossible and on at least one occasion I've had to allow myself one tic. The goal is not to tic with my hand anymore as it is causing tendonitis. Ive been able to greatly reduce and almost eliminate this behaviour so far although sometimes , I'll have a gentle tic where instead of clenching, I smoothly rub the inside of my palm with my middle , ring, and pinky finger . I try and avoid this, too. It does seem like I still engage in various nervous behaviours but as long as it isn't giving me tendonitis, I'm satisfied. I tend to rub the tablet against the inside of my palm. While drawing, its more difficult not to tic. Also while playing a game. Anything that requires great focus makes me tic more.

Elisa Carlson