Hello fellow autists and other folk! I'm asking you to share your tips on how to deal with the summer, the Sun, the heat and light, bugs, all of this while trying to have good time? Or at least a decent time?
I happen to live above the polar circle so here the Sun doesn't set at all for almost few months so yeah, there is plenty of light unless it rains or is cloudy - luckily that's pretty often too. Anyways, what has helped me;
- finding good, non-stinky sunscreen (Änglamark SPF50) and finding odorless mosquito repellant ("Free")
- I need glasses and I have very light sensitive eyes so prescription sunglasses are the only thing that make it possible for me to do any gardening or reading outdoors etc
- cool/cold showers (/or swimming) to wash off the SWEAT
- wearing loose, cotton clothing and wearing a cotton scarf to cover my head and hair, this might make me look like a grandma/child but at least I'm comfy!
- blackout curtains in bedroom to keep the light out, but also on other windows to keep the house cooler
- freezer stocked with popsicles and fridge with alcohol-free beer because my autistic fiancé will stop drinking water once it gets too hot.. (JUST DRINK SOMETHING!)
ADHD here, not autistic. Hope you don't mind my input. I work as an Arborist climbing trees, and I try my best not to let the sun touch me at all when I'm at work. I wear long sleeves outdoor shirts. I think the ones I have now were made for fishing. They are spf rated, and handle my sweat well. Dry quick, etc. Hat and gloves also. For the end of day I keep a dry tshirt to change into so I'm not sitting in a soggy shirt. I've worked outside full-time for 8 years and I had critically low vitamin d. But it makes being outside in the heat bearable and keeps my skin safe from sun damage.
Yo, those shirts for fishing fucking rule, mine has a hood and I love being so protected and breezy. I wish it didn't advertise that it is intended for fishing on it but 🤷♀️
Wow, vitamin D defiency while working outdoors.. You're taking amazing care of your skin and avoiding those UVs! I personally can't use shirts like that, but that is amazing tip for other people. Would you mind sharing the brand name or such, so it could be more easy to find them or similar products? :)
I got them at Costco years ago, and any branding on it has worn off.