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Aimee Francesca

@_just.aimee

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🌻 Autistic, ADHD | Photographer 📸
⚡️ PMDD + Endometriosis
🦓 EDS, Prolapse + The Chaos Of Chronic Illness
💌 You’re safe, seen & welcome here.

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A moment, that will stay with me.

The well-being dog and the bravest, most incredible Lady whose job is the reason she is here, with the two most wonderful dogs.

I had a moment that’s never happened to me, the dog came and laid next to me he is trained to pick up and use senses to comfort people, he gave me this sense of comfort that nothing has, and the tears came out of nowhere, she said that ’this is why I do my job and have this dog’.

They were happy tears, sad tears, but tears I can’t explain, tears I’ve never had. I felt happy, safe and me.
Unmasked me, Filled with joy.

She is one of the strongest people I’ve met and proud to know, her own story is personal and a sad one, but she’s here to share hers too and her dogs are her reason. I’m grateful to have these two friends for life.

Having these 3 come into my little world (Dylan too, he is her other K9 working dog) has brought so much joy and comfort.

This dogs role is; to help officers and victims with traumatic events, those with autism get huge benefits from this dog too (comfort, trained in sensory nerds), general support for all, those going through ptsd, he sits in interviews with victims to communicate for them and support them, attends therapy sessions, accompanying those to funerals if they need the support from the dog and a persons general well-being.

The dog has savedlives from suicide, and for those who can’t communicate with people in that moment, the dog steps in, he just knows, he REALLY does.

Pure joy, comfort, love and hope that dog is.

🖤 taken in Thames Valley Police by @_just.aimee

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3 years ago

Hey… here’s a little brief-late introduction to myself 💫

I am autistic, have ADHD and various physical health chronic illness, but…

I am also a dachshund mum (I saved up and brought him home at 8 weeks, BEST decision ever, he’s just turned 4 & is the life and soul of the party!) 🤎

I love researching and quite literally spend 90% of my time doing so, it’s one of my special interests. I love facts and learning BUT it has to be something I’m interested in otherwise I have no interest! 📚

I am a photographer, a life long special interest 🎞️

I volunteer with the street angels (we help vulnerable people, the homeless and anyone on a night out) it’s a night shift job, not day. We work with the police, so we are safe too 💙

I live in pyjamas, comfort is my priority living with chronic illness as it makes me more comfortable 🤍

Im BIG JellyCat collector & lover 🌞

I like creating content too - I’m not a big ‘creator’ but I love designing and creating so I enjoy creating content to share. If it helps one other person, thats one less person feeling alone ♥️

Oh and Coldplay is my favourite band E V E R 🌍🩷♾️🌈 by @_just.aimee

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a year ago

Surviving the hard days is an act of quiet courage.
Bravery isn’t always loud or big.

It’s also taking your medication, navigating a flare up, getting out of bed whatever time of day it is, it’s carrying on anyway, slowing down, asking for help, getting outside, opening the curtain, smiling at someone or someone smiling at you, it’s facing the day despite knowing what it brings, that courage counts, it’s worth honouring and being proud of.

Stay Another Day 🤍

#suicideprevention #bekind #autism #adhd #chronicillness by @_just.aimee

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2 months ago

Living with a host of complex medical conditions finding glimmers in the little things is more valuable than anything.

I’ve been very quiet the past months.
They haven’t been the best health wise.

I’m still awaiting the date to start the chemical menopause to hopefully help manage the severe PMDD and endometriosis. I was due to have my laparoscopy last week but it was decided to trial the chemical menopause first so that I could have a laparoscopy and hysterectomy combined to reduce the need for 2 surgeries - with Medical PTSD this would be the best way forward for me to manage.

There’s been other medical issues which have taken a lot of my energy both physically and mentally 🧠

I will likely still be pretty quiet as I have numerous upcoming colorectal surgery appointments, another gastric emptying test and so on.

I have found that photography has given my mind the space to switch off completely - I have no thoughts and there’s nothing else I do that gives me this complete switch off🌛

When I have the camera in my hand I feel worlds apart from my reality, I’m completely myself and separate from my medical conditions as my focus is entirely on the camera. This has given me the hope I really needed and at a time I probably needed it most ✨

I have only posted highlights but these moments are important to me - I don’t feel like sharing the lows and my every day reality.

There’s been a LOT of plane watching, some beautiful days when my best friend came to stay (and do a 1/2 marathon🏃🏼‍♀️), sitting under the planes landing, watching sunsets, star watching, painting, giving my paintings away - 2 are now on the wall in my local Police Officers Response room.. 🚔💙
my task from them is to paint more, which brightens up their room up which makes a difference for them, whilst also helps me too 🌞

#glimmers #planespotting #autistic #adhd #chronicillness by @_just.aimee

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2 months ago

July 💫

🌻Highlights:
- 29 years later… I found LEGO, and a love for it 🧱💛
Turns out my brain had been waiting for this all along ✨

- Gemma came to stay 💓
Always one of my favourite weekends.
And… I introduced her to LEGO too 💁🏼‍♀️

- dachshund pyjamas and buddy, who always provides the best support and love every single day 🤎

- watching shooting stars and a different kind of night sky 🌌

- Meg (my carer/ fun person / support), created LOADS of cool laminated affirmations, reminders and things to help me, that I can also write on with my whiteboard pens 💛

- a lot of plane watching in the evenings to help ✈️

☁️ Lowlights:
- many.
- period, a month of intense worsening pain, pmdd, heatwave stress and mostly a rubbish difficult time.
- more bladder issues but also investigations + so on.
- the time for another gastric emptying study letter through the door. by @_just.aimee

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2 months ago

Disney Pixar 💫

🦕 Monsters Inc: ‘can I touch it’,
the need to see what it feels like!

Finding Nemo - In Sensory Contentment, Joy & Calm 🪼🐡

..UP 🎈
🚉 Elemental Subway and
Ratatouille 🧀🇮🇹

Everything is giant and I was in my own little world 💫🌎

#autismacceptance #sensoryexperience #adhd #immersiveexperience #disneypixar taken in Mundo Pixar London by @_just.aimee

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3 months ago

little things that make me feel more together.. 💫

and less overwhelmed as an autistic, adhd girl,
managing & navigating chronic illness,
that often does get overwhelmed ⚡️

#autistic #adhd #adhdawareness #chronicillness #overwhelmed by @_just.aimee

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3 months ago

Pixar Part 1, venturing out the house to a magical destination with Meg (my PA/ Support/ Fun Person) 💫

Toy Story ⚡️
🌈 Inside Out.. I think I could have lived in this room 💙
and cars 🛞

#autism #adhd #autismacceptance #pixar #autisticjoy taken in Mundo Pixar London by @_just.aimee

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3 months ago

sharing some personal and also common triggers of autistic meltdowns 🌩️

An autistic meltdown is an involuntary response
to intense overwhelm, which happens when the
nervous system can no longer process the build-up
of sensory, emotional, cognitive, or environmental demands 🧠

When the nervous system reaches its limit,
it can trigger a fight or flight response,
resulting in an autistic meltdown 🫯

An autistic meltdown is not a choice or a tantrum
it’s a temporary loss of control - and the nervous system becoming overwhelmed beyond its capacity to cope 🧠

#autistic #autismacceptance #autisticmeltdown #sensoryprocessingdisorder #audhd by @_just.aimee

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3 months ago

a post for anyone who is needing to read some positive news & stories 💛

from an autistic ADHD’er, currently in the height of PMDD, and has struggled with the ongoing weather news, scaremongering and warnings.

#positivenews #autistic #pmdd #storiesofhope #audhd by @_just.aimee

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4 months ago

a week in June before the heat came.

sunset wander in windsor by the water,
read my favourite book,
painted, a lot of painting,
and slow days that were needed.

#autism #adhd #scrapbooking #decompression #create by @_just.aimee

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4 months ago

a few reminders from me, to you, for the week ahead 🫶🏼

monday morning came with a glimmer for me.. seeing and hearing RAIN 🌧️

I’m definitely a rainy weather human

Although I like clear days and sunsets but just not the heat part. The brightness has been bringing long migraines and chaos with chronic illness symptoms 🫯

#quotesforyou #autistic #chronicillness #adhd #burnout by @_just.aimee

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4 months ago