explore | Grilled Cheese

@pizzahimbo.bsky.social Oct 17, 2026, 7:01 PM

Day 17: Hyperfixating

#auctober #auctober2026

POV comic strip of a pair of gloved hands stretching a pizza dough using the Neapolitan slap method. Text reads "No matter how good you get, there's always a better way."

@autiebiographical.bsky.social Oct 17, 2026, 2:21 PM

Day 17 of Auctober!

Hyperfixations, not to be confused with special interests, are short-term, dopamine fuelled romps. My brain latches onto something and refuses to think about anything else. It fills my brain with happy chemicals until the feeling fades, and I move on to another one.
#auctober

A one panel comic titled "Auctober" and subtitled "Hyperfixation".
Honeydew desperately clings onto a yellow ball labelled "Hyperfixation". Honeydew excitedly says "Bring on the dopamine!" The yellow ball nervously sweats.

@dominicdelagol2.bsky.social Oct 17, 2026, 6:31 AM

Some surfaces just feel very nice to touch or even look at! I like to wear fuzzy blanket hoodies during cold days - they feel nice and warm! #auctober #auctober2026 #oc #technetium #elementeon #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #redinstead #rainbowinfinity #green #originalcharacter #autistic

AUCTOBER 2026
#17: TEXTURES
Technetium happily wears a big aqua-blue long-sleeve sweater. The light blue background shows sparkles, resembling snowflakes.
(extra text for the post itself: "Technetium loves the cozy wool texture of her long-sleeve sweater!")

@pizzahimbo.bsky.social Oct 16, 2026, 7:19 PM

Day 16: Music

#auctober #auctober2026

Black and white drawing of Ken playing an electric guitar in a room full of musical equipment. Text reads, "I made music before I drew this. I'll probably make music after. I'm probably making music while you're looking at this."

@dominicdelagol2.bsky.social Oct 16, 2026, 5:08 AM

Autistic people are more likely to be LGBTQIA+! #oc #originalcharacter #asexual #lesbian #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #mercury #mrseddant #elementeon #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #redinstead #rainbowinfinity #auctober #auctober2026 #autismacceptance

Mercury is asexual and Mrs. Eddant is a lesbian!

AUCTOBER 2026
#16: LGBTQIA+
Mercury is colored to resemble the asexual pride flag, while Mrs. Eddant is colored to resemble the lesbian pride flag. Both characters are smiling.

@pizzahimbo.bsky.social Oct 15, 2026, 6:59 PM

Day 15: Parallel Play

#auctober #auctober2026

Black and white drawing. In the foreground, a hand drawing in a sketchbook on a small table. In the background, drawn to look out of focus, is a pair of hands playing on a Nintendo Switch controller.

@autiebiographical.bsky.social Oct 15, 2026, 2:02 PM

Day 15 of Auctober!

Having so many neurodivergent people in my circle makes it easy to hang out with them, since they understand and appreciate parallel play! Sometimes you want to hang out with someone, you just don't want to do something cooperative with them, and that's totally okay.
#auctober

A one panel comic titled "Auctober" and subtitled "Parallel Play".
Honeydew plays on their Switch while their friend reads a book. They glance over at each other and Honeydew says "You're so fun to hang out with!" The friend responds "So are you!"

@dominicdelagol2.bsky.social Oct 15, 2026, 7:03 AM

With the unrealistic expectations, greed, weak minimum wages, poor communication, lack of empathy and much more, it just doesn't feel worth finding a job at all. #auctober #auctober2026 #oc #actuallyautistic #mrseddant #neurodivergent #autismacceptance
More info: www.newgrounds.com/art/view/dom...

AUCTOBER 2026
#15: Employment
Mrs. Eddant, clearly annoyed, asks the anonymous person "Don't tell me. A.I. washes cars now?", then the anonymous person replies with a happy look "Yup All artificial intelligence! Even the wheel brushes are integrated with self-prompting ChatGPT at full volume!*" An extra text box on the bottom-right corner say "*unmoderated".

@pizzahimbo.bsky.social Oct 14, 2026, 6:59 PM

Day 14: AuDHD

#auctober #auctober2026

Sketchy comic strip of a glasses-less Ken saying "I lost my glasses... could they be..." Then him reaching behind without looking for the glasses sitting on a small table. He says, "...in one of the three designated places I always put them?!"

@autiebiographical.bsky.social Oct 14, 2026, 2:01 PM

Day 14 of Auctober!

October is ADHD Awareness Month! AuDHD is when someone is both autistic and ADHD. Statistically speaking, if you have one there's a good chance you have the other. Personally, I'm only autistic, but there are plenty of ADHD people in my community!
#auctober

A one panel comic titled Auctober and subtitled "AuDHD".
Honeydew has the word "Autism" on their shirt. Another person has the word "ADHD" on their shirt. They lean into each other in an arch, and touch their finger tips. Below them, a person with the word "AuDHD" on their shirt happily raises their hands.

@dominicdelagol2.bsky.social Oct 14, 2026, 6:04 AM

Try living the life of a neurodivergent. You would not believe how much one has to go through just to exist. #pane #oc #originalcharacter #redinstead #rainbowinfinity #actuallyautistic #auctober #auctober2026 #neurodivergent #elementeon #autistic

More info: www.newgrounds.com/art/view/dom...

AUCTOBER 2026
#14: Growing Up Neurodivergent
Pane is seen concerned and wearing a schoolbag, surrounded by multiple different events, each of which has Pane disturbed.

@pizzahimbo.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 8:21 PM

Day 13: Pattern Recognition

#auctober #auctober2026

Black and white illustration of Ken playing whack a mole. Underneath the table are the words "a history of power."

@autiebiographical.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 1:59 PM

Day 13 of Auctober!

Pattern recognition is common with us autistics. We can see structures, connections and repeated behaviours quite well, which helps us with solving problems, reading people, and predicting outcomes.
#auctober

A one panel comic titled "Auctober" and subtitled "06. Pattern Recognition".
A person looks surprised, and asks Honeydew "How'd you know that would happen? Are you psychic?"
Honeydew says "It's called pattern recognition."

@dominicdelagol2.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 6:51 AM

As you might tell, I'm OBSESSED with Graffiti Kingdom! I'm always thinking about the game everywhere I go, & the hyperfixation has me constantly wishing for a sequel or even a spiritual successor! #oc #originalcharacter #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #redinstead #auctober #auctober2026 #mercury

AUCTOBER 2026
#13: Hyperfixations
Mercury, extremely joyful, holds Pixel's Graffiti Wand from Graffiti Kingdom (PS2) above him. The wand emits reddish-pink magic as though it's currently being used.
(extra message not included in the image: "Mercury loves Graffiti Kingdom! A lot!")

@pizzahimbo.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 2:19 AM

Day 12: Over Explaining

#auctober #auctober2026

Black and white drawing of a woman's face looking annoyed to the point of comatose, accompanied by the caption "when my anecdote has more than three digressions in it."

@autiebiographical.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 2:06 PM

Day 12 of Auctober!

Autistics are so used to being misunderstood that we tend to over explain in hopes of being crystal clear. Sadly, this can backfire, and just annoy people. We over explain because past experience has taught us that not being specific means we'll be misinterpreted!
#auctober

A one panel comic titled "Auctober" and subtitled "Over Explaining".
Honeydew talks to someone off panel. They say "So, the reason for my 30 minute tirade is that, while I do feel that the Star Wars sequel trilogy movies got more hate than they deserved, I'm not the biggest fan of them. I understand that their existence is the reason we're getting so many wonderful shows now, and I appreciate them for that at the very least, however, I still found the characters a bit bland, and the story disjointed" Honeydew is blocking some of this text.

@dominicdelagol2.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 6:17 AM

Don't get me wrong, getting out of your comfort zone can be important! Thing is, there's a chance the zone is not worth getting out of. #oc #originalcharacter #pane #actuallyautistic #auctober #auctober2026 #redinstead #rainbowinfinity #autismacceptance

More info: www.newgrounds.com/art/view/dom...

AUCTOBER 2026
#12: Comfort Zones
Pane, chibi-sized, is surrounded by stock images of food taken from Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream: the left side - being his comfort zone - shows what food Pane would absolutely eat (Milk, French Toast, Pretzel, instant noodles, Spaghetti, Mac-&-Cheese, French Fries, corn, pizza, hot dog, croissant, PB&J, drumstick, banana, cheesecake and grapes), while the right side shows all the food Pane would avoid eating Celery, Lobster, Crab, Fried Egg, cabbage, brussels sprouts, milkshake, lemonade, avocado, steak, zucchini, seafood platter, orange, olives and broccoli).

@pizzahimbo.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 5:47 PM

Day 11: Self-Accommodations

#auctober #auctober2026

Hand-drawn three panel comic strip. Same composition each time of a container of upright spoons. Each ensuing panel has fewer spoons, ultimately revealing a lone spoon with a note attached reading "do not use."

@autiebiographical.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 2:02 PM

Day 11 of Auctober!

Self-accommodating is something I've had to learn isn't shameful. I suck at tying shoe laces, so I stopped wearing shoes with laces. Now getting my shoes on is a breeze! I can't balance on a bike, so I started riding a trike. Now I actually get to enjoy cycling around!
#auctober

A one panel comic titled Auctober and subtitled Self-Accommodation.
Text on the top says "You don't have to have shoe laces if tying them is too difficult." Text at the bottom says "There's no shame in self-accommodating."
In the middle, Honeydew lifts up their foot, reaches down, and pulls on a hoop on the back of their laceless shoe so they can slip it on.

@dominicdelagol2.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 7:16 AM

In my own words, Executive Dysfunction is when one feels sluggish physically and/or mentally, temporarily unable to do or plan much. #oc #originalcharacter #redinstead #rainbowinfinity #auctober #auctober2026 #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #caesium

More info: www.newgrounds.com/art/view/dom...

AUCTOBER 2026
#11: Executive Dysfunction
Caesium, concerned, sits down very still on a bench thinking "I need to at least stand up but I can't find the reason to do so..." while a separate text box says *Wants to do something but keeps feeling inactive*. The word *STILL* is displayed on the right side of the image.