davdev17

I finally got my official diagnosis a few weeks ago which has helped me accept that I am actually autistic after years of denial. Since my diagnosis I’ve discovered autistic burnout and it explains most of the things I’ve been struggling with. I’ve realized that I’ve been in various degrees of autistic burnout for about a decade now. It’s so nice to finally know that I’m not a broken or defective human. I don’t know how to move forward though. It feels like I’m going to be in a state of autistic burnout for the rest of my life. My family(who is honestly ableist and ignorant about autistic people) says I need a better mindset and that I will overcome this, but I’m not sure. Is there stuff I

So my giant bird of paradise plant has had mealybugs for a couple months now. It had a lot when I found them, but now there have just been a couple new ones every couple weeks. I kill mealybugs I find with rubbing alcohol and spray the plant with insecticidal soap. I’ve also tried putting Bonide Systemic Control granules and cinnamon in the soil. How can I get the mealybugs to go away for good? I don’t want to have to worry about them spreading or killing my BoP anymore.