(Last updated 6th June 2025)
Name: Danni Dominie Brennand
Nicknames: Dannilion, Danni-long-legs, Purple Penguin
Age: 38
Gender: None (Genderless)
Pronouns: They/them (but I’m also okay with she/her or any others except it)
Height: 5’10” (178cm)
Wife: Izzy Brennand
Daughter: Samantha (Sammie), lives with grandparents
Siblings: Rebecca (Becca), Megan (Meggy), Martin
Location: Gateshead, England
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Favourite animal: Penguins
Favourite colour: Purple
Favourite book genres: Sci fi, children’s, young adult, dystopian, non fiction
Current favourite TV shows: Star Trek, Doctor Who, Steven Universe, Black Mirror, The Good Place, The Wheel of Time
Favourite film genres: Sci fi, children’s, action, drama, documentary
Current favourite PC/console games: World of Warcraft, My Time At Portia, I Was A Teenage Exocolonist, Sticky Business, Frog Detective, No Man’s Sky, To A T, Arcade Paradise, Unpacking
Current favourite tablet games: Godville, Penguin Isle, Flow Free, Castle Solitaire, Sudoku, Pokémon TCGP, Animal Crossing Pocket Camp Complete, Vampire Survivors
Favourite activities: Talking to Sammie, talking to Izzy, talking to people online, seeing people, going on my computer, reading, playing games, watching YouTube, watching/chatting in/moderating Twitch, reading Reddit, loom knitting, getting out of bed
Favourite foods: Banana, chocolate, chicken and sweet potato
Most disliked foods: peanuts, nuts in general, mashed potato
Conditions: Autism, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), IBS, dyspraxia, anxiety and other little things related to the other conditions
Favourite equipment: Tablet for communication and entertainment, wheelchair for mobility, hoist for enabling me to get out of bed, adapted controllers for letting me play console/controller games
Favourite traits: Lack of embarrassment regarding nudity (useful when needing personal care), super hearing, flapping, memory for random stuff, obsessions
Least favourite traits: Super hearing, fainting when sitting upright or attempting to stand, muscle spasms, muscle weakness, pain, memory issues
Normal location: In bed
Normal clothing: T-shirt, pyjama top cut through the back, pyjamas
Obsessions: Penguins, reading, computing
Current bed penguins: Isabella and Nicky (both microwaveable), Purple Penguin, Poseidon
Other notable penguins: Penelope, Penguin and Primrose (retired microwaveable penguins), Pandora, Poppy, Phillip, Erica, Patricia (Izzy’s penguin), Sammie (pink penguin), Motivational Penguin, Piplup, Pengrooms, Little Dude (Izzy’s fairy penguin tattoo)
Other notable soft toys: Brightwing (Fairie Dragon); Lurky, Murky, Lil’ Murk-eye (Murlocs); Alex and Katie (teddies); Oggie (Dog); Blåhaj, Smolhaj (small Blåhaj),
hi I am severely physically handicapped and found your blog by mistake but I will bookmark it. cool blog.
Greetings! I found you through No Poster Girl. I have ME, and I have a lot of Aspie traits. I live in Seattle, WA, but my husband is a Londoner born and raised. I have a 9yo daughter from a previous relationship who live with us, and she has Atypical Williams Syndrome. This parenting thing is HARD!
I tried to sign up for email, but got an error message for your subscription. You might want to look into that.
I look forward to reading back through your blog, and will comment sporadically.
Cheers!
Hello! This is Danni’s husband. She let me know the email subscriptions were broken, so I fixed them! They should be working now 🙂
Just seen your blogg for first time not really into them Twitter and Facebook more my thing but had to read yours hope you feel better I can’t imagine how anyone copes the way you do hat off to you great that you write about it so openly awareness is key keep smiling
hello, i get your blog. I HAVE ASPERGERS AND I HAVE M.E.,married 13 years.we have 3 children.2,boys and 1,girl..i take part in a lot lot research from universities.our youngest son all so has
aspergers. my e.mail mkentdad12@outlook.com
look forward to your reply
mark
Hi Danni / Johan
i was looking thro your blog and i saw where you mentioned having to explain things over and over in a care home. the greater manchester neurological alliance have a document you can fill out to help communicate your needs
this might help someone
Hi Danni. I found your blog mistake via twitter, I don’t have M.E, but I do have dyspraxia (with abit of dyslexia/dyscalculia thrown in for fun!) but that’s nothing compared to what you are dealing with right now. So I just wanted to send you my best wishes say that I think you are incredibly brave and strong. I hope you start feeling better soon. All the best Anna x
Hello Danni I found you when I googled “what is the difference between M.E. and depression” I have severe M.E. and was in one of those tormenting ludicrous faulty thinking episodes that you describe so well which come with relapse and improve with rest I’m too exhausted to type more but I wanted to let you know how much your blog helped me I felt like I wrote it myself I’ve never done this before so here goes God bless you wee pet I will pray for you during my rosaries granny Annie x