Do you want to show up for your neurodivergent self? Do you want to discover practical resources in between nervous system and emotional regulation, distress tolerance, rest, organization, managing sensory needs, self-care and mindfulness and more? This is your place to be! (to be expanded further)

🔝 3 of my favourite resources to get you started . . .

⫸ The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills (by Sonny Jane Wise, @livedexperienceeducator)

The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook.pdf

⫸ Grounding Exercises 101 (by Dr. Megan Anna Neff, Neurodivergent Insights)

Grounding Exercises 101.pdf

⫸ **Monday morning reminders for neurodivergents** [you may also like Ellie Middleton’s book UNMASKED, which we often bring to meetups]

Now, let’s see what the masters of words have got to say >

💡 Insights from writers — how to take care of ourselves:

• TAKE YOUR SPACE // “. . . Avoiding meltdowns by giving myself lots of quiet time alone and extricating myself from stressful situations before they make me bubble up with anxiety.” ( Source: Unmasking Autism 📖 )
• KEEP THE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS CLOSE // We can rewire our brain’s social pathways, moving away from the familiar but unhelpful, and form more secure attachments — prioritizing unmasked friendships instead. A method is to add an icon — like a strawberry — close to name of our meaningful people in our phone’s directory and center the “strawberry people” in our lives. Replying in priority, cutting any artificial distance ⋆｡‧˚ʚ🍓ɞ˚‧｡⋆ ( - “ - )
• MIND THE SENSORY INPUT // “Identify which type of clothing provide grounding or soothing sensory input.” ( - “ - )
• LET THINGS GO // “I know countless Autistic adults who have decided that in order to lead healthy lives, they've got to let certain things go. Many of us (including me) give up on cooking, for example, because it is such a time- and planning-intensive task . . . Staying fed and having time for what matters most to us in life is enough.” ( - “ - )

📣 Figuring things out, and letting people know:

• Check out 🌐 ⋆ WEBSITES, BLOGS & OVERVIEWS for a website with lots of infos & self-assessments (focused on autism), if you need . . . clarity, peace of mind, a way forward.