Internal Dopamine Menus: Mental Play When You Cannot Change Your Environment
Some situations are boring, stressful or uncomfortable, and you cannot get out of them. You are: 🚇 stuck on a long commute🏢 trapped in a…
Category: Self-Care
Designing Your Sensory Profile: Mapping Inputs and Triggers
You probably know that you are sensitive in some way. Maybe noise drains you faster than other people.Maybe you crave certain textures or movements.Maybe you…
Neurodivergent Brains in Healthcare Waiting Rooms: Coping with Noise, Uncertainty, and Being Observed
You make the appointment because you need help. Then you arrive at the practice or hospital and you are dropped into one of the hardest…
Shutdown and Meltdown Body Emergency Plans: How to Design Your Own Toolkit and Cards
When your system is about to crash, you usually do not have spare brain power to think about what would help. In autistic, ADHD and…
Neurodivergent Self Care 2.0: Moving Beyond “Take a Bath and Go for a Walk”
When you search for self care ideas, you often see the same suggestions: Have a bubble bath.Go for a walk.Light a candle.Do some yoga. If…
Sensory-Friendly Travel: Airports, Hotels, and Scheduling Recovery Days
Travel can sound exciting on paper and still feel brutal in practice. Airports, security checks, boarding, unfamiliar hotels, new sounds and smells, disrupted routines, social…
Stimming in Adults: Examples, Causes, Autism, ADHD & Self-Regulation
Stimming is repetitive movement or behavior that helps regulate your nervous system. It’s often associated with autism, but many adults with ADHD or other forms…
Creating a Personal Sensory Diet and Overload Plan
A sensory diet is a personal plan for managing the sensory demands of daily life. It can include reducing noise, changing lighting, using movement or…
Shutdown Prevention Self-Care: Recognising Early Signs and Responding Before Collapse
Shutdowns are one of the most misunderstood experiences in neurodivergent adulthood. They happen when the brain and nervous system reach a point where continuing to…
Social Cooldown: What Neurodivergent Adults Need After Family Visits, Group Events or Meetings
For many neurodivergent adults, socialising is a double-edged experience. You may enjoy people, care deeply about relationships, and want connection — yet still feel completely…