Flare were kind enough to send us at Autistic Nottingham several pairs of their regular Calmer earplugs, so knowing I was bound to have a busy day moving around between the new office, old office and spending some time in a busy coffee shop, I thought it would be a lovely opportunity to test theseContinue reading “Flare Earplugs: A day in my life”
Category Archives: Self Care
Sun Cream – Sensory Issues & Overcoming Them!
(Any products specifically mentioned are just from the experience of one person) While the weather outside is changeable to say the least at the moment, there’s more unseasonable warmth on the cards. We all know how important sunscreen is, how easy it can be to miss signs of skin cancer (not to be dramatic) so,Continue reading “Sun Cream – Sensory Issues & Overcoming Them!”
Sick Day Self Care
Would you believe, once again, I have COVID! So that means I am working from home as best I can, given the blergh I am feeling. With that in mind, I thought as I spend my day working from home, I would write some tips on preparing for the inevitable “Sick Day”. Ideas here couldContinue reading “Sick Day Self Care”
Positivity and Negativity – When is it Toxic and When is it Healthy?
Intention Statement Before I start this post, I just wanted to set the intention, tone, or whatever you would like to call it. I am writing this as an Autistic woman who has had very severe anxiety in the past. It’s now quite well handled, but I still get some severe rumination and other annoyingContinue reading “Positivity and Negativity – When is it Toxic and When is it Healthy?”
How Not To Cope.
For most of my life, I have been incredibly guilty of having and utilising unhealthy coping mechanisms. Growing up undiagnosed Autistic is most likely the cause of that, and only after diagnosis did, I learn to switch to some healthy coping mechanisms. Well, I actually had to take several months off work last year becauseContinue reading “How Not To Cope.”
Pacing & Routines
So it’s 6am on a Monday, and I’m sitting up in bed feeling like I’ve been hit by a bus. I have a condition called POTS (for those of your not familiar with POTS here is a lovely list of symptoms from POTSUK) and that causes me a lot of issues day to day, startingContinue reading “Pacing & Routines”
Autistic Self-Care
Peer Support April 2022 Slide01Self-CareSelf-care for Autistic People is different from self care for Neurotypicals.Our needs our different. It’s not all about eating chocolate in the bathand spa days*. It is about taking responsibility for our own well being. Slide02Why It’s Important:If we neglect our self-care we bring ourselves closer to• Meltdowns• Burnout But self-careContinue reading “Autistic Self-Care”
Unloading the senses
Want to learn more about sensory sensitivities? We’ve got you covered! facebook.com/autisticnottingham/posts/10158415420787634 (Did you know that we are an autistic-led not-for-profit? So when you donate, all of your donation goes straight back into the work we do for the Nottinghamshire autistic community! You can donate here: https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/16400#!/DonationDetails) 1/25 Sensory overload What are the senses? HowContinue reading “Unloading the senses”
Burnout
#AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: Raymaker and colleaguesJournal: Autism in AdulthoodPublished: 2020Title: “Having all of your internal resources exhausted beyond measure and being left with no clean-up crew”: Defining Autistic Burnout.Burnout• Chronic Exhaustion• Loss of Skills• Reduced Tolerance to StimuliBurnoutAutistic burnout is a syndrome conceptualised as resulting from chronic life stress and a mismatch ofContinue reading “Burnout”
Autism Acceptance & Mental Wellbeing
Full paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29071566/Learn more about social identity and mental health here: https://www.facebook.com/autisticnottingham/posts/10158422704787634(Did you know that we are not-for-profit? So when you donate, all of your donation goes straight back into the work we do for the Nottinghamshire autistic community! You can donate here: https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/16400#!/DonationDetails) 1/4 Full paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29071566/ #AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: Cage & colleaguesJournal:Continue reading “Autism Acceptance & Mental Wellbeing”
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