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Looking After Your Autistic Self

A Personalised Self-Care Approach to Managing Your Sensory and Emotional Well-Being

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Looking After Your Autistic Self

By: Niamh Garvey
Narrated by: Lara Hutchinson
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Summary

 'I no longer try to mask my autism; I now work to support my autism'

Take charge of your needs including sensory self-care and emotional regulation for a calmer and happier life.

It is a myth that autistic children grow into 'less autistic' adults. In fact, many autistic adults feel more overwhelmed as they age as the stresses of social demands such as relationships, parenting, or the work environment increase.

Niamh Garvey offers tips and tricks designed to reduce sensory and emotional stress and look after your autistic self. From understanding what's happening when the stress response kicks in to using the 'detective habit' to spot your individual strengths and triggers. What's more, every element of this book can be personalised to you.

Featuring strategies including 'quick calm plans' for managing triggers and lived-experience advice on understanding emotional regulation, coping with sensory overload and how to look after your senses during intimacy, this guide is here to ensure that you don't just survive adulthood, you thrive in it.

(P)2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2023 Niamh Garvey Children's Health Mental Health Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Autism Health Emotions
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Love the way its layed out so easy, ive also bought the paper back so i can read it with my partner and we can talk it through! Its amazing!

Best book ever on autistium

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I enjoyed the book, how it explores different aspects of being autistic and strategies to cope with the challenges and difficulties we might experience.

Useful and quite complete information!

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A great book, well researched and with helpful examples from real life. with examples of coping strategies and the struggles Autistic people may experience.

Very informative with helpful real life examples

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My profile isn't the same as the author but examples of ways to anticipate & self sooth sensory sensitivities are quite inspired.

The author has done a lot of trial & error for readers & some examples are very relatable.
You may find something that works for you if you are autistic (or neurodivergent or highly sensitive).

There's also so many examples there will be some you don't relate to but it might trigger or inspire you to find you own way.

I found the openness & vulnerability of the author (in admitting extreme sensory sensitivity & quirkiness) very refreshing. Just because something is extreme or unusual doesn't mean it isn't common amongst autistic folk & very real & important to them.
A very different way of looking at how we can accommodate ourselves or be accommodated. The intentions of the author are very non judgemental, gental & nurturing. Often books like this trigger something in the language or medical deficits approach, this was very easy to listen to even when discussing topics which can be quite repulsive like other peoples smells.
I have recommended this book to other highly sensitive autistic people. I dropped a star for story as some parts were a little repetative.

Good take or leave tips

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This is one of the best books on looking after yourself, as an autistic.

With a relaxed calming feel. We are gently guided towards a gentler place

Fantastic book

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