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

4.5/5 I picked up this book because I’ve in/teetering at the edge of autistic burnout for about a year and a half. I keep running out of energy halfway through the week, or feeling like I can either finish my work or have any kind of outside social life, but not both. More worryingly, when this gets......more

Since being diagnosed last fall, I've been looking for ways to better understand what that means for me and to live more comfortably. This book has been the most helpful. Lots of valuable strategies for self-care and wellness. You get the sense that the author has been where you are now and the advi......more

Filled with practical tips to help autistic people manage their sensory and emotional well-being. I liked the layout, and particularly liked the chapters on emotional regulation. I would have liked some blank templates to fill out for the different plans/activities.......more

I’m not autistic but this does have some helpful information for people who have anxiety.......more

I found this book most useful for identifying thoughts/habits/sensitivities/etc I either wasn't aware I had, or had not yet made a connection between them and autism. It certainly helped explain more behind the scenes 'why am I like this' stuff. But it's also a good benchmark for learning how to set......more