We autistic adults often ask, how can I deal with sensory overload and function better?
There are several things we can do to reduce our sensory overload and possibly improve our executive functioning.
Here are some life hacks for autistic adults that might help you.
Many of us autistic adults wonder if it’s worth it to get a diagnosis and what comes after the autism label.
There are many facets to what you can do after you realize you are autistic, or after you get an official diagnosis.
Alexithymia is a series of traits where a person cannot recognize or understand their own emotions. People with alexithymia may have difficulties expressing their emotions.
Our brains will respond to situations and images the same way a person without alexithymia does, we just cannot recognize that it is an emotion, nor describe what the emotion feels like.
You may ask, “how do I create a visual schedule I can stick to?”
We autistic adults can buy a regular paper planner, attempt to use it for a couple of days, and we end up even more overwhelmed because it’s not specific enough to help us manage our lives.
We give up on the planner and try to find a smart phone app, but we still feel our productivity is lacking.
This leads to a cycle of shaming ourselves, because yet again, we didn’t stick to the schedule we created.
