Thread by @FloNevilleNAT, So I just realised that this week is #AutismAwarenessWeek and so I [...]

So I just realised that this week is #AutismAwarenessWeek and so I figured I'd do a super-long thread that I can add to during the week to showcase http://AutismHWB.com , a health and wellbeing resource site that @OutFoxgloved and I set up last year...

Autism HWB

Natural Researchers; Natural Solutions

http://AutismHWB.com

AutismHWB is still pretty new but has got a fantastic range of health and wellbeing posts written by autistic people for autistic people.

So please, if you can read some posts, share links to your favourite ones on your social media or even just retweet I'll be really happy!

Today (Monday, I think, I'm really not sure of the days of the week any more) I'm going to give you links to posts about understanding our autistic needs, something which many late diagnosed autistics don't get to really explore until we actually know that we are autistic...

Kristy Forbes's lyrical post "Joy" describes how her unique morning schedule helps create happiness and calm in her household:

https://autismhwb.com/2020/03/18/joy/

#AutismAwareness

Joy

Joy, Morning joy, I’m always up before the birds and the sun, Always been a morning person, Partly due to a strategy developed in my early twenties, To hit the deck as soon as my eyes opened, In or…

https://autismhwb.com/2020/03/18/joy/

Alex Forshaw @myautisticdance talks about fulfilling emotional needs through visiting art galleries:

https://autismhwb.com/2020/03/11/making-time-for-art/

#AutismAwareness

Making Time for Art

Life as an autistic woman can be hard going sometimes, a balancing act between necessities that take energy from me in exchange for the means to survive and the pleasurable pursuits that replenish …

https://autismhwb.com/2020/03/11/making-time-for-art/

Rhi's post on "Problem Solving" describes how certain cognitive processes can be as energising as taking a break:

https://autismhwb.com/2020/03/04/problem-solving/

@OutFoxgloved #AutismAwareness

Problem Solving

There are few things I find more soothing and energising than creating a problem to tangle my brain in. Sometimes when I feel utterly sapped of energy, and completely exhausted, I will spot an issu…

https://autismhwb.com/2020/03/04/problem-solving/

In "Routine" I talk about how routines help me to be MORE flexible, not less:

https://autismhwb.com/2020/02/24/routine/

#AutismAwareness

Routine

Honouring my inflexible adherence to routines actually enables me to be more flexible when I need to be, not less.

https://autismhwb.com/2020/02/24/routine/

And in "Option D" I describe how doing nothing is often my best strategy for surviving when times are difficult:

https://autismhwb.com/2020/01/22/option-d/

#AutismAwareness

Option D

“If I don’t actively carve out time to be inactive, I fall apart.”

https://autismhwb.com/2020/01/22/option-d/

Rhi talks about what health and wellbeing means to her in her post "Balance."

https://autismhwb.com/2019/10/02/balance/

@OutFoxgloved #AutismAwareness

Balance

For me, health and well-being means a certain level of contentedness and a certain lack of physical pains and mental stresses. I feel healthy when I feel in control of what I’m doing.

https://autismhwb.com/2019/10/02/balance/

Sometimes, understanding our autistic needs helps us to put together practical toolkits as well. For some of us, curating a toolkit was one of the first things we found helpful after finding out we were autistic:

https://autismhwb.com/toolkit/

#AutismAwareness

Toolkit

These are some of the tools that that we and our contributors find helpful in supporting our health and wellbeing:- Essential oil roll-ons: these can be great for travel when you find the smells of…

https://autismhwb.com/toolkit/

I'll be back tomorrow with another round up of posts! Lets hope I managed this lot without too many typos and broken links...

Ok, I have it on good authority that today is Tuesday so I'm going to add some more Autism HWB posts to this thread for #AutisticAwarenessWeek

Today's links will be to posts on individual health/wellbeing practices that our contributors use. Enjoy!

Olivia Armstrong @starcadet96 wrote about how mindfulness played a part in reducing her anxiety:

https://autismhwb.com/2020/01/14/mindfulness/

#AutismAwarenessWeek

Mindfulness

For me, mindfulness has become one of my techniques that allows me to make sense of the world around me. It allows me to take control of my thoughts and bring into context how frequently they are o…

https://autismhwb.com/2020/01/14/mindfulness/

Ruth @mum2aspergirl wrote about the many reasons she runs (and glitter!):

https://autismhwb.com/2019/11/25/running/

#AutismAwarenessWeek

Running

My favourite thing to do on a long run is to head for country roads or woods, and listen to stories; to lose myself in the scenery and in the words, crafting images in my head.

https://autismhwb.com/2019/11/25/running/

Sasha Wronsky @SensIsStrength described how useful meditation was for their wellbeing:

https://autismhwb.com/2019/12/18/vipassana-a-buddhist-bridge-to-the-body/

#AutismAwarenessWeek

Vipassana – a Buddhist bridge to the body

Growing up as I did – trans, bicultural and autistic – without knowing how different and sensitive I was, I had accumulated layers of emotional debris that would randomly explode, wreck…

https://autismhwb.com/2019/12/18/vipassana-a-buddhist-bridge-to-the-body/

Laura talked about how visualisation helped her to sleep:

https://autismhwb.com/2019/11/25/visualisation/

#AutismAwarenessWeek

Visualisation

I took to the sky like an eagle and flew above land and sea. I dove into the sea and went deep under water just to hang out with whales.

https://autismhwb.com/2019/11/25/visualisation/

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