holiday stress

Autistics Traveling

Autistics Traveling

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Anxiety and stress escalate for many Autistics to travel. Sensory needs can become overwhelming. The social interaction can put Autistics on edge. The change of routines beginning with the change of where they sleep, to where their safe spaces are (or don't exist), and feeling uncomfortable can be too much to handle. Shalese Heard, the Travel Goddess is an...

Planning Neuro-Affirming Holiday Social Events

Planning Neuro-Affirming Holiday Social Events

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Planning Neuro-Affirming Holiday Social Events is crucial for a positive experience for Neurodivergents. In a recent conversation, Mitchell Schaps from MNeurodivergent sat down with me to share some insights on creating inclusive events for Neurodivergents. Considering sensory needs by providing spaces for self-regulation including recharging empty social ...

Managing Holiday Stress

Managing Holiday Stress

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript For many Autistic Adults the holidays are a time of sensory distress, seasonal depression, with social demands and all the music and holiday advertising that can stress us out. Becca Lory Hector who was my guest for the Summer of Self-Care Series will give us some of her ideas about managing holiday stress to help us all enjoy them as much as we can. --- Suppo...