Neurodivergent Self-Care

@tyme @Ru-bee

As some of the people on the forums knows, I identify as being neurodiverse and on the autism spectrum. And very very proud of my autistic identity. One thing I haven't mentioned, I don't think, is that I wear my sunflower lanyard to help communicate to other people that I have an invisible disability and that I might need a bit of extra time and support. I also have my house keys, a badge with Pikachu on it, and a badge with Hatsune Miku on it (see attached photo!).

Returning to the topic of what I have called neurodivergent self-care, what is that? When I am talking to neurotypical people and they ask me what I might be doing later on in the day for some self-care, nine times out of ten I don't know what they are talking about. But I feel like I am now slowly coming to learn what self-care means for me. I call it neurodivergent selfcare and some examples of neurodivergent self care are as follows:

1. Getting under my weighted blanket and snuggling with my Dragonite squishmallow in bed.
2. Playing video games
3. Listening to music that fits the mood. For example, if I am feeling very sad and depressed I will listen to my sad songs playlist that I have on YouTube.
4. Having a nap.