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Zones of Regulation: An Emotional Regulation Worksheet
Emotional regulation is hard. It's especially hard when you have ADHD, BPD, autism, or other neurodivergent conditions that create executive function barriers, flash emotions, or struggles identifying emotions we're feeling. So I made a free worksheet to help.
maayahitomi
May 27, 20253 min read


I used to think self-diagnosis was bad; here's what changed my mind
While some people use self-diagnosis as a first step towards getting a professional diagnosis, for many people, professional diagnosis may not even be an option. There can be multiple reasons for this.
Rho
Apr 18, 20225 min read


The First Steps to Balancing Stimulation
Self-regulating stimulation levels is a crucial task for ADHD and autistic people. Without this, we can end up understimulated to the point it's physically painful, overstimulated to the point we can't function, or ping pong between the two.
maayahitomi
Mar 3, 20225 min read


How to Prioritize when You're Low on Spoons
Being low on spoons is an extremely common experience, especially for ADHD and autistic folks. Combined with people pleasing tendencies, this is a recipe for burnout. So, let's talk about how to prioritize those last remaining spoons.
maayahitomi
May 6, 20213 min read


Autistic relationships to food: From picky to disordered
Autistic people are much more likely to have an eating disorder than our allistic peers. While many of us do have natural struggles with food and eating, I think we learn disordered eating when people try to change our relationships to food. Let me explain.
maayahitomi
Mar 4, 20212 min read


7 Tactics to Avoid Decision Purgatory
Making decisions can be incredibly taxing for ND folks. We can get in decision paralysis. So, let’s talk about a few ways to avoid it.
maayahitomi
Oct 7, 20206 min read


Rethinking Meditation for the ADHD Mind
Meditation can work for ADHD'ers, the problem is how marketing has limited it to as just sitting still or being quiet, when it can actually work with our ADHD brains.
maayahitomi
Jul 21, 20204 min read
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