Video Tutorials

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Why everything you know about autism is wrong

TEDx Talks · Jac den Houting

Essential psychoeducation — good starting point for newly diagnosed clients.

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What it's really like to have autism

TED · Ethan Lisi

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Can you make it to the end? (Sensory sensitivity simulation)

National Autistic Society

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The Importance of Stimming in Late Diagnosed Autistic Adults

Mom on the Spectrum

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Do You Know The Signs Of An Autistic Meltdown?

BBC Scotland

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Autistic Meltdowns: What to do?

Autism Explained

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An Introduction to Monotropism

The Autistic Advocate

Affirming framework explaining autistic attention as single-channel and intense — helps make sense of hyperfocus and the need for gentle transitions.

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Damian Milton on the Double Empathy Problem

Studio 3

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Special Interests and Hyperfixations

Toon Ruins

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What is Executive Function and Why Do We Need it?

How to ADHD

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Time Blindness — An ADHD or Executive Dysfunction

Therapy in a Nutshell

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How to Get Stuff Done with ADHD: Task Initiation

The Neurocuriosity Club

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How to Master Task Switching with ADHD

Thoroughly ADHD

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How To Power Through ADHD: Proven Strategies

Dr. Tracey Marks

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Emotions and ADHD: Shame, Guilt and Rejection Sensitivity

ADDitude · Dr. William Dodson

Dr. William Dodson on rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) — useful for ADHD clients overwhelmed by criticism or perceived rejection.

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What is Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD)?

Understood

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10 Warning Signs You've Hit Autistic Burnout

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10 Warning Signs You've Hit Autistic Burnout

I'm Autistic, Now What?

Good for clients who do not recognise they are in burnout. Accessible format, clear lists.

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Autistic burnout — how to stop it

Neurodivergent Doctor

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Autistic burnout? 4 big signs and what to do

Dr. Kim Sage, Licensed Psychologist

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The spoon theory: Learning how to budget your energy

Canadian Virtual Hospice

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Explaining Spoon Theory

Spoon Central

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Pacing — Energy Management in Burnout and Chronic Conditions

Long COVID Physio

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How Your Feelings Are Disappearing — Alexithymia explained

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How Your Feelings Are Disappearing — Alexithymia explained

HealthyGamerGG · Dr. K

Useful for ND clients who struggle to name what they feel. Good to share before a session.

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Understanding Alexithymia & Interoception

Kelly Mahler OT

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Why Many Autistics Struggle with Emotions — Alexithymia

Auticate with Chris & Debby

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Claim Your Emotions: How to Identify and Name What You Feel

Dr. Tracey Marks

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What is Interoception?

Scripps Research

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The Emotion Wheel — How to use it

Practical Psychology

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Emotion Regulation in Autism Toolkit

UCUCEDD — UC Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

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Deb Dana describes the Polyvagal Theory

Norton Mental Health

Recommended for nervous system psychoeducation — accessible and clinically grounded.

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Polyvagal Theory Explained Simply

Lewis Psychology

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Window of Tolerance and Emotional Regulation

Lewis Psychology

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Polyvagal Theory: The 3 States of Anxiety in the Nervous System

Therapy in a Nutshell

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The Polyvagal Theory: The New Science of Safety

Nerd Nite

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Understanding Trauma, Anxiety and Burnout in your Nervous System

Therapy in a Nutshell

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Vagus Nerve Exercises to Rewire Your System From Anxiety

Sukie Baxter

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Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Therapy in a Nutshell

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Introduction to PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)

PDA Society

Starting point for clients who recognise demand-avoidance patterns. Official UK source.

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Demand Avoidance of the PDA kind

PDA Society

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Healthcare and PDA: From Avoidance to Access

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Healthcare and PDA: From Avoidance to Access

PDA Society · Julia Daunt

Adult PDAer perspective (Julia Daunt) on accessing healthcare without overwhelm.

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PDA in Adulthood: Parenting When the System Failed

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PDA in Adulthood: Parenting When the System Failed

PDA Society

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PDA and Working for the Police

PDA Society

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Distressed Behaviours — a PDAer's Perspective

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Distressed Behaviours — a PDAer's Perspective

PDA Society · Julia Daunt

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PDA & Masking with James

PDA Society

First-person perspective on PDA and masking in adulthood and its toll on the nervous system.

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What learning about PDA meant to me

PDA Society

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Trauma & Recovery

9 Micro Habits for Self-Regulation of Trauma or Anxiety

Therapy in a Nutshell

Short, concrete self-regulation practices — good to share between sessions with overwhelmed clients.

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Trauma & Recovery

IFS and Neurodivergence

Natasha Wilson

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Trauma & Recovery

How trauma stays in the body — Bessel van der Kolk

Big Think

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Sensory Processing

Autism and Interoception

Autism From The Inside

Links interoception (internal body signals) to emotional regulation — useful for clients who cannot feel what is happening in their body.

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Sensory Processing

PDA and Sensory Processing

PDA Society · Alison Hart

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Sensory Processing

Stimming — What's That?

Agony Autie

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High-Masking Autistic with ADHD: 5 Signs

Auticate with Chris & Debby

Helps late-diagnosed AuDHD clients recognise masking they no longer noticed.

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The Chameleons: Women and girls with autism

SBS The Feed

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The Problem with Masking ADHD and Autism

How to ADHD

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Masking and Adult ADHD

Russell Barkley, PhD

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Guided practice videos

Self-Help Practice Video Library

Step-by-step video walkthroughs of concrete exercises — breathing, vagal stimulation, sensory grounding, meltdown recovery, and more. Pair with the Grounding Library tool.

Start here· Breathing

Box Breathing — walkthrough 1

Box Breathing

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95 exercises

Box Breathing — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Box Breathing

#anxiety#panic

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Box Breathing — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Box Breathing

#anxiety#panic

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Box Breathing — walkthrough 3

Exercise: Box Breathing

#anxiety#panic

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Coherent Breathing — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Coherent Breathing

#hrv#daily

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Coherent Breathing — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Coherent Breathing

#hrv#daily

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Coherent Breathing — walkthrough 3

Exercise: Coherent Breathing

#hrv#daily

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4-7-8 Breathing — walkthrough 1

Exercise: 4-7-8 Breathing

#sleep#panic

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4-7-8 Breathing — walkthrough 2

Exercise: 4-7-8 Breathing

#sleep#panic

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4-7-8 Breathing — walkthrough 3

Exercise: 4-7-8 Breathing

#sleep#panic

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Physiological Sigh (Huberman) — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Physiological Sigh

#panic#rapid

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Physiological Sigh — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Physiological Sigh

#panic#rapid

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Physiological Sigh — walkthrough 3

Exercise: Physiological Sigh

#panic#rapid

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Nadi Shodhana — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Nadi Shodhana

#yoga#balance

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Nadi Shodhana — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Nadi Shodhana

#yoga#balance

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Diaphragmatic Breathing — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Diaphragmatic Breathing

#daily#tension

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Diaphragmatic Breathing — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Diaphragmatic Breathing

#daily#tension

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Diaphragmatic Breathing — walkthrough 3

Exercise: Diaphragmatic Breathing

#daily#tension

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Humming / Om — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Humming / Om

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Humming / Om — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Humming / Om

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Cold Water Face Immersion — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Cold Water Face Immersion

#dive-reflex#panic

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Cold Water Face Immersion — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Cold Water Face Immersion

#dive-reflex#panic

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Intense Gargling — walkthrough

Exercise: Intense Gargling

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Intense Gargling — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Intense Gargling

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Ear Massage — walkthrough

Exercise: Ear Massage

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Valsalva Maneuver — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Valsalva Maneuver

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Valsalva Maneuver — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Valsalva Maneuver

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5-4-3-2-1 Grounding — walkthrough

Exercise: 5-4-3-2-1

#panic#dissociation

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Body Scan — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Body Scan

#somatic

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Body Scan — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Body Scan

#somatic

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Body Scan — walkthrough 3

Exercise: Body Scan

#somatic

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Orienting Response — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Orienting Response

#dissociation

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Orienting Response — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Orienting Response

#dissociation

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Bilateral Tapping (Butterfly Hug) — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Bilateral Tapping

#emdr#trauma

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Bilateral Tapping — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Bilateral Tapping

#emdr#trauma

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Bilateral Tapping — walkthrough 3

Exercise: Bilateral Tapping

#emdr#trauma

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TIPP (DBT) — walkthrough 1

Exercise: TIPP

#dbt#crisis

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TIPP (DBT) — walkthrough 2

Exercise: TIPP

#dbt#crisis

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TIPP (DBT) — walkthrough 3

Exercise: TIPP

#dbt#crisis

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Progressive Muscle Relaxation — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Progressive Muscle Relaxation

#tension

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Progressive Muscle Relaxation — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Progressive Muscle Relaxation

#tension

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Progressive Muscle Relaxation — walkthrough 3

Exercise: Progressive Muscle Relaxation

#tension

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Safe Place Visualization — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Safe Place Visualization

#visualization

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Safe Place Visualization — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Safe Place Visualization

#visualization

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Safe Place Visualization — walkthrough 3

Exercise: Safe Place Visualization

#visualization

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Co-Regulation — Deb Dana (Polyvagal)

Exercise: Co-Regulation in Crisis

#polyvagal#connection

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Co-Regulation in Crisis — walkthrough

Exercise: Co-Regulation in Crisis

#polyvagal#connection

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Meltdown Warning Signs — walkthrough

Exercise: Warning Signs Checklist

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Autistic Meltdown Signs (BBC)

Exercise: Warning Signs Checklist

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Exit Strategy — what to do

Exercise: Exit Strategy

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Recovery Protocol — autistic burnout

Exercise: Recovery Protocol

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Post-meltdown recovery — 4 signs

Exercise: Recovery Protocol

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Sensory Sanctuary — how to build 1

Exercise: Sensory Sanctuary

#sensory

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Sensory Sanctuary — how to build 2

Exercise: Sensory Sanctuary

#sensory

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Shutdown vs Meltdown — 3 polyvagal states

Exercise: Shutdown vs. Meltdown

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Sensory sensitivity — simulation

Exercise: Shutdown vs. Meltdown

#autism#sensory

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Autistic Burnout — nervous system

Exercise: Autistic Burnout Recovery Plan

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What autism is really like — Ethan Lisi (TED)

Exercise: Autistic Burnout Recovery Plan

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Loving-Kindness Meditation — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Metta / Loving-Kindness

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Loving-Kindness Meditation — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Metta / Loving-Kindness

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Loving-Kindness Meditation — walkthrough 3

Exercise: Metta / Loving-Kindness

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Mindful Walking — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Mindful Walking

#movement

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Mindful Walking — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Mindful Walking

#movement

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Yoga Nidra / NSDR — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Yoga Nidra / NSDR

#sleep#rest

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Yoga Nidra / NSDR — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Yoga Nidra / NSDR

#sleep#rest

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RAIN Technique — walkthrough 1

Exercise: RAIN

#mindfulness

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RAIN Technique — walkthrough 2

Exercise: RAIN

#mindfulness

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Opposite Action (DBT) — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Opposite Action

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Opposite Action (DBT) — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Opposite Action

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Window of Tolerance — polyvagal

Exercise: Window of Tolerance Tracker

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Window of Tolerance — emotional regulation

Exercise: Window of Tolerance Tracker

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Self-Compassion Break — walkthrough 1

Exercise: Self-Compassion Break

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Self-Compassion Break — walkthrough 2

Exercise: Self-Compassion Break

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STOP Technique — walkthrough 1

Exercise: STOP+ Technique

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STOP Technique — walkthrough 2

Exercise: STOP+ Technique

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IFS — working with internal parts

Exercise: IFS Parts Check-In

#ifs

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Polyvagal Theory — the science of safety

Exercise: Polyvagal State Mapping

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Sensory Rebalancing

Stim Toolkit — examples

Exercise: Stim Toolkit

#autism#stim

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Sensory Rebalancing

Importance of stimming in adults

Exercise: Stim Toolkit

#autism#stim

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Sensory Rebalancing

Sensory Inventory — how to run it

Exercise: Sensory Inventory

#sensory

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Emotion Wheel — how to use it

Exercise: Emotion Wheel

#emotions

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Identify and name what you feel

Exercise: Emotion Wheel

#emotions

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Alexithymia and Interoception

Exercise: Body-to-Emotion Mapping

#interoception

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What is Interoception?

Exercise: Body-to-Emotion Mapping

#interoception

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Why autistics struggle with emotions

Exercise: "What Am I Feeling?" Protocol

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Alexithymia explained — Dr. K

Exercise: "What Am I Feeling?" Protocol

#psychoed

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Task Initiation with ADHD

Exercise: Task Initiation

#adhd

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What is Executive Function

Exercise: Task Initiation

#adhd#psychoed

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Task switching with ADHD

Exercise: Transition Bridging

#adhd

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ADHD strategies — Dr. Tracey Marks

Exercise: Transition Bridging

#adhd

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Spoon Theory — energy budget

Exercise: Energy Budget Planner

#spoons#energy

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Spoon Theory explained

Exercise: Energy Budget Planner

#spoons#energy

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Time Blindness — ADHD

Exercise: Time Anchoring

#adhd#time

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Why everything you know about autism is wrong

Exercise: Time Anchoring

#autism#psychoed

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Pacing — energy management

Exercise: Energy Accounting

#energy#burnout

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