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Thing to help with autism and adhd (non medical)

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So what things what you use to help with adhd or autism and to abide with forum rules dont mention any medical advice of any kind thank you 

For autism I find buttons and dials on my devices if possible and keeping kusic movies and books/cokics/magazines  in categories but non specific ones can help so special interests like music and circus/circus skills/arts dnd lord of the rings l all together then genres wirh as few sub genres as possible ai sit come stand ups soaps cartons I only make sub genres for a specific series or like us sitcom uk sitcom etc but if theres any cross over i just pick a place and stick to it other wise adhd can cause ocd tendencies and I’d like not to end up with full blown adhd becuase thats not good ai I always treat the tendencies wirh interventions 

also for autism sensory lights ear defenders(it helps me speicfily to get a set of Bluetooth ones that have av lead input,a set of radio ones with both those functions too then two other sets one with a low and a higher noise resuction rating to let more or less sound through and also a cheap set for using in shorter bursts where comfort is the least important thing i.e for doing noisy house jobs 

for adhd I need my notes app on my phone a note book a separate note book for hobby related music stuff and for the buisness ai have a Filofax that has a diary notes weekly daily and monthly planner son as well as some pages of income and outgoing when this gets full I’ll copy them into income outgoings books as well as posiblllynhome life ones too I’ll keep this stuff in a filing cabinet with one drawer for work(invoices rhe books l and any thinnnlike lesson plans etc) one for home(with important life documents too) one for my cirucs magazine once I joint the circus friends association lol

alson for adhd (sorry grammar etc is my bad point so im trying to split it into paragraphs as much and as well as I can) a voice recorder like a digital one for notes whilst im bist and will either nkt be able to get my phone out or will forget by then time it’s all done lol I wanna get an old tape based one for my music too as thebanalouge sound will help my sensory stuff feel inspired(also Spotify is good for my adhd to remember songs I want to learn as is ultimate guitar and tidal)

basically anything that helps my sensory needs and helps me organise

oh yeh I have a Jody thats heavy too but it’s not even ment to be a sensory one that I know of it’s just a  navy blue hoody wirh thumb holes  wirh a gold star on I mean if anyone knows of this hoody link me to to becuse mine is falling apart also I have one thats heavy too and it’s grey camo

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  • Honestly one of the biggest things that can help me sometimes is a nap. Sometimes I just need one to reset and recharge.

    I need some routine and structure and use to do lists (to varying success). At work a list in my phone really helps but for some reason for home things I completely ignore my phone so have a written one. Sometimes its helpful to be able to physically tick off what I've done. Doesn't help with routine housework though, I end up ignoring it. Haven't figured out a solution to this yet other than to wait until I feel like it.

    Sometimes just general list making can help me as well. It's regulating some how but it needs to have a purpose such as places we can go when we're on holiday even if the holiday is months and months away.

    Hoodies help me a lot, I find them regulating and will put my hood up when I'm feeling stressed or finding the weather overloading like with wind. Other sensory issues I use sunglasses when it's remotely sunny, I have limited diet, I'm careful about what clothing I buy etc. I have to have background noise. I always have the TV on when at home. I hate silence. Only exception is when I'm doing something like reading that i can't do with background noise.

    Other things that help vary. Sometimes I need something to fidget with or just to move. Sometimes I need something of familiarity and comfort like watching Harry Potter. Sometimes I have to reward myself for doing a tricky thing with chocolate or something similar. Google can be a help to me too. I hate unknown information. Even something I don't really need to know. So if I hear something I don't understand or doesn't give me all the info, I have to find out.

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  • Honestly one of the biggest things that can help me sometimes is a nap. Sometimes I just need one to reset and recharge.

    I need some routine and structure and use to do lists (to varying success). At work a list in my phone really helps but for some reason for home things I completely ignore my phone so have a written one. Sometimes its helpful to be able to physically tick off what I've done. Doesn't help with routine housework though, I end up ignoring it. Haven't figured out a solution to this yet other than to wait until I feel like it.

    Sometimes just general list making can help me as well. It's regulating some how but it needs to have a purpose such as places we can go when we're on holiday even if the holiday is months and months away.

    Hoodies help me a lot, I find them regulating and will put my hood up when I'm feeling stressed or finding the weather overloading like with wind. Other sensory issues I use sunglasses when it's remotely sunny, I have limited diet, I'm careful about what clothing I buy etc. I have to have background noise. I always have the TV on when at home. I hate silence. Only exception is when I'm doing something like reading that i can't do with background noise.

    Other things that help vary. Sometimes I need something to fidget with or just to move. Sometimes I need something of familiarity and comfort like watching Harry Potter. Sometimes I have to reward myself for doing a tricky thing with chocolate or something similar. Google can be a help to me too. I hate unknown information. Even something I don't really need to know. So if I hear something I don't understand or doesn't give me all the info, I have to find out.

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