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Autistic self care

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I've thought about this for a while but having done a search, I see that the subject is even more complex than I first thought:

Here is a link on the subject to Autism Central, an NHS site:

https://www.autismcentral.nhs.uk/guidance/personal-care

There is some useful information here too (a PDF document):

https://ausm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Self-Care-Toolkit-for-Autistic-People.pdf

I think I've neglected most of the areas mentioned but one thing that particularly strikes me as a woman is not paying for services eg. some people pay to have hair removed, nails painted, go to beauticians, saunas etc.

I have never done this and it's as much as I can do quite often to cut my nails.

One of the reasons for me has been exhaustion from being overwhelmed by life.

I think there must be lots of reasons behind this but they all come down to the same thing: self neglect.

Do you feel that you neglect yourself or do you feel that your self care is good - physical, mental, spiritual etc etc?

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  • With personal care you can't please everyone.  So just take care of yourself and ignore other people's comments.

    I started to improve my hygiene when I was in my twenties.   At university other students complained that I didnt wash myself or my clothes often enough, I smelled.  

    Back home the opposite happened,  my mother complained that I was turning into a weirdo because I took baths too often, once a week was considered far too frequent, she complained that I went off and  washed my hands before eating sandwiches. 

    Sometimes you just can't win.

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  • With personal care you can't please everyone.  So just take care of yourself and ignore other people's comments.

    I started to improve my hygiene when I was in my twenties.   At university other students complained that I didnt wash myself or my clothes often enough, I smelled.  

    Back home the opposite happened,  my mother complained that I was turning into a weirdo because I took baths too often, once a week was considered far too frequent, she complained that I went off and  washed my hands before eating sandwiches. 

    Sometimes you just can't win.

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