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Autistic self care

B

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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  • I don't think not paying for services is self neglect. None of those things are necessary.

    I get by in most ways but I do self neglect. I don't show all that often but as far as I'm aware I don't smell or anything so I seem to get away with it. I'm not very good at house work. I don't change the sheets and things as often as you're supposed to. I'm trying to get better at taking care of my physical health with diet and exercise but it's tough.

    Mentally I struggle. I beat myself up a lot and find it hard to find activities that help me to regulate. I'm working on this in therapy at the moment but I'm not sure that it's helping much so far.

  • in reply to Expecto_Patronum
    Expecto_Patronum said:
    I don't think not paying for services is self neglect. None of those things are necessary.

    Definitely not.

    It was an illustration of how far some people will go to care for themselves. 

  • in reply to B

    Oh I see. Ye thats a thing I will never understand. I'll be honest. It must cost people so much money. Ive never understood things like getting your nails painted.

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