Self-care is a sort of trendy buzzword at the moment, used by advertisers to sell “little luxuries” to consumers, but self-care has an importance to autistic people beyond bubble baths and face masks (although those are nice)
When everything in the world sometimes seem too much to us – too loud, too bright, too awful-smelling – what are the steps we can take to take care of ourselves?
– Why do we need to prioritise self-care?
– And how can we do that?
– What even counts as self-care?