The Neurodivergent Lens

Why this lens

Many of us spent years masking—performing “okay.” Healing began when we stopped forcing normal and started listening to our bodies. This page gathers the most useful, gentle practices I’ve learned for living at your own pace.

Common struggles

• Sensory overload & the recovery time nobody sees.
• Communication fatigue and delayed processing.
• Hyperfocus ⇄ burnout cycles and shame after crashes.
• Rejection sensitivity, people-pleasing, and masking.

Guiding principles

1. Safety first. Regulation > productivity. Your body is the compass.
2. Authenticity over performance. Choose congruence, not polish.
3. Permission to go slowly. Nothing is late if it’s honest.
4. Body before brain. Co-regulate with breath, movement, warmth.

Everyday practices

• 2-minute morning check: body temp, breath, jaw, shoulders.
• Sensory plan: headphones, sunglasses, safe snack & water.
• Recovery block after social/errand time (15–30 min quiet).
• Gentle movement: walk, stretch, light shake.
• Evening closure: one line of gratitude or “what worked.”

Read this when you’re overwhelmed

It’s okay to step away. Your worth isn’t measured by pace or output. You are allowed to go slowly.

Start-here library

• Self-Discovery: from survival roles to real connection
• Recent writings (gentle reflections you can read in small bites)
• Music Therapy (listen + reflect when reading feels hard)
• Posts tagged “overwhelm”
• Posts tagged “regulation”

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