Self-care is such a hard concept to understand, and I don’t think anyone ever takes the time to explain what it means.

Self-care isn’t just saying “love yourself” and you are done. In reality, it’s all the little actions you take day to day to take care of yourself.

Your needs depend on you are a person, but many things fall under self-care.

• Exercise
• Hygiene
• Comforting pain
• Sensory comfort
• and so much more!

But when you are autistic, it can be hard to sense these things. How are you supposed to know brushing your head reduces itchiness if you don’t even know what the buzzing on your skull means?

By manually practicing these skills, we can slowly but surely become more used to doing self-care activities and start to gain experience in how our body feels after doing these actions.