Stuff for Sensitive People
Blue Light Blocking Glasses - An inexpensive option to try out after sunset to see how sensitive you are to blue light (fancy options also exist).
EWG Database Database to look up if there are harmful chemicals in your personal care products.
Flare Calmer - Like earplugs, but they reduce your stress response to annoying noises without blocking sound. (Loops an alternative brand)
Gluten & Dairy Substitutes - Yummy, carby, creamy substitutes when you're staying off gluten and dairy.
I Can Breathe Face Mask - Face mask that will filter smells from things like perfumes, exhaust and other chemicals as well as particulate matter. *These have been unavailable of late, but keep checking back in case it is a supply chain issue.
Menstruation Products for the chemically sensitive.
Smidge Sensitive Probiotic - Formulated to avoid negative reactions, with no common allergens, additives or prebiotics.
Visible - App to track HRV for those with chronic illnesses or brain fog to help you with pacing so that you can avoid crashing.
HERBS
Herb Pharm - Tinctures (you can find their products on many websites, including Vitacost and Iherb).
Mountain Rose Herbs - Bulk herbs, tinctures and more
Starwest Botanicals - Bulk Herbs, essential oils and more
BOOKS
Emotional Regulation
Anchored (Deb Dana)
The Mindfulness-Based Emotional Balance Workbook
(Margaret Cullen & Gonzalo Brito Pons)
Navigating these Times
Believers: Making a Life at the End of the World (Lisa Wells)
Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age (Katherine May)
Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human Landscape (Cal Flyn)
Autism
Aspergirls (Rudy Simone)
Calming the Chaos: A Failproof Road Map for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids (Dayna Abraham)
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World that Wasn't Designed for You (Jenara Nerengerg)
Is this Autism: A Guide for Clinicians & Everyone Else (Donna Henderson)
Neurotribes (Steve Silberman)
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity (Devon Price)
Visual Thinking (Temple Grandin)
Rewiring the Brain
Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions (Thich Nhat Hanh)
The Brain that Changes Itself (Norman Doidge)
The Brain's Way of Healing (Norman Doidge)
Kids & Young Adults
Anxiety Relief for Teens: Essential CBT Skills and Self-Care Practices to Overcome Anxiety (Regine Galanti)
Declarative Language Handbook: Using a Thoughtful Language Style to Help Kids with Social Learning Challenges Feel Competent, Connected, and Understood (Linda K. Murphy)
Queerly Autistic: The Ultimate Guide for LGBTQIA+ Teens on the Spectrum (Erin Ekins)
Other
Behave (Robert Sapolsky)
The Worry Trap (Chad LeJeune)
LINKS
*See also my blog posts
Am I Autistic? Your Guide to Self Evaluation & Navigating the Clinical Assessment Process (free PDF)
Help Your Child Self-Regulate by Using Declarative Language
Is Rhodiola the Herbal Alternative to ADHD Medication - This is an article I wrote for Diverge Magazine
Mast Cells and Autism
PDA: Not What You Think it Is! (for kids)
Pathological Demand Avoidance in Adults: How to Help Them Get Unstuck
What is Alexithymia?
Blue Light Blocking Glasses - An inexpensive option to try out after sunset to see how sensitive you are to blue light (fancy options also exist).
EWG Database Database to look up if there are harmful chemicals in your personal care products.
Flare Calmer - Like earplugs, but they reduce your stress response to annoying noises without blocking sound. (Loops an alternative brand)
Gluten & Dairy Substitutes - Yummy, carby, creamy substitutes when you're staying off gluten and dairy.
I Can Breathe Face Mask - Face mask that will filter smells from things like perfumes, exhaust and other chemicals as well as particulate matter. *These have been unavailable of late, but keep checking back in case it is a supply chain issue.
Menstruation Products for the chemically sensitive.
Smidge Sensitive Probiotic - Formulated to avoid negative reactions, with no common allergens, additives or prebiotics.
Visible - App to track HRV for those with chronic illnesses or brain fog to help you with pacing so that you can avoid crashing.
HERBS
Herb Pharm - Tinctures (you can find their products on many websites, including Vitacost and Iherb).
Mountain Rose Herbs - Bulk herbs, tinctures and more
Starwest Botanicals - Bulk Herbs, essential oils and more
BOOKS
Emotional Regulation
Anchored (Deb Dana)
The Mindfulness-Based Emotional Balance Workbook
(Margaret Cullen & Gonzalo Brito Pons)
Navigating these Times
Believers: Making a Life at the End of the World (Lisa Wells)
Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age (Katherine May)
Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human Landscape (Cal Flyn)
Autism
Aspergirls (Rudy Simone)
Calming the Chaos: A Failproof Road Map for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids (Dayna Abraham)
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World that Wasn't Designed for You (Jenara Nerengerg)
Is this Autism: A Guide for Clinicians & Everyone Else (Donna Henderson)
Neurotribes (Steve Silberman)
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity (Devon Price)
Visual Thinking (Temple Grandin)
Rewiring the Brain
Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions (Thich Nhat Hanh)
The Brain that Changes Itself (Norman Doidge)
The Brain's Way of Healing (Norman Doidge)
Kids & Young Adults
Anxiety Relief for Teens: Essential CBT Skills and Self-Care Practices to Overcome Anxiety (Regine Galanti)
Declarative Language Handbook: Using a Thoughtful Language Style to Help Kids with Social Learning Challenges Feel Competent, Connected, and Understood (Linda K. Murphy)
Queerly Autistic: The Ultimate Guide for LGBTQIA+ Teens on the Spectrum (Erin Ekins)
Other
Behave (Robert Sapolsky)
The Worry Trap (Chad LeJeune)
LINKS
*See also my blog posts
Am I Autistic? Your Guide to Self Evaluation & Navigating the Clinical Assessment Process (free PDF)
Help Your Child Self-Regulate by Using Declarative Language
Is Rhodiola the Herbal Alternative to ADHD Medication - This is an article I wrote for Diverge Magazine
Mast Cells and Autism
PDA: Not What You Think it Is! (for kids)
Pathological Demand Avoidance in Adults: How to Help Them Get Unstuck
What is Alexithymia?