Dr. Miguel Toribio-Mateas
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And we have this joke going on in my house as well because my mom...
It's the same.
She's got like 100 dresses, but she's always wearing the same kind of like worn-out T-shirt or worn-out jumper or something.
And you ask her why, and she says, oh, I really like it because it's very soft.
And we know about that sensitivity.
That's part of the story in neurodivergence.
So if you have that basic wardrobe that has got your preferred jeans and your preferred jumper and your T-shirt and blah, blah, and you like them because they give you comfort,
that shouldn't be knocked off.
It shouldn't be something that's going to be a source of blame.
It should be something that is there and you use them as anchors because your nervous system is constantly asking itself, am I safe in a situation?
I'm sat here, my nervous system is scanning, thinking, do I trust you?
Do I trust the setting?
Am I happy to open up?
You know, all of those things are happening 24-7.
So they're happening around food as well.
So your nervous system is saying, what do I need now?
Do I need comfort?
Am I happy to be a bit more adventurous and maybe add something that's a different texture that I haven't been happy to try before?
Maybe a different flavor.
So I think keep...