Self-Care: Managing Your Nervous System
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Today’s Autistic Moment: A Podcast for Autistic Adults by An Autistic Adult
1h 16m
2 speakers
8 chapters
transcribed 25 days ago
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What is the purpose of this episode and who are the hosts?
Welcome to today's Autistic Moment, a podcast for Autistic Adults by an Autistic Adult. My name is Philip King Low, my pronouns are he him. I am the owner, producer, and host, and I am an autistic adult. Thank you so very much for listening. The nervous system is an autistics main source informing us about what is going on with our sensory processing and anxiety to help us decide what we will do to manage our lives. doctor Megan Annette is here to explain our unit. Autotomic nervous system. including fight, flight, and freeze responses, and the concept of the window of tolerance. Megan will discuss the importance of self care such as body awareness and sensory curation and the impact of chronic pain in
and the social stigma that the intersectional autistic communities experience increases stress on the nervous system. Come join us for the episode Self Care Managing Our Nervous System on Today's Autistic Moments.
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How does Dr. Megan Anna Neff explain the autonomic nervous system, fight‑flight‑freeze and the window of tolerance?
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What are hyper‑arousal and hypo‑arousal, and how do they affect autistic people?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the purpose of this episode and who are the hosts?
0:01–2:50
2
How does Dr. Megan Anna Neff explain the autonomic nervous system, fight‑flight‑freeze and the window of tolerance?
2:50–5:34
3
What are hyper‑arousal and hypo‑arousal, and how do they affect autistic people?
5:34–10:13
4
How can body awareness, sensory curation and somatic practices help regulate the nervous system?
10:13–21:13
5
Why do chronic pain and conditions like fibromyalgia tax the nervous system of autistic adults?
21:13–34:16
6
How do authenticity, persistence and creative sensory spaces enable autistic people to thrive?
34:16–56:02
7
What self‑care strategies (e.g., emotional thermometers, body scans, media diet) can reduce stress overload?
56:02–1:09:46
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Where can listeners find resources such as Dr. Neff’s book, card decks, podcasts and free guides on nervous‑system self‑care?
1:09:46–1:16:10