Empower your self-care routine and boost wellness with practical, accessible strategies tailor-made for autistic and ADHD adults, helping you manage stress, build connections, and thrive on your own terms.

Relax, recharge, and reset your body with this thoughtfully designed deck of 100 accessible exercises by trusted therapist Dr. Megan A. Neff. Perfectly tailored for autistic adults, this practical resource offers easy-to-use activities that support your well-being across all aspects of life.

Whether you’re seeking ways to manage your stress, connect with others, or thrive in your career, these strategies are here to help when you need them the most—and all at the simple flip of a card. Explore the activities at your own pace and in any order you choose. All the exercises are easy to complete and don’t require a big-time commitment.

Join the growing community of autistic adults who are prioritizing self-care in a way that is accessible, practical, and tailored for their unique strengths. This deck is your partner in building a life that feels good—on your own terms.

• 100 practical, sensible activities for adults with autism and ADHD
• Strategies for identifying and cultivating sensory awareness
• Tools for overcoming the challenges of practicing self-care

ISBN: 9781507225066

Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask! by Dr. Megan Anna Neff (2024)

Ditch the stigma, celebrate your identity, and put yourself first with these 100+ exercises that reinforce the idea that neurodiversity is a strength and teaches you how to relax, destress, find your community, practice self-love, and more.

When you’re autistic, it can be tough to prioritize wellness.

Self-Care for Autistic People can help you engage in some neurodivergent self-care—without pretending to be neurotypical. You’ll find more than 100 activities that help you accept yourself, destigmatize autism, find your community, and take care of your physical and mental health. You’ll find solutions for managing the challenging aspects of autism, as well as ideas to bring out the many positive aspects. With expert advice from therapist Megan A. Neff, this book will help you make the most of your life and your diagnosis.

Hardcover: 192 pages
ISBN: 978-1507221938

Watch colors flow and blend with Sensory Lab Liquid Motion Keychains. This mesmerizing toy features liquid motion effects that captivate and soothe, making it perfect for relaxation and sensory exploration.

• Ages 5+

Benefits

• Encourages visual tracking
• Use as a tool for sensory integration
• Encourages hand/eye coordination and dexterity

Need Fulfilled

• Visual input

Sensory Lab Squeez-E Swirl delivers a calming, hands-on sensory experience that’s as mesmerizing to watch as it is to use. Shaped like a small dumbbell, this fidget lets kids squeeze either end to send the contents flowing smoothly through the center, creating a beautiful visual effect with every press.

Available in three eye-catching styles—blue glitter, pink glitter and multi-color beads—each version offers a unique sensory experience, combining gentle resistance with slow, fluid motion. The rhythmic back-and-forth flow encourages repeated play and visual focus.

Perfect for sensory exploration, quiet play or focus breaks, Squeez-E Swirl provides screen-free engagement that blends touch, motion and visual delight.

• Ages 3+

Benefits

• Helps improve mood and focus
• Helps develop fine motor skills and builds hand and finger muscles
• Helps build hand/eye coordination
• Provides movement for stimulating the brain stem

Needs Fulfilled

• Tactile, proprioceptive

Sensory Pathways and Walls are excellent for engaging children of all ages. Even adults love to engage in play and support their senses. These pathways are custom made, durable and able to stand the test of time. 

• Tear-resistant
• Non-slip laminate available
• Scuff-resistant
• Easy to apply 

Pathways and sensory walls are excellent additions to schools, daycares, gyms, and homes. Brighten up your halls in pediatric offices, doctor offices, therapy, dental and more. 

Sensory paths and walls can ease anxiety, distract from worry, provide heavy work, and fun when it might otherwise be a stressful situation. By giving an opportunity for sensory regulation, processing the environment can become easier and less dysregulated. 

All paths and wall decals can be combined to provide an interactive and regulating activity. Kids have difficulty staying in line or keeping their hands to themselves; use sensory paths to engage the proprioceptive, vestibular, tactile, visual, and auditory senses. Give opportunity for sensory input to help mitigate maladaptive behaviors in the classroom. 

Decals come with a standard gloss laminate (covering). Non-Slip laminate is available, please add 25%.

Prices are minimum for each set, please ask about our larger or custom sizes available!

Size height is the length; however, shapes can be spread apart as near or far for the specific space. 

CRAB CRAW

This sensory pathway is excellent for getting some heavy work in to support the proprioceptive sensory system. Hard work regulates and engages persons of all ages. Place in a hallway, gym, classroom, playroom, or anywhere you would like to provide sensory input for regulation. Help support those wiggles.
Specs: 9 sets of hands and feet placed individually to meet the height needs of an age group.

Size: Approximately 2’ w x 10’h assembled

ANT MARCH

Help your students walk in line while engaging their senses and imagination. Ants can be staggered to provide a marching opportunity. By watching where they are stepping, students engage in proprioceptive and vestibular work. Students focus on the activity rather than other behaviors that are less desirable in a school setting.
Specs: 10 sets of ants.

Size: Approximately 1’ w x 8’h assembled

SENSORY PATHWAY

Getting ready for a big test? Storytime? A writing assignment? Use this Sensory Break Path to give some sensory input for regulation. Kids and adults can enjoy jumping in and out of the squares. This activity works on balance and gives input to joints and muscles. Engage the vestibular and proprioceptive senses for increase concentration and learning. This path can be used with any of the pathways to provide a variety of activities down hallways, in classrooms, homes, and gymnasiums.
Specs: 9 sets of feet and 8 boxes.

Size: Approximately 2’ w x 11’h assembled

TWIRL

Spinning can engage the mind, reset sensory systems, and help with regulation. Use this pathway to give vestibular input and engage students as they walk down the hall or as part of a sensory pathway game in the gym. Place them throughout your home or classroom for a stop, spin, and engaging activity.
Specs: 9 swirl graphics

Size: Approximately 2’ w x 13’h assembled

TIP TOE

Shhhhh, we need to be quiet in the hallway. How can we reinforce quiet walking with fun and sensory integration? Use the Tip Toe pathway! Students can tip toe their way through the halls while engaging their vestibular sensory system. Student focus on the pathway and balance, eliminating most disruptive behaviors. Use this pathway with others for sensory regulation.

Size: 4’ w x 12’h

WINDY PATH

Work on balance and concentration while winding down the hallway. Students will focus on the pathway to work on concentration and vestibular input. Make walking in line a game to mitigate disruption and include some fun.

Size: 4’ w x 13.5’h

HOPSCOTCH VINE

Jump your way to the flower as you learn numbers and counting. Working on your 2’s; hop on one side. Toss a bean bag to a number and hop your way there. There are many ways to use this colorful and interactive sensory path. Jump with two feet like skiing, side to side. These activities work on proprioceptive and vestibular input while learning.

Size: Approximately 2.5’ w x 8.5’h

HOPSCOTCH FOREST ANIMALS

Join your forest friends and climb the tree while working on your numbers and counting. Toss a bean bag to a number and hop your way to pick it up. Use two feet or one. Walk along the tree jumping from number to number. Tip toe so you don’t disturb the animals. These activities work on proprioceptive and vestibular input while learning.

Size: Approximately 4’ w x 15' h

WINDY PATH - BALANCE

Work on balance and concentration while winding down the hallway. Students will focus on the pathway to work on concentration and vestibular input. Make walking in line a game to mitigate disruption and include some fun.

Size: 4’ w x 13.5’h

ALPHABET HOPSCOTCH

This versatile alphabet can be put together for interactive hopscotch, follow the alphabet path, or spread throughout a room for a fun game of finding letters or spelling words. Get creative in your space for learning and sensory input.

Size: Approximately 2’ w x 7’h assembled

NUMBERED STEPS

Work on counting, adding, subtracting and more with these versatile numbers. Use them as a sensory pathway or add them to a sensory wall. Get creative and get kids moving quietly down a hall or quickly during a math game.

Size: Approximately 1.5’ w x 3.6’h assembled

The Sensory Pod Swing from Great Playthings is a fun and relaxing indoor or outdoor swing/chair to relax in and read a book or enjoy. The soft compression and gentle swaying  helps kids calm down and focus. The inflatable seat can be adjusted to your exact preference and comes with an included pump for ease of use. 

The Sensory Pod Swing is portable, fade resistant, and crafted from tough durable lightweight nylon. Its convenient portable design is great for taking on trips and the easy-clean material will resist fading over time. Use it on a tree, on a hammock stand, or on a reinforced ceiling. We recommend storing it indoors when not in use to extend it's lifetime.

• Ages 3-10 years
• Holds up to 175 lb
• Includes: 1x swing, 1x screw, 1x tree strap, 1x carabiner, 1x pump

Benefits

• Helps develop gross motor skills and a sense of balance
• Helps develop core muscles and hand/eye coordination
• Gentle Deep Touch Pressure input helps organize sensory information
• Improves mood and focus

Need Fulfilled

• Vestibular and proprioceptive input

Specs

Dimensions
27.5" wide and 59" tall

Materials
Cotton, nylon

Each Sensory Soft Squeeze Seat by Bouncyband® is designed specifically to squeeze a child's torso when sitting, providing a gentle hug enabling a calming and relaxing sense of security. The comforting pressure of the Squeeze Seat relieves anxiety and stress, resulting in greater concentration and more attentive behavior. Ideal for kids who are fidgety and have trouble sitting still.  Kids can rock back and forth by sitting across it like on a horse, unwind with both feet on the same side, or lay on it as a support while reading.

• Easy to clean--wipeable surface
• Holds up to 100 lbs
• Ages 3-9

Benefits

• Provides Deep Touch Therapy
• Improves mood and focus

Need Fulfilled

• Proprioceptive and tactile input

Specs for Sensory Seat

Dimensions
28 x 9 x 26”

Product Weight
7 lbs

Material
High-quality polyurethane foam and a thick heavy-duty vinyl

The Sensory Tongue Depressor helps parents (and medical professionals) to examine children's mouths. With the tongue depressor parents can check for emerging teeth, leftover food in the mouth, or illness.

• Set includes 2 tongue depressors 
• Food grade silicone + stainless steel
• Third-party quality tested (BPA, BPS, PVC, and phthalate free)
• Built to last
• Hypoallergenic
• Dishwasher safe
• Designed by a Pediatric Feeding Specialist (Dawn Winkelmann, M.S, CCC-SLP)
• This item is being sold through our partners at Shopify Collective and is not available in store

Benefits

• Helps detect pocketing (food left in mouth), illness, loose teeth, and canker sores 
• Helps with tooth brushing, flossing, and oral care for palatal expanders + braces
• Prepares children for dental visits + assessments for lip, buccal, or tongue ties
• Supports feeding, speech, and orofacial myofunctional evaluations + therapy
• Weighted strip and tactile bumps provide sensory awareness
• Maintains cold / warm temperature when submerged in water to help with oral sensory issues

Need Fulfilled

• Oral motor input

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How returns work
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Refunds
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Start a return
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Sensory Tool House Limited Edition Noise Reducing Ear Plugs are specially designed to protect your hearing from loud noises. These noise reducing ear plugs come with a pocket-sized carrying case perfect for home or on-the-go use. The ergonomic tier design includes a finger grip pull to ensure a secure fit and comes with two pairs of soft silicone ear plugs. Enjoy the ultimate protection against loud noises and the assurance of an effective fit.

• Protection Level: 26 dB
• Comes in 2 colors, blue and orange

This item is non-returnable.

Specs for Limited Edition Noise Reducing Ear Plugs

Product Weight
.4 oz

Material
Silicone

Dimensions
2” diameter x .75”

Saying no takes practice! That can be because many people were taught to say yes. This colorful vinyl sticker is a great visual reminder that walks people through 3 simple steps to practice verbalizing boundaries. A great tool to reinforce and normalize the process. 

• Waterproof and weatherproof
• Matte finish
• Colors may vary slightly from photos due to variation in computer screen displays

Discover your new pocket-sized calm companion! This Spiky Tactile Sensory Keychain transforms fidgeting into a feel-good ritual. Wrapped in sharp, bumpy textures, it's perfect for squeezing, rolling, or just holding when anxiety creeps in. Whether you're managing nervous habits or seeking a moment of zen, this discreet little wonder delivers sensory input that keeps your hands happy and your mind focused. Slip it onto your keys and carry instant stress relief everywhere—work, home, or anywhere life takes you. Small in size, mighty in comfort!

• This listing is for 1 keychain
• BPA Free
• Ages 14+

Benefits

• Helps with self-regulation
• Improves mood and focus
• Excellent for those who need high sensory input
• Stimulates acupressure points and improves circulation
• Provides Deep Touch Pressure 

Need Fulfilled

• Tactile and proprioceptive input

This Silicone Fidget Spinner offers smooth spinning! Designed to help reduce anxiety and improve focus, particularly beneficial for individuals with autism or ADHD, its fingertip size supports discreet use in classrooms, offices, or travel, making stress relief accessible anytime.

Crafted from hypoallergenic, high-quality, non-toxic silicone, this spinner measures approximately 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter and weighs under 1 ounce (28 grams), ensuring lightweight portability and resistance to wear. Its sturdy design withstands daily use by both adults and children.

Give it a light squeeze to get some proprioceptive feedback. And with a nubby surface texture, it also offers a tactile component that makes it unique to other spinners. Easy to clean, this spinner checks all of the boxes for a reliable daily fidget.

• Ages 3+

Benefits

• Encourages hand/eye coordination and visual tracking
• Teaches cause and effect

Needs Fulfilled

• Tactile and proprioceptive input

Specs for Fidget Spinner

Dimensions
7.5 x 7.5 x2cm

Get ready for endless, hands-on fun with the Silicone Sensory Activity Board! Great for on-the-go play, this highly portable board offers a no-mess, quiet activity that encourages problem solving and creativity. Kids can use the 11 silicone strings to create unique designs and explore different textures with this open-ended approach to play.

• Ages 3+

Benefits

• Helps develop fine motor skills
• Open ended play
• Helps develop color recognition
• Encourages problem solving

Need Fulfilled

• Tactile and proprioceptive input

Specs for Activity Board

Dimensions
6.74"x4.25"

Provide gentle oral stimulation for those who need extra sensory support on their mouth, tongue, and gums with a sensory mouth brush specifically designed for oral motor stimulation!

Be it early childhood development or those who need extra assistance due to neurodevelopment or neurological challenges, oral stimulation can go a long way to helping promote a feeling of calmness and balance. Special Supplies Sensory Mouth Brushes were developed as soothing oral stimulation tools for children and adults who want to “wake up” the mouth, massage the lips, cheeks, or tongue, or simply need extra support.

Crafted with chew-resistant silicone that’s soft, flexible, and gentle on teeth and gums, they’re a great tool for giving children more confidence during early learning phases and helping those with extra special needs feel calmer and more relaxed when it comes to oral stimulation.

• Latex, BPA, phthalate, and SLS free

This item is non-returnable. 

Benefits

• Offers sensory stimulation to new gums to aid in the acceptance of foods
• Can help with transitions and social skills
• Can help transition to solid foods
• Builds oral motor muscles 

Needs Fulfilled

• Oral motor, proprioceptive and tactile input

Specs for the Sensory Brush

Dimensions
6"L

Enhance your fidget collection with the Silicone Sensory Textured Fidget Rings! This 10-pack of tactile rings is perfect for fidgeting, fiddling, and relieving stress. Designed to provide a satisfying sensory experience, these rings are great for improving focus and keeping hands busy. Stretch them or play with their varied textures. A must-have for fidget lovers of all ages!

• Ages 3+

Benefits

• Helps develop fine motor skills
• Improves mood and focus
• Curbs picking tendencies

Needs Fulfilled

• Tactile, auditory, and proprioceptive input

SiliShapes Trace Alphabet are useful for demonstrations, displays, finger tracing, stencils and much more. Features molded tracing lines for children to follow. Ideal for preschools, nurseries and primary schools, the sets are easily cleaned after use in soapy water or in a dishwasher.

• 2014 Practical Pre-School Silver Award Winner
• Soft, strong and pliable 
• Ages 3+

Benefits

• Helps with language development
• Aids in Social and Emotional Development

Need Fulfilled

• Social and Emotional Development

Safety Features

• BPA and latex free

Specs for SiliShapes Trace Alphabet

Package Weight
10.7 oz

Material
Silicone

Letter Dimensions
4 3/4"L

The 8oz Universal Straw Cup is 100% silicone with an embedded stainless steel ring. It won't collapse when gripped and the universal silicone straw top prevents big spills. Seriously the best cup on the market. Perfect for smoothies, all beverages, the nightstand, tabletop, indoor and outdoor use! Comes as full set with cup, universal straw top and reusable silicone straw.

• Reusable patented cup made with 100% European-grade, platinum silicone
• Soft, nontoxic, eco-friendly 
• Embedded stainless-steel ring prevents the cup from collapsing when gripped
• Universal straw lid stretches over a WIDE variety of cup sizes
• Reusable straw won’t melt in your drink like a paper straw, won’t hurt your teeth like a stainless-steel straw
• Dishwasher safe and microwave safe

Safety Features

• European-grade silicone is held to the highest of standards and does not allow any kind of fillers to be added to the material: it is sustainable, recyclable, stain-resistant, hypoallergenic, and has no open pores to harbor harmful bacteria.

Specs for Universal Straw Cup

Weight
5.7 oz