Hey ADHD And Autistic Pandas, Share Your Coping Mechanisms (Closed)

Making sure I have significant time alone, to help deal with the overwhelming feeling of being around too many people. Once I hit my people-limit, I'm done. So having alone time helps me deal with that. Both my kids have ADHD, and my youngest deals with it in much the same way, but incorporates art into it. It's very helpful.

Swimming. I cannot stress enough how calming it is to fill your ears with water and literally drown out the noises and focus on breathing, heart rate, and stroke count. And for those who are going to ask, I swim backstroke.

I have found at work, when stress starts to build-up. I take myself off and do stock counts in stores. Senior management realise this both helps me and the company, because stock counting no-one else likes.

Changed to part time hours, gives me a day a week to sleep, shut out the world, recover and get ready to do it all again.

I got a job with clearly defined tasks and criteria for success. It also allows me to work at home all but 2 days a week so that I can interact mostly through text. I also listen to music or have some other audio on (TV etc.) which helps focus my thoughts and prevent mental wandering.

Drawing, when I’m in class and get handed a paper to work on I doodle on it which helps me focus more.

Tiny plush toys! I wasnt really into them when i was little i wish id known how much theyd help, i take tiny ones everywhere in my pockets and squish them whenever i feel stressed it really helps

Wireless ear buds. With or without music playing.

Try tapping your fingertips from the same hand together. It helps me focus.
Also, drawing helps to express myself.

I chant to bring myself back to center. It's complete nonsense but it rhymes and it's rhythmic.

"Blue flicker
Flicker flicker
Motion picture
Motion picture"

Sometimes I try to add verses, sometimes I lose focus and have to start again but it works every time. ❤

Right. Putting my hands on my face. It feels like a cave to hide from the world. Reading, I love the feel of paper and the smell of books. Calming. But the best on-the-go discreet solution is to fidget with something. Stones, cloth, my hair, my dad's hands, anything with an interesting texture or look. Proper store-bought fidgets work just as well, too.
A bit of background - I have Autism and ADHD

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Embracing change has helped me immensely. I seek new experiences, new foods, etc. so that I can broaden out my interests. I still have my core interests that I obsess over like any Aspie, but I've also come to better appreciate and understand other people better.

One of my friends has ADHD, and he has to have something in his hand to feel comfortable and get into the flow.

My daughter has an intellectual disability, with anxiety and depression. Talking helps her the best, but when there's no one around she likes to rub something with a texture that comforts her. If she can, she'll go for a walk to get some space.

Taking a camera with me when I have to go out. It can distance me from what is around me, and people see it and not always just me.

Just like even THINKING about my cat/kitten. (Omg brainstorm real quick a teen cat is a catton!) Also I have a growing collection of small squishy things that help me calm myself.

I limit my average face time to under an hour per day, including Zoom, grocery shopping, and all but one friend.

I tend to not go anywhere. And if i have to, i try to be as fast as possible back home.
If i have to for some reasons, i try to notice my feelings. It´s important to know how you feel in situations, so you can get out of there bevor you start exhausting.
I personally start to get angry over nothing and that's my stop point and i go home.

My youngest has ADHD and anxiety. She finds listening to music helps her when out and about.