Managing Emotions, Sensory Issues and RSD
Explore resources for managing sensory issues, regulating emotions, and rejection sensitivity (RSD) with practical tips and compassionate support. Empower yourself or loved ones to navigate sensory challenges.
Empathy and The Highly Sensitive Person
Highly Sensitive Person
Feeling Other’s Emotions
Double Empathy
If you feel overwhelmed - reach out and I can help you break this down.
Sensory Issues
Book: Living Sensationally by Winnie Dunn
Journal Article:
The debate on sensory processing disorder. Is it a separate thing?
Sensory Over-Responsivity as an Added Dimension in ADHD
Video:
Autism and sensory processing.
10 tips to cope with sensory overload
Sensory issues connected to the gut
Managing Different Sensory Needs
Empathy and Highly Sensitive Person
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ND or Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
It depends on who you ask. Some people say it is different others say it is the same thing but HSP’s aren’t aware they are ND.
Journal articles:
The differential susceptibility hypothesis Orchid-Dandelio researched concept than HSP that overlaps
Evidence for the existence of low-sensitive, medium-sensitive and high-sensitive individuals
The author that coined HSP’s discussed how they are different. However, many of her explanations are outdated , inaccurate, and a little ableist.
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Feeling Other People's Emotions Deeply
Pain Empathy (Great website focused on synesthesia)
Having a 6th sense (toward the end of this page)
Hyper-empathy, mirror-touch synesthesia, and the Autistic experience of pain
Mirror Touch Synesthesia: Is It a Real Thing?
Video:
How do you feel when you watch this?
Podcast:
Interview with a woman who has MTS
Written All over His Face: Rare Condition Offers Clues to How We Read Emotions
Journal articles:
Types of mirror-touch synesthesia
Mirror-touch synesthesia and empathy; New evidence
Mirror-touch synesthesia is linked to empathy
Enhanced empathy with mirror-sensory synesthesia it affects prosocial decision making
Explaining mirror-touch synesthesia
Argument against it being a form of synesthesia
Mirror-Touch Synaesthesia Is Not Associated with Heightened Empathy, and Can Occur with Autism
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Let’s Talk
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Coping with Burnout
Why we experience burnout more
The different levels of burnout
*Covid transition anxiety and burnout
Journal article:
Having all your resources spent
Videos:
How burnout feels and how to cope
Books:
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle; Paperback – January 7, 2020; by Emily Nagoski PhD (Author), Amelia Nagoski DMA (Author)
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Situational Mutism
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Identifying Emotions
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Identifying Emotions or Body Sensations
The lesser-known sense of interoception that impacts our ability to read our own emotions
List of sensations in different sections of the body (from Malher’s book Interoception: The Eighth Sensory System)
By the time an ND complains they have been suffering for hours
Alexithymia: What It’s Like to Not Know How You Feel
The Alexithymia and Autism Guide
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Online Tests for Alexithymia
The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) is a 20-item, self-administered questionnaire that measures difficulty in identifying and describing emotions
The Online Alexithymia Questionnaire (OAQ-G2) is a self-administered questionnaire to measure difficulty in identifying and describing emotions and feelings, and distinguishing between the accompanying bodily sensations.
Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ): Copy of questionnaire and scoring instructions
Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire-Short Form (PAQ-S)
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Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD)
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How to cope with RSD in relationships
Is It Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria or Complex Trauma?
Living with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD)
What It Means to Have Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Next up for psychiatry: rejection sensitivity and the social brain
Rejection Is Often More Painful For Neurodivergent People
How ADHD Ignites RSD: Meaning & Medication Solutions
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Let’s Talk
If you have questions or want support, please reach out to me and we can get started.
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Sensory Emotional Regulation Plan
How to Define Perseveration in Autism Spectrum Disorder
When you’re too much in your feelings: How to hack brooding rumination
Rumination: Why Do People Obsess Over Things?
Foods for emotional regulation
Journal Article
The Need for a Broader Approach to Emotion Regulation Research in Autism
Video
Aphantasia
Adding To This Page…
I am continuously adding to this page as I get new information so come check back to see new additions. If you have any resources that you have found helpful but are not listed please email me as I would love to add them: henry@therapyforpetpeople.com
Please forgive any typos or broken links. As an ADHDer it’s a challenge for me to keep up but I am making it a priority as this page is truly a labor of love. Be sure to forward the link to others in your life who may benefit from this information. Bring some food and water as this is a deep deep dive into all things neurodivergent.
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