Mental Health and Self-Care
This May, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re highlighting voices from within our own team.
Meet Amber, one of our compassionate Behavioral Technicians. Amber shared one of her favorite self-care routines – and it’s something warm, familiar, and comforting: baking and cooking.
“Hi my name is Amber. I’m a behavioral technician, and something I do for self-care is cooking and baking. The process of baking and cooking is just very therapeutic. It helps me calm down, just being able to have something done for me in a sense. Like, having everything right here for me, and I just follow the steps. It just makes me feel like a kid again since that was something I always enjoyed as a child.”
Her words are a beautiful reminder that self-care doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes, it’s the simple, nostalgic activities that gives us the peace and joy we need to recharge.
Taking care of ourselves helps us care for others.
To the caregivers, families, and professionals walking alongside children with autism: your mental health matters too. Whether it’s five quiet minutes with coffee, a walk outside, or a recipe from your childhood – we hope you find time to take care of you, too.
From all of us at Autism F.I.R.S.T., thank you for everything you do.
Want to read next? Check out our “Mental Health Matters at Autism F.I.R.S.T.” post.
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