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Looking for practical, compassionate resources to support the neurodivergent journey? Explore my growing library of free guides created for autistic and ADHD adults, service providers, and allies alike.
Whether you're unmasking, supporting someone who is, or seeking to better understand autism and neurodivergence, these downloadable PDFs offer clear, accessible guidance rooted in lived experience, the SAFE Unmasking™ processes, and the Acceptance and Commitment Coaching framework. Each guide offers tools, insights, and encouragement to help you navigate neurodivergent life with clarity, compassion, and confidence.
Current titles include:
- Meltdowns: A Guide for Autistics & Allies—Meltdown support for those who need it
- How To Support SAFE Unmasking™—A quick-start guide for allies of late-diagnosed autistic adults
- Finding SAFE Unmasking™ Spaces—Strategies to create and maintain a safe environment to unmask
- The Value of SAFE Unmasking™—A guide for newly-diagnosed autistic adults
Unmasking isn’t one-size-fits-all. These are just a few tools from my own experience. Add them to what’s already working for you, or let them be a place to begin. Take what fits, skip what doesn’t. Your path is yours.
Click on one (or all of them) below to get your copy. More resources are on the way!
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The Value of SAFE Unmasking™
How To Support SAFE Unmasking™
How To Support SAFE Unmasking™
A guide for newly-diagnosed autistic adults.
Unmasking takes time, energy, and courage, and the return is real. The Value of SAFE Unmasking™ shows why investing in this process can lead to lasting self-trust, stronger boundaries, and more authentic living.
How To Support SAFE Unmasking™
How To Support SAFE Unmasking™
How To Support SAFE Unmasking™
A quick-start guide for allies of late-diagnosed autistic adults.
Learn what unmasking means, what support looks like in practice, and how to show up with empathy rather than assumptions. It’s a starting point for building trust, reducing harm, and creating space.
Finding SAFE Unmasking™ Spaces
Meltdowns: A Guide for Autistics & Allies
Meltdowns: A Guide for Autistics & Allies
Strategies to create and maintain a safe environment to unmask.
This guide offers newly identified autistics practical steps for recognizing the people, communities, and conditions that support your authentic self without pressure, judgment, or risk of harm.
Meltdowns: A Guide for Autistics & Allies
Meltdowns: A Guide for Autistics & Allies
Meltdowns: A Guide for Autistics & Allies
For autistics and the people who support them.
Meltdowns aren’t overreactions; they’re neurological responses to overwhelm. This guide offers practical, kind insights for getting through them together.
A five-part series about resilience that went unseen
A Mask They Put On
I was an undiagnosed autistic child with ADHD, shaped by generations of trauma and silence. This is a story of survival—and reclaiming my voice and truth. It’s free to read on Substack, with no sign-up or login required.