Highly sensitive, empaths and Autism: New horizons

Highly sensitive empathic individuals, occasionally on the Autism spectrum often navigate the world with a heightened awareness of their surroundings and the emotions of others. Their profound empathy allows them to connect deeply with people, which can be both a gift and a challenge. This heightened sensitivity can make them more vulnerable to emotional overwhelm and stress, particularly in environments that are not accommodating to their unique sensory and emotional needs. This is really cool, however:

Many also have ACEs or adverse childhood events. The ACEs study was a landmark gem though today we know more now about the types of events we can classify as trauma, so we now see the ACEs study as quite limited. ACE’s make us hyper-attune to any wounds or traumas we have personally encountered because the body has its own infinite wisdom which holds unexpressed emotions of the event in cellular memory. So, when we enter a room of people, we are unconsciously scanning for this danger energetically, some even say telepathically. Again, we are primordially wired for this, so we don’t get eaten by tigers. In today’s busy and overstimulating world, the outcome is a dysregulation of the nervous system, which leads to a disconnection between the nervous system and the muscles of the body. This all happens in the fascia, the largest sensory organ of the body. It is created first after conception, even before the heart, to provide the structural formation of the body. Isn’t it beautiful. 

Sadly, western medicine has discarded the fascia as a waste product, hence it being ignored as an aspect of disease. Yet it is the gel filled cushion that separates organs and houses all the communication systems of the body – arteries, veins, lymph, meridians, nerves and the connection point between the nerves and the muscles. When fascia becomes tight, dry, toxic or we lead a sedentary life it contracts reducing the flow of Qi (life force energy). Without life force energy the body is unable to turn on its innate healing ability. This leads to almost all chronic diseases as I have described in my recent paper, downloadable here. 

Seeing this through the lens of autism has led to the production of my eBook with WCH which quite honestly is a baseline for all learning. I recommend my clients also undertake David Router courses. David specializes in healing energy therapy, teaching us unique grounding and energy practices to release trauma, childhood trauma, grief, post-natal, birth trauma, anxiety, burnout and loss of self-confidence. David’s courses are designed in incremental levels to aid progression, They are short courses taken at your convenience and pace, all delivered live by David on zoom. 

This video explains my personal benefits from his work.