The Autism Friendly Home: 5 High-Impact Tweaks

The Autism Friendly Home: 5 High-Impact Tweaks

I’m Dora. Homes should feel like a soft landing, not a maze of sensory hurdles. When I audit a space for an autism friendly home, I’m not aiming for “perfect.” I’m aiming for predictable, calming, and adjustable. Over the past few years, I’ve tested small, low-cost changes, dimmer switches, textured swaps, and visual boundaries, that…

Sensory Overload SOS: Quick Sensory Overload Coping Strategies

Sensory Overload SOS: Quick Sensory Overload Coping Strategies

When my brain starts to feel like every light is a spotlight and every sound is a fire alarm, I rely on a gentle, practiced set of steps I call my “calm-first” routine for sensory overload coping. I’ve tested these approaches in real settings, conference rooms, airports, and crowded cafes, and I’m sharing what’s worked…

BAI Beck Anxiety Inventory — Self-Assessment Guide

BAI Beck Anxiety Inventory — Self-Assessment Guide

Hi, I’m Dora. As a psychology researcher, I’ve administered the BAI in lab and clinical-adjacent settings, compared it to the GAD-7, and tested scoring workflows to see what holds up outside textbooks. This guide keeps things practical, balanced, and rooted in evidence, while speaking softly to what anxiety actually feels like, both in data and…

مقياس القلق الاجتماعي LSAS التقييم الذاتي للقلق الاجتماعي

مقياس القلق الاجتماعي LSAS التقييم الذاتي للقلق الاجتماعي

قد تبدو المواقف الاجتماعية معقدة بشكل مدهش. يوفر اختبار LSAS، وهو اختصار لمقياس ليبويتز للقلق الاجتماعي، طريقة منظمة لفهم كيفية ظهور الخوف والتجنب في التفاعلات اليومية. في هذا الدليل، أشرح في هذا الدليل ما الذي يقيسه اختبار LSAS، وكيفية إكماله بشكل صحيح، وكيف يتم تفسير الدرجات عادة، مع شرح لطيف...

دليل التقييم الذاتي لاختبار القلق GAD-7

دليل التقييم الذاتي لاختبار القلق GAD-7

Hi, I’m Dora. When anxiety feels like a constant background hum, it helps to have a simple, trusted way to check in with yourself. The GAD-7 test is a short, research-backed questionnaire that screens for generalized anxiety symptoms. I use it often in my work as a warm-hearted psychology communicator, not to diagnose, but to…