NeuroMaze – Personal Support Profile

Step 1 of 5 — Over mij

Who are you?

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Step 2 of 5 — Basic Rest

What gives me rest?

Check what applies to you. Each checked item will be included in your profile with explanation.

🏠 Environment and structure

I need structure and routine — fixed patterns give me predictability and reduce background tension. Alongside structure, I also need space and freedom — autonomy over pace, order and choices within the framework. My own living space is essential as a sensory safe haven. Unannounced visits strongly disrupt my recovery capacity. Breaking tasks into small, concrete steps helps me — large tasks as a whole are overwhelming for my executive functions. I need adequate time for tasks, activities, eating and drinking — rushing is a primary source of stress. Leaving on time for appointments is necessary for me — it provides the buffer to process unexpected situations.

🌿 Sensory regulation

Nature (e.g. beach walks) — the rhythm, the space and the absence of social codes are therapeutic for me. Nature sounds (waves, birds) — repetitive but organic, free of social meaning and therefore cognitively relieving. Music — I consciously use music as a self-regulation tool, both to activate and to calm.

🧠 Mental regulation

Guided meditation, breathing and body scan — the guided structure lowers the threshold for my executive functions. Mantra's en affirmaties — cognitieve ankerpunten die negatieve gedachtenspiralen onderbreken. Reading, colouring by number, word search — structured cognitive engagement with low social risk and predictable outcome.

💕 Support workers

I need genuinely engaged support workers — authenticity versus learned behaviour is clearly recognisable to me. Support workers who say what they do and do what they say — broken agreements require active restoration of trust. Support workers who arrive on time — lateness creates constant alertness that undermines the quality of contact.

Something that gives you rest not listed here?

Step 3 of 5 — Communication

How do I want to be approached?

Check which communication needs apply to you. This helps support workers make contact in the right way.

💬 Approach and attitude

Equality — I want to be treated as a full conversation partner, not as a patient or case. Genuine interest in my story — not protocol-driven but personal curiosity about my experiences and logic. Not interrupting — finding words takes me time; interruptions make me lose my thread and sometimes my sense of safety. Full presence — no phone, no multitasking. I register signals of absence more sharply than average. Not speaking to me in a childlike way — concrete and clear language is fine, but from a position of equality, not paternalism.

🕘 Pace and space

Silences are processing time, not discomfort to fill. Silences of 5–10 seconds are normal for me. I cannot always respond immediately to personal questions — my brain is processing. Please explicitly give me space for this. Maak tijdsaanduidingen altijd concreet — 'geen haast' is geen bruikbare aanduiding. Zeg: 'Je hebt minstens een half uur.'

Something about communication not listed here?

🌀 Sensory sensitivities (optional)

I am sensitive to sound (e.g. background noise, loud voices) I am sensitive to light (e.g. fluorescent lighting, bright screens) I am sensitive to touch (e.g. unexpected physical contact) I am sensitive to smell (e.g. perfume, certain foods) I am sensitive to crowds and social environments

Sensory clarification (optional)

Step 4 of 5 — Boundaries

What absolutely does not work?

These are not personal preferences — they are neurological boundaries. Check what applies to you so that support workers know what to avoid.

🚫 Pressure and overload

Overloading and pressuring — even subtle pressure activates my fight-or-flight system and blocks my executive functions. Too many activities in a row — recovery from social interaction takes considerably more time for me than average. Demanding an immediate answer to personal questions — this blocks the processing and does not produce an honest answer. Demanding performance — performance-oriented approaches shift focus from wellbeing to results and activate fear of failure. Comparing me to others or to myself at other times — my functioning is context- and state-dependent. Forcing me to go outside — autonomy over basic choices is essential with autism. Discuss the goal, look for alternatives.

📚 Attitude and approach

Eigen mening, geloof of overtuiging opdringen — mijn overtuigingen zijn het resultaat van diepgaande analyse, niet van oppervlakkigheid. Speaking to me in a childlike way — autism is not an intellectual disability. Oversimplified language is demeaning and undermines the relationship.

Something that absolutely does not work, not listed here?

Step 5 of 5 — Finishing up

Additional notes

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⚡ How are you right now?

My energy level right now (1 = completely drained, 5 = well energised)

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My need for support right now (1 = low, 5 = high)

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