I’m sharing a Zones of Regulation poster I made for myself and my (adult) family to help with alexithymia. The 4 colours represent emotional states + energy levels. I think it’s a lot more intuitive for #ActuallyAutistic people than traditional emotion labels: drive.google.com/uc?export=down… 
We will place magnets on the chart to represent us and our emotional state. Step 1) identifying what zone we’re in, step 2) using stims to work through undesirable emotional states. Also works to communicate our emotional state so we don’t trigger each other.
I first discovered Zones of Regulation teaching primary school children, but then realised it helped with my own alexithymia. Would anyone be interested in reading more about this? #AskingAutistics