Bioindividual Approach to Nutrition for Neurodiversity and ADHD with Dr. Miguel Toribio-Mateas

Over the past few years, I've become more interested in neurodiversity. I've had more people come to work with me navigating being on the ADHD or autism spectrums and telling me that intuitive eating didn't work for them. I saw that many of the bodily changes that can occur as a response to trauma can already be happening in someone's brain when in the spectrum of neurodiversity. 

This can include quicker shifts into activated or collapsed nervous system states, less dopamine and time spent in a safety, more energy utilized to socialize, navigate transitions and make decisions. This can show up with food as struggling to hear hunger and fullness cues, heightened sensitivity to texture, taste, or smells, sensory seeking with crunch or flavor, difficulties with planning, cooking, or remembering to eat.

In this week's episode, I chat with Dr. Miguel Toribio-Mateas, clinical neuroscientist, nutrition researcher, autistic ADHDer, and author, about: 

• ADHD and nutrition
• Listening to your unique body's signals
• Understanding sensory sensitivities
• The role environment plays in food choices
• The connection between trauma and food
• Finding balance in nutrition
• Practical meal prep strategies

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/bioindividual-approach-to-nutrition-for-neurodiversity-and-adhd

Enjoy this week's episode and reach out with any insights! 

With Compassion and Empathy, 

Stephanie Mara Fox

Keep in touch with Dr. Miguel here: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmiguelmateas/
Website: https://drmiguelmateas.com

Book: ADHD Body and Mind https://amzn.to/4riUEjo