November 6, 2025 • 7 mins
In this episode of The Aspie World Podcast, Dan shares his ultimate autism gift guide — packed with thoughtful, practical, and sensory-friendly ideas for autistic adults, teens, and kids.
He covers gifts that truly make a difference, from fidget tools and calming kits to focus aids, weighted items, and creative outlets that support autistic wellbeing. Whether you’re shopping for the holidays, birthdays, or special occasions, this episode gives you real insight into what autistic people actually love and use.
What you’ll learn:
• The best sensory-friendly and autistic-approved gifts
• What to avoid when buying for autistic people
• How certain gifts can reduce stress and improve focus
• Dan’s top personal picks from years of experience
• How to find affordable and meaningful autism-friendly products
This episode helps parents, friends, and allies find gifts that feel good, support regulation, and show genuine understanding of the autistic experience.
Resources mentioned:
🎓 Free Autistic Confidence Training: www.BulletproofBrain.org
🚀 Full Bulletproof Brain Program: www.BulletproofBrain.org/get
Keywords: autism gift guide, autistic adults, autistic kids, sensory gifts, autism Christmas gifts, fidget toys, neurodivergent support, autism awareness, The Aspie World, Bulletproof Brain
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(00:00):
Hey guys, in this video I'm going to go through some
essential autism gifts that I think you are going to
definitely need. Guys, what's going on?
Welcome back to the Aspy world. My name is Dan and I have
autism, ADHD. I make weekly videos, all of
this stuff. So if you are coming beyond this
journey, it helps improve the lives of people with the
spectrum. Make sure to hit the subscribe
button down below so you can getnotified by clicking the
notification bell when I upload a video.
So gifts are a huge thing when it comes to like people wanting
(00:24):
to buy gifts. So people want to go for the
spectrum and want to buy gifts for people who may have ADHD.
It's a whole thing, right? And so I put together a lovely
list of seven items which I think are just perfect for like,
you know, gift ideas that are going to get you thinking
stimulating. If anything, I recommend that I
can find a specific item for I will have linked it down below.
So make sure to check the description of this video.
(00:44):
But also if you want my free autism life hacks PDF book
completely free, be sure to go to autismhacks.net or click the
link down below. The link's there as well.
So guys, in terms of the first thing I want to talk about is
century toys and tools. So century toys and tools are
kind of like gadgets and gizmos that are like fidget spinners,
you know, fidget boards, anything fidget related.
These things are like century seeking types of ideas or gifts.
(01:09):
Now this also comes under the umbrella of like tube bubble
lights and kind of like strip lights and lights like this one
in the background. Anything that's century seeking,
it even could be slime or putty,those type of toys, textures and
colors and movement based, whichare really, really helpful for
sensory seeking dopamine hungry autistic individuals.
So if you're thinking they want a gift, anything sensory related
(01:31):
is awesome. Now actually in the UK, there's
a toy manufacturer called Smithsor a toy warehouse called Smiths
or Smyths. Now they actually have a home in
the fidget toys section. So if you are in the UK or
Ireland, you can go to Smyths orSmiths toys and actually look in
the fidget toys section. Super awesome, highly recommend
it. And then I'll leave a link down
below to my best widget kind of toys ones I think are the best.
(01:53):
There's quite a few independent ones on the Internet.
I think they're amazing. So yeah, just check out the
links. Number 2 is visual aids.
Now, visual aids are for commutative issues, right?
So people on the open spectrum need help with everything from
daily life organization to goingto bed to getting dressed and
all those things I would highly recommend using as a gift using
things like visual aids. Now this could be things like
(02:15):
visual timers, communication tools, it could even be a
poster, like a scheduled chat ora picture grid.
You can get a lot of these off Etsy as well, which is pretty
amazing. Or you can go on like Pinterest
that fine, go on, download it and print it off yourself,
laminate it and you can make thewhole gift yourself and it'll be
a link to Etsy for some of the stores I think are pretty cool.
But this is the kind of gift which is not only awesome, but
(02:37):
it's like super practical. Like it's really fun because you
know that the person's taking interest, you know, in you.
If you're a gift receiver and someone will give you a gift
that's going to help you in waysthat you didn't expect, then
that's cool. They're thinking about you in
all the right ways. OK, so before we get any
further, just want to say thank you to today's video sponsor
brilliant. Now brilliant is a non
prescription homeopathic medication and I use
(02:58):
specifically for ADHD, but you can use it mainly for things
like anxiety and stress and reduced feelings of
restlessness, irritability and impulsivity, which is also a
really good bonus. Now the cool thing is that this
actually helps increase focus and concentration, which I think
is awesome and it's completely like there's no nasties in it.
This is not addictive, super supernatural, right?
So you can get your hands on this from the link in the
(03:19):
description down below and I will give you a disk help which
you can use the code ASP15 to get 15% off your first purchase.
If you are thinking about takingbrilliant, consult the adopter
first just to make sure that everything is kosher.
Okay guys, let's get on with thevideo.
Okay #4 is adaptive clothing. Now what I mean by this,
Autistic individuals have sensory processing disorder,
(03:40):
typically Co morbidly Co occurring with the diagnosis of
autism, which means not all clothing is made equally.
So they'll be like seams and andand tags and stuff.
That's really going to annoy autistic people.
You can get sensory adaptive clothing that are kind of like
seamless socks. You can get, you know, no tag
T-shirts, really comfy trousers.There's a bunch of different
ones and I actually have worked with a bunch of different
(04:03):
brands. What I'm going to do is link
down the top of three that I've worked with sensory socks.
There's one a new one that's just come out that I did on my
Instagram. So if you haven't already
followed me on Instagram, highlyrecommend check me out on
Instagram right now. I upload videos every single day
on Instagram and Instagram stories and there's a couple of
those that I've worked with in the past.
So definitely check out adaptiveclothing.
Really good, super helpful. I'm very practical again.
(04:24):
OK, so #5 is therapy or education apps.
You know, if I didn't have an iPad or iPhone, my life would be
a whole lot different. Actually, it would be much more
complex and I would hardly get anything done.
But with the use of certain apps, I'm able to expand my
relationship with schedules because the apps will remind me,
The apps will keep me on track of how much medication I've
taken, how much water I've been taking, you know, all of these
(04:46):
things. There's a bunch of different
apps out there, so amazing ones.And not only that, there's
communication apps like Pro to Go, which is an amazing app that
you can use. It puts together visual stories
of little kind of like graphics,and then you press them and it
speaks for you. So they say somebody is a non
speak autistic person, then you could use this gift to really
just change their whole life. So I'm going to leave the link
(05:08):
to some of the apps and recommendations that I have
doubled as well. So you can definitely check
those out. But it's a great gift idea and
you can always gift apps. So if you're an iPhone user or
an Android user, you can go to the store, the App Store, go in
and say gift this. As long as you've got the
person's e-mail address that youcan send it to, you can gift
them the app and then you pay for it and they receive it.
It's a great digital awesome gift, especially if you're long
distance. Number six is art and creativity
(05:31):
kit. Now artistic individuals love
different types of hands on play, kinesthetic learning,
which is like using paint to make like, you know, hand paint
drawings or pencils and coloringthings and even coloring is
therapeutic in itself. So always think about creativity
and art kit. These things are going to be
awesome for artistic individuals, but make sure the
person you're getting these for is OK with paint or is OK with
(05:52):
it and their hands dirty or is OK with felt tip pens or you
want to make sure that the needsof the person is met.
Also LinkedIn gifts, but this isjust an idea.
I'll link down below. Some of the ones I think are
very creative. There's an amazing company
called Lucky Kid from the UnitedStates, and they do a lot of
this kind of creativity type of stuff, but for autistic
individuals. So I'll link you to those as
well. And #7 is a no brainer.
(06:13):
Everybody in their authors on the spectrum will have a topic
of special interest, right? So that they're obsessed with
that. They just want to talk about all
the time. Yeah, I know mums and dads
watching this video. You get what I'm saying, right?
But in this specifically, if youknow what your kid is into or
you know what your loved one or your friend or cousin or
whatever, whoever is on the spectrum you're buying for, if
you know that they're really into cars, they're really into
like, I don't know, snakes or something, or animals or
(06:35):
whatever, get them something to do with a specific special
interest. It will always pay off in
dividends. It's something that will
treasure forever. And you might think, oh, you
know, they may have this alreadyand blah, blah, blah.
Dude, I can never have more Fight Club stuff.
Like I have Fight Club stuff like all over my office right
now. I'm obsessed with Fight Club.
And if anybody bought me duplicates, I'd be like, well,
thank goodness I've got a duplicate because now if one
breaks, I've got a backup. Guys, smash that like button if
(06:58):
this is helpful and share this video if you think it's going to
change somebody's life and how we give you ideas.
Love you always. Peace out.
See you next, yeah.
Hey guys, in this video I'm going to go through some
essential autism gifts that I think you are going to
definitely need. Guys, what's going on?
Welcome back to the Aspy world. My name is Dan and I have
autism, ADHD. I make weekly videos, all of
this stuff. So if you are coming beyond this
journey, it helps improve the lives of people with the
spectrum. Make sure to hit the subscribe
button down below so you can getnotified by clicking the
notification bell when I upload a video.
So gifts are a huge thing when it comes to like people wanting
(00:24):
to buy gifts. So people want to go for the
spectrum and want to buy gifts for people who may have ADHD.
It's a whole thing, right? And so I put together a lovely
list of seven items which I think are just perfect for like,
you know, gift ideas that are going to get you thinking
stimulating. If anything, I recommend that I
can find a specific item for I will have linked it down below.
So make sure to check the description of this video.
(00:44):
But also if you want my free autism life hacks PDF book
completely free, be sure to go to autismhacks.net or click the
link down below. The link's there as well.
So guys, in terms of the first thing I want to talk about is
century toys and tools. So century toys and tools are
kind of like gadgets and gizmos that are like fidget spinners,
you know, fidget boards, anything fidget related.
These things are like century seeking types of ideas or gifts.
(01:09):
Now this also comes under the umbrella of like tube bubble
lights and kind of like strip lights and lights like this one
in the background. Anything that's century seeking,
it even could be slime or putty,those type of toys, textures and
colors and movement based, whichare really, really helpful for
sensory seeking dopamine hungry autistic individuals.
So if you're thinking they want a gift, anything sensory related
(01:31):
is awesome. Now actually in the UK, there's
a toy manufacturer called Smithsor a toy warehouse called Smiths
or Smyths. Now they actually have a home in
the fidget toys section. So if you are in the UK or
Ireland, you can go to Smyths orSmiths toys and actually look in
the fidget toys section. Super awesome, highly recommend
it. And then I'll leave a link down
below to my best widget kind of toys ones I think are the best.
(01:53):
There's quite a few independent ones on the Internet.
I think they're amazing. So yeah, just check out the
links. Number 2 is visual aids.
Now, visual aids are for commutative issues, right?
So people on the open spectrum need help with everything from
daily life organization to goingto bed to getting dressed and
all those things I would highly recommend using as a gift using
things like visual aids. Now this could be things like
(02:15):
visual timers, communication tools, it could even be a
poster, like a scheduled chat ora picture grid.
You can get a lot of these off Etsy as well, which is pretty
amazing. Or you can go on like Pinterest
that fine, go on, download it and print it off yourself,
laminate it and you can make thewhole gift yourself and it'll be
a link to Etsy for some of the stores I think are pretty cool.
But this is the kind of gift which is not only awesome, but
(02:37):
it's like super practical. Like it's really fun because you
know that the person's taking interest, you know, in you.
If you're a gift receiver and someone will give you a gift
that's going to help you in waysthat you didn't expect, then
that's cool. They're thinking about you in
all the right ways. OK, so before we get any
further, just want to say thank you to today's video sponsor
brilliant. Now brilliant is a non
prescription homeopathic medication and I use
(02:58):
specifically for ADHD, but you can use it mainly for things
like anxiety and stress and reduced feelings of
restlessness, irritability and impulsivity, which is also a
really good bonus. Now the cool thing is that this
actually helps increase focus and concentration, which I think
is awesome and it's completely like there's no nasties in it.
This is not addictive, super supernatural, right?
So you can get your hands on this from the link in the
(03:19):
description down below and I will give you a disk help which
you can use the code ASP15 to get 15% off your first purchase.
If you are thinking about takingbrilliant, consult the adopter
first just to make sure that everything is kosher.
Okay guys, let's get on with thevideo.
Okay #4 is adaptive clothing. Now what I mean by this,
Autistic individuals have sensory processing disorder,
(03:40):
typically Co morbidly Co occurring with the diagnosis of
autism, which means not all clothing is made equally.
So they'll be like seams and andand tags and stuff.
That's really going to annoy autistic people.
You can get sensory adaptive clothing that are kind of like
seamless socks. You can get, you know, no tag
T-shirts, really comfy trousers.There's a bunch of different
ones and I actually have worked with a bunch of different
(04:03):
brands. What I'm going to do is link
down the top of three that I've worked with sensory socks.
There's one a new one that's just come out that I did on my
Instagram. So if you haven't already
followed me on Instagram, highlyrecommend check me out on
Instagram right now. I upload videos every single day
on Instagram and Instagram stories and there's a couple of
those that I've worked with in the past.
So definitely check out adaptiveclothing.
Really good, super helpful. I'm very practical again.
(04:24):
OK, so #5 is therapy or education apps.
You know, if I didn't have an iPad or iPhone, my life would be
a whole lot different. Actually, it would be much more
complex and I would hardly get anything done.
But with the use of certain apps, I'm able to expand my
relationship with schedules because the apps will remind me,
The apps will keep me on track of how much medication I've
taken, how much water I've been taking, you know, all of these
(04:46):
things. There's a bunch of different
apps out there, so amazing ones.And not only that, there's
communication apps like Pro to Go, which is an amazing app that
you can use. It puts together visual stories
of little kind of like graphics,and then you press them and it
speaks for you. So they say somebody is a non
speak autistic person, then you could use this gift to really
just change their whole life. So I'm going to leave the link
(05:08):
to some of the apps and recommendations that I have
doubled as well. So you can definitely check
those out. But it's a great gift idea and
you can always gift apps. So if you're an iPhone user or
an Android user, you can go to the store, the App Store, go in
and say gift this. As long as you've got the
person's e-mail address that youcan send it to, you can gift
them the app and then you pay for it and they receive it.
It's a great digital awesome gift, especially if you're long
distance. Number six is art and creativity
(05:31):
kit. Now artistic individuals love
different types of hands on play, kinesthetic learning,
which is like using paint to make like, you know, hand paint
drawings or pencils and coloringthings and even coloring is
therapeutic in itself. So always think about creativity
and art kit. These things are going to be
awesome for artistic individuals, but make sure the
person you're getting these for is OK with paint or is OK with
(05:52):
it and their hands dirty or is OK with felt tip pens or you
want to make sure that the needsof the person is met.
Also LinkedIn gifts, but this isjust an idea.
I'll link down below. Some of the ones I think are
very creative. There's an amazing company
called Lucky Kid from the UnitedStates, and they do a lot of
this kind of creativity type of stuff, but for autistic
individuals. So I'll link you to those as
well. And #7 is a no brainer.
(06:13):
Everybody in their authors on the spectrum will have a topic
of special interest, right? So that they're obsessed with
that. They just want to talk about all
the time. Yeah, I know mums and dads
watching this video. You get what I'm saying, right?
But in this specifically, if youknow what your kid is into or
you know what your loved one or your friend or cousin or
whatever, whoever is on the spectrum you're buying for, if
you know that they're really into cars, they're really into
like, I don't know, snakes or something, or animals or
(06:35):
whatever, get them something to do with a specific special
interest. It will always pay off in
dividends. It's something that will
treasure forever. And you might think, oh, you
know, they may have this alreadyand blah, blah, blah.
Dude, I can never have more Fight Club stuff.
Like I have Fight Club stuff like all over my office right
now. I'm obsessed with Fight Club.
And if anybody bought me duplicates, I'd be like, well,
thank goodness I've got a duplicate because now if one
breaks, I've got a backup. Guys, smash that like button if
(06:58):
this is helpful and share this video if you think it's going to
change somebody's life and how we give you ideas.
Love you always. Peace out.
See you next, yeah.
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