Understanding the bigger picture
ALPIMS brings together health, capacity, sensory needs, daily life, regulation, relationships and support.
The aim is to make complex experiences easier to understand and help you find practical ways to make everyday life more manageable.
Where would you like to start?
You do not need to work through everything. Open the area that sounds most relevant, then choose the situation that feels closest to today.
Start with a quick check-in
If you are not sure what you need, one short check-in may be enough.
I’m Not Sure Where to Start
Choose what sounds most like today.
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I’m Not Sure Where to Start
Choose what sounds most like today.
You do not need to identify the right diagnosis or category first. Start with what feels most noticeable or difficult today.
- Everything feels mixed together.
- You are overwhelmed by choices.
- You know something is wrong but are not sure what.
- You want a very simple first step.
I feel physically off ›
My brain feels overloaded ›
I feel emotionally overwhelmed ›
Everything feels too loud, bright or irritating ›
What Might Be Happening?
Symptoms, patterns, conditions and experiences.
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What Might Be Happening?
Symptoms, patterns, conditions and experiences.
This area helps you explore what may be contributing to symptoms without assuming everything must have one explanation.
- You have symptoms across several areas.
- One diagnosis does not explain everything.
- You keep noticing recurring patterns.
- You have a question but do not know where it belongs.
I have a question about ALPIMS, symptoms or support ›
I want to understand my symptom pattern ›
I want to browse the ALPIMS domains ›
I want to look up a condition or experience ›
How Is This Affecting Everyday Life?
Mind • body • emotional • sensory • social • capacity.
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How Is This Affecting Everyday Life?
Mind • body • emotional • sensory • social • capacity.
Functional impact looks at more than whether you can technically do something. It can include effort, symptom worsening, recovery time, support needed and whether the activity is sustainable.
- You can do something once but cannot sustain it.
- Activities leave you needing substantial recovery.
- Your ability changes from day to day.
- Others see what you can do but not the cost.
Thinking, planning or memory ›
Physical symptoms or body needs ›
Emotional load ›
Sensory load ›
Capacity, Load & Recovery
Rest • Reduce • Pace • Recover.
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Capacity, Load & Recovery
Rest • Reduce • Pace • Recover.
Capacity may change with symptoms, sleep, sensory input, emotional stress, environment and previous activity. Sometimes the useful next step is to lower load rather than add more.
- You are still recovering from earlier activity.
- You keep pushing until symptoms worsen.
- Your capacity varies considerably.
- You need help deciding what can wait.
I need more recovery ›
There is too much to manage ›
I keep doing more than I can recover from ›
Regulation & Emotional Wellbeing
Autonomic • emotional • sensory regulation.
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Regulation & Emotional Wellbeing
Autonomic • emotional • sensory regulation.
Regulation is about helping the nervous system, emotions or sensory system move toward a more manageable state.
- You feel activated or unable to settle.
- You feel shut down or overwhelmed.
- Strong emotions are reducing capacity.
- You need to regulate before problem-solving.
Daily Living, Tasks & Executive Function
Make ordinary activities easier.
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Daily Living, Tasks & Executive Function
Make ordinary activities easier.
Everyday tasks may become difficult because of fatigue, pain, executive function, sensory load, too many steps or low capacity.
- Small jobs are taking too much effort.
- You struggle to start tasks.
- Planning and decisions are exhausting.
- Routines have become too complicated.
Communication, Family & Support
Explain needs • share load • preserve participation.
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Communication, Family & Support
Explain needs • share load • preserve participation.
Support can reduce the amount one person has to manage alone. It may include communication help, prompting, transport, shared planning or practical assistance.
Professional Care
Assessment • treatment • priorities • sustainable care.
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Professional Care
Assessment • treatment • priorities • sustainable care.
Professional care may include assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, symptom management and practical advice. Good care can also consider functional impact, capacity, treatment burden, sensory needs, communication needs and patient priorities.
- Symptoms are new or changing.
- Function is becoming harder.
- Several health issues compete for attention.
- You need help deciding what should come first.
Things I Can Use
Tools • downloads • articles • stories • rest.
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Things I Can Use
Tools • downloads • articles • stories • rest.
Sometimes you already understand what is happening and simply want something practical, printable or lower-demand.
You do not need to complete every ALPIMS section. The aim is to notice what fits, reduce unnecessary load and make the next step a little easier.
One useful next step can be enough.
Sometimes the next step is to understand. Sometimes it is to rest, reduce, regulate, adapt, ask for help or seek professional care.
How Do I Feel Right Now? ↗