Have your sensory issues gotten better, worse, or stayed the same as you age?
Have your sensory issues gotten better, worse, or stayed the same as you age?
To those of you with sensory issues (I believe this is pretty common, right?) have you noticed them changing as you grow older? Have they gotten easier to handle, harder, or stayed the same? In fact, if you feel like "going there" and sharing - please feel free to even express what they feel like.
No need to share what they are, if you don't feel like it. Share what you'd like.
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ND here, with autistic spectrum trails.
For me it's getting worse.
But my sensory issues started around puberty.Major issues. I can't work in noisy environment, like excessive talking, loud music, machine buzz.
I started using earphones when I'm outside (walking or riding a bike) or do shopping.
I hate sunny days in the summer.
Can't stand blinding car headlights at night.
Room temperature comfort, looks like the range is shrinking.Mine are also much worse and I suspect it's because I'm I'm a near constant state of burnout.
I hope you find some way to start taking time and space for yourself through out the day. Cause you can get really sick staying in this constant state of >o
Do you mean burnout from the overstimulation or just everyday feels like a groundhog day?
My burnout is a bit more complicated. The elements you described are involved but there's also an element of being trapped or out of control.
Yeah, these run the gamut. What's the other side of the fence? ADHD? Know the two are solid bedfellows =P!
Diagnosed as SzPD 👀
I don't use the term anymore cause I heard it was some jam to separate the "feasibly usable" autist from the "useless" ones. I mean, I read about it a couple years back so that's a summary - but here's the article if you're interested. But like, yeah it's a spectrum and yeah there's still "tiers" but every one of us has their own strengths/weaknesses and wants/needs and it sucks to think about there being "good autistic" people and "bad." And I am catching a touch of the itis after lunch but I think that it's the same thing eugenicist proposed. If I remember correctly it was something akin to there being two types of people those of higher intelligence and will who are destined to forge society and promote growth and degenerates who are feeble-minded and cannot care for themselves so thus should be sterilized and quartered away for the greater good of man. That was one terrible run on sentence, but here's the wiki if you're interested.