I also listen to music and turn up the Volume to help block out the Overwhelming Loud noise that I hear. I find music extremely helpful for me to stay calm or and Help reduce My Severe anxiety and my Social Anxiety, I carry my Music and Ear Defenders with me where ever I go. This is a Great video +The Aspie World.
+adultswithautism I use a pair of Ear defenders Called "Clear Armor" I have a Black Pair that can go over my ears. and head that I wear to help me too.
The flickering of fluorescent lights and definitely prolonged exposure to multiple conversations and sounds in crowded/noisy/busy places(especially the"sp" sound that people make when talking) can literally cause me to feel like fingernails are being dragged across my nerves like on a chalkboard and no one seem to understand when I try to explain what I'm experiencing as to why I feel the need to, and do abruptly leave from places when this happen. Thank you so much for this video 👍👍👍👍
Regarding too much auditory information - I always seem to be able to hear conversations from further away than anyone else. I get really anxious if the people I'm with decide to speak negatively about someone else there, because I assume that they MUST be able to hear. They always say "Well they obviously can't hear me!" and I say "....well...I can hear them!"
Know this is old but... oh thank goodness others have this!!! At a restaurant I cannot hear people right next to me, because I am hearing every single other conversation in the room much louder.
yeah..some people's perfumes develop an invisible force field around them and it is painful to have to stand next to them. I usually hear all sounds around me. Often the sound of air from the air vent overtakes any conversation..and when I have to hear what the person is saying, it is so taxing that I get sleepy.
This may be more an allergic reaction rather than just a sensitivity to a smell, but the "air fresheners" which dump material into the air to cover smells cause my nose and mouth to burn, then eventually work their way down to my throat. If there is something unpleasant in the air, clean up whatever is causing the smell, don't dump more crap into the air. Running the air through something to absorb the odors would be another good solution. There are these advertisements on TV that have convinced the public to buy sprays because people may have become "nose blind," odors that they have become accustomed to smelling and now ignoring. So it isn't only the smells you might smell, you now have to fear smells you can't smell.
thank you for doing this video. I am 42 years old, and recently diagnosed with ASD, after spending many years being diagnosed with many different disorders and being on as many as 10 medications at 1 time, and it wasn't until I met a doctor who instead of looking at small individual symptoms saw the whole picture, and realized that I only respond to questions that are asked but can't talk about things at a doctor's office unless asked specific questions, I wasn't hearing voices that weren't there, I was clearly hearing conversations in the surrounding apartments, and when I had my first "breakdown" that required hospitalization, I was working in a call center with 80 people in a room all talking at once. I most definitely experience sensory overload when it comes to sound, I can hear everything in this room right now, the fan, the TV, the water running through the radiator, the crickets in my chameleons cage, my pc running, and the people talking outside and most times its more than I can take, it's much worse when I go out. I'm also really sensitive to smells and lights. a lot of times I get way to overwhelmed and still haven't found an effective way to deal with it.
I used to have a lot of sensory issues as a child as the smell of certain school lunches (tacos, chili mac) would make me gag and nauseous. I have overcome my other sensory issues by visiting my local amusement park (I love roller coasters) and I love to go target shooting at the gun range. If I wanted to do the things I love to do, I had to adapt to the environment of my favorite places. My parents also made me get out of my comfort zone quite often growing up. Smells don't bother me as much as they did when I was younger.
+SariaFan93 That is an awesome comment, thank you! I can totally understand that. I attended a main stream school, and learnt a lot as I was forced into social situations which I guess has helped over the years. Although it was super stressful and scary, I believe I have gained from those experiences.
Sound used to be my biggest issue when it came to sensory overload. It was mainly because my ears were super sensitive to it, which made the 4th of July the worst day ever for me because I couldn't handle fireworks explosion! At the sound of the very first explosion, I would get irritated to the extent of reaching the meltdown phase. Thankfully, I got over that at my first White Sox game when I was 18. I had to tightly clench the handle of a car door and then the seat I was sitting in within the stadium. Strangely enough, it worked! Now I'm used to it as well as the environment around me! It's times like those when you have to step out of your comfort zone and do something about it. It's a developmental thing when you're growing up. Great video!
I also listen to music and turn up the Volume to help block out the Overwhelming Loud noise that I hear. I find music extremely helpful for me to stay calm or and Help reduce My Severe anxiety and my Social Anxiety, I carry my Music and Ear Defenders with me where ever I go. This is a Great video +The Aspie World.
It's too bad you didn't cover touch! I have had some issues with light sensitivity and hearing through background noise, but my biggest sensory symptom by far is certain textures. To a lesser extent it has limited my ability to eat healthily(many vegetables make me want to vomit if they're crunchy or stringy, and need to be very thoroughly cooked to get rid of that texture), but it's been most pronounced with certain physical objects. Usually, I have issues with wood and paper products. I sometimes need gloves to handle cardboard, and I hate it if I have to touch a wooden product that isn't varnished in some way. It took me a long time to get used to paper, and I still refuse to use crayons with the paper on them or pencils. I had to get special permission in middle-school to use nylon book covers, because using a paper bag like they wanted me to would have been a living hell. Sometimes I just have to give up on reading a book if the soft-cover is rough feeling. Brushed metal is another hair-raising texture for me. The funny thing, though, is that I grew up with a dad whose job is to sell cardboard packaging.
I also wish he had talked about touch a bit. I'm super sensitive to touch, to the point that I can't have certain parts of my body touched and clothing often feels like sandpaper on my skin.
I know that horrible feeling of being sensitive to textures. When I was a kid towels and wood were a nightmare. Jeez I can feel it coming back. But touch is probably the only sense that I was able to work with while I grew up. It doesn't bug me. Sense of taste, sound, sight, and smell, are a whole different story.
I have autism but not asperges But i have sensory overloads at parties like discos so i can never go to them, everything goes like a laggy video game and all flickery and feels like i have just been put here and don’t know who i am and what i’m doing. Its horrible but i have gotten better over the years. Stay strong everyone going through this 👊
Certain textures make me want to pull off my skin, i can hear a whispered conversarion from across the room and it can be too much, artificial lighting is waaaaayyy too much for me. But, a good thing as I see it, Ive an incredibly miniscule sense of smell
sound can get comfy but the only way is head phones with noise cancelling. or with sound some people tap their ears to counter act it. and for smell people use scent container example coffee beans or mint they have wax ones on necklaces or containers. food is a hit or miss with food introduction or desynetizing and take years.
good video as always!! I'm hypersensitive to - mainly - sound, but also touch and sight to some extent. I get overloaded easily in noisy places which is why I avoid them, but I tend to almost shut down sometimes when more than one person at the same time are trying to talk to me - I end up what my girlfriend calls kinda stuck or frozen, because I just am not able to process these things sometimes.
aaand I hate the texture of cooked fruit like compot or applesauce and similar, and I can barely stand the smell of metal. yuck yuck Yuck feeling metal on my nails, like opening and closing necklaces - that's also pretty horrible
I don't have Aspergers but sensory processing sensitivity. This mostly affects touch, sight and sound. Sound always feels equally loud. And it's hard to hone in on one sometimes, I rarely do bars and clubs. Sight, white and blue light is horrible, or light through grey/white overcast clouds are almost worse than a clear sunny day. I find heat debilitating, especially hot water, swimming for an hour can cause weakness and decreased balance and coordination for a week straight. I sensory seek the feeling of fur or hair to self sooth but if I do too long it begins to hurt a bit. I find that being HSP with SPS that this channel helps me feel less alienated.
It always happens that arround 5:00 p.m. I feel that I can't take noise anymore. It's awful. I know that this is a symptom of vasovagal syndrome, which is also related to asperger and autism as well. Thank you for sharing. Every time that I see your videos I feel very glad to hear from another aspie, and to read the comments too. ;-)
Textures like labels in the clothes, whispers, people eating, orange lights, moisturizers, perfumes, bad words, smell of fish or soaps...argggh...hell.
For me the final piece of the puzzle that prove to me I had Asperger's was when I had a complete panic attack caused by auditory stimuli when I was in what should have been an a non triggering situation, but the sheer amount of auditory noise from various sources completely overwhelmed me. It also helped explain when it's sometimes rather overcast and things are just too bright for me and that when getting my eyes checked or even sometimes just near a lamp I can see the patterns of my blood vessels in my eyes. Sometimes I notice when it states sprinkling because I can trace rapid movements
The Aspie World Well I had long suspected I had Aspbergers and was most likely diagnosed when I was younger, but because my mother had died when I was 19 and I don't have access to my records from then. I remember I had a therapist who tried to teach me to recognize emotional expressions and have me try to mimic them to relate to them. I'd always viewed myself as a detatched observer watching humanity from the outside looking in. I always felt like I was just not attached to much and never really showed emotions. I had always had a strange walk and posture, been rather clumsy, got into things very intensely and read up on them, had compulsions I couldn't explain, I also was terrible at recognizing people if I didn't see them frequently unless they had a particular clue to go by or there was nothing that attached me to them like my friend (singular) and family.
Lights affect me and sound the most, I find I go into a trance when thing are too loud or bright mainly when both are going at the same time, instead of freaking out and looking a bit odd I just shut down so even if you try to speak to me my words will be limited and I'll not be able to think much but it's all that keeps me calm enough to endure the situation. With food though I hate bland food, the more flavour I have the better and I only like certain flavours, I love chilli things, chutneys onions love garlic, herbs spices all stuff like that, I also love stuff covered in sauce or gravy haha, physically hate anything that's simple or bland to me. 😂
Wolf Obsidian I can’t go to discos and things because of it It always makes me feel confused and feel like i’m in a laggy video game and everything flickers :(
I'm oversensitive to sound, but funny enough when am playing guitar or listening to music it kind of eases it. I'm also over sensitive to heat. Under sensitive to cold. Not a problem with sight, but do find flickering lights annoying.
I’m the same with heat and cold. My body doesn’t tolerate humid heat, but I can be in the car in 20 degree without turning on the heat or wearing a jacket. It’s funny sometimes when people point it out.
Great video! My lifelong experience is that almost everything is far too loud, too bright, and oh.my.god the smells! Listening to someone talk who doesn’t use inflection very well is more painful than a physical burn. I hear every convo in a restaurant except the one I’m trying to focus on, fluorescent lights make me see spots, tracers, and eventually causes partial vision loss. Strong smells cause me to essentially dissociate (head feels like it is a couple feet above my body). I see colors so vividly sometimes it’s painful. Sodium lights (orange street lights) make me feel ill and nauseous. And oh the skin and heat sensitivity. It’s really like living in a continual hell (as described in the Christian Bible). It’s very hard to be productive, social, and happy when most environments are perpetual war zones.
i’ve always struggled with noise. sometimes it’s not that bad. i can hear absolutely everything i can see and more all at the same time, but it’s bearable. and sometimes it’s really bad. when it’s really bad i usually cover my ears and sit down if i can, sometimes start crying if it’s too loud and stressful. it’s worst when i’m trying to sleep, because i can hear the pillow rustling under my head, and i can hear the blankets shuffling or the mattress stretching as i breathe, and every time i move even slightly i can hear the springs in my bed, and the blankets moving, and the bedsheets stretching. it’s usually pretty easy to ignore, but when i’m thinking about it it completely stops me from sleeping. edit: background noise isn’t too bad for me, but any human sound makes me really uncomfortable. the sound of sneezing, coughing, chewing, swallowing, burping, farting, and sometimes even breathing, makes my skin crawl. and shouting is what really stresses me out. i hate pe classes at school because the teachers shout so loudly for no reason. we can hear them fine, they don’t need to shout. and i hate people talking in class because it’s so loud and annoying and it bothers me. i hate crowded spaces because the sound of people bothers me. does anyone else get this, where it’s worse with human noises than background sound, or is that just me?
When I was in middle school I started to get terrible migraines and they would sometimes be so bad, I would get ill. Looking back, my ears were so sensitive that just the beeping of the class change bell would trigger headaches and in some cases, migraines. Also the smells of Axe body spray and crappy caf food led to many migraines as well. I still get migraines from those triggers but I do my best to stay away from loud areas, loud people, and Axe body spray. Luckily, Ive put my amazing hearing to good use as a songwriter and mixing engineer. Stay cool everyone! =)
I have issues with all of the above to varying degrees, I prefer natural light, although I sometimes find the sun a bit too intense. I used to get to work several hours before everyone else so I could sit & work without the lights on (& also avoid everyone else). I also find the buzzing & vibration of electronics (including lights) quite irritating & can't block them out. I have more of an issue with textures of foods than taste, & am extremely sensitive to (& fussy about) smells.
This is all so relatable its crazy. As a kid I always feared loud things, my mom could never bring me to a carnival or anything of that sort because I was just to scared of all the loud music! And today, I can't sleep with the lights on, (if my GF wants to read or something before bed), I wake up at the slightest sound, it makes it hard to fall asleep, and as soon as the tv is turned on I immediately ask for the volume to be tuned down because its loud as hell for me.. not to mention smell; I'm always the first one to comment a smell in the air before anyone else! Its kinda cool sometimes, having almost animalistic senses, lol... but it can also be a bit of a struggle; it sometimes causes me to experience depersionalization dissorder, because the sensory overload causes me to sort of ''shut off'' for a while and that can be really scary sometimes. But its nothing I can't handle... anxiety and sometimes depression comes hand in hand with being an aspie, but its a price i'm glad to pay, for my view of the world is beautiful and unique, and its one that I would not be without :)
I can't stand tight clothes, cold food, too many loud indistinct noises, the sound of the vacuum cleaner, or long beeping noises (the smoke alarm, for instance). And I tend to use music (usually one song over and over again) to block out noises at home. During sensory overload, I'm only willing to answer "yes or no" questions. And I get all tired and draggy and cannot tolerate any social interaction, not even with my family. My parents thought I was depressed until very recently, when they found out the cause. I find myself going through that more often now, because I'm in middle school and everything's more stressful now. I'll find a way to deal with it, though. ;)
Wow! I got all of that! I always feel and crease books and if they feel bumpy, eh. I can't stand certain smells too. Lights : I get mega stressed and can't take my off the flickering. If my nail is bent, I can't stand the sound and feel of it rubbi g against me ;/ great video :)
Sound is a killer for me. Unfortunately I make everyone round me uncomfortable when eating. I he so angry and just can't handle it. door slamming. just everything that never bothers other people. thank u for these videos. I'm getting tested very very soon at last.
Thank you so much. I've had blood tests today for thyroid. An I made it Sooooooooo clear to the Dr. I think she knew she had no choice. Once I have my eyes on something I won't let up sn told her I'd report her and see another gp till its sorted. 🙈 Your videos have really helped me see I'm not a freak so thank you. Xxxxxxx
I got diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome when I was around 8-10 years old Can't really remember. People felt really sorry for me but I always said don't be nothing has changed I just got a peace of paper but now I'm 16 turning 17 soon I'm now told by my mom, brother sister that I'm to old to have Asperger's and I need to grow up.
My sensory issues causes me chronic migraines. I had up to 3 migraines per week with loss of vision since I'm 12 years old. I'm now on medication and only have a migrain per 2 weeks. Thanks to Topamax :)
Sounds. I sometimes feel like pushing knitting needles into my ears just to become deaf. I'm not autistic (at least i don't think so...) but for the last few years i have become increasingly noise sensitive. I am a 50 year old male and certain sounds affect me very badly. The only analogy i can give is someone shining a very bright light into your eyes. Remember the film 'The Birds'..? Those birds flapping around your head screeching and all you want to do is cover your head and ears up...it's like that. I wish there was a reverse hearing aid sort of device to lessen the trauma.
The oversensitive thing is 100% true for me. I love my eyesight, the absolute best I could ask for. Unfortunately that comes back to bite me on extremely sunny days. I literally cannot force myself to open my eyes. Taste is another big one. I have an extremely picky and routine diet of mostly meat unfortunately. I literally can't handle vegetables. Lastly sound, the biggest curse. I can't be around guns, fireworks, alarms, bells, etc. I instantly go into a state of paralyzation similar to shell shock. Some are jealous of my hearing because AS gives me the ability to hear things that others can't, and at alot further range.
Driving in the morning when sunlight goes through the leaves of trees is so irritating! I've taken to pretty much always wearing sunglasses when I drive now. And the smell thing is true for my mum oddly enough as well as myself.
Hei, two things: First of all I do like most of your videos. They have progressed a lot over time and I like how you cover lots of different topics in a nice and fresh way. However I do find it funny that you talk about not being able to block out background noise while adding background noise to what you are saying. It does still make some parts of the videos hard to listen to. Have a good day. :)
Hey thanks for the kind words, I know it’s a battle to make a good video and also keep you guys happy I think I have found a music volume middle ground on my new videos now
This may seem odd, but I can sometimes "feel" sounds. Any sudden sound not only makes me startle, but I also, sometimes, feel the sound. I don't know how else to explain it. Once, at the gas station, I had to avert a meltdown because of the car radios and revving engines that were all around me.
I'm oversensitive to sound. It doesn't take much to make me feel very uncomfortable and anxious. It really bothers me especially in school because I really can't leave that place to make myself feel better... And nobody actually shuts up when I tell them politely to do that. I can't tell the teachers about this because I don't have a written diagnosis.. Sound overload often leads me to self harming. This gives me too much stress and I don't know what to do anymore.
smell is my biggest problem. it always catches me off guard, even though after all this time, one would think i would just assume i'll come across something offensive throughout the day and prepare myself for it. certain sounds and sights are bothersome or uncomfortable but certain smells can throw me into a panic attack. no one ever seems to mention temperature. i almost always feel too warm when everyone else is fine or i'm cold one second and then feel overheated the next. when i get hot, it's like my brain just stops functioning.
similar, however , a number of physical challenges post injury effect sensory problems, also (to say the least) 'on-top' similar/seemingly usual sorta stuff ; noise/bright , humans .. ;tips ? - so to speak
Someone turn down my senses! generally the world feels like are harsh place. Voices are too loud. everywhere there are alarms and annoying alerts, repetitive sound, sound clashes, discords. Sight is flooded by chaotic movement, colour clashes, disorder, light inbalances. The unexpected light touch feeling like a hot poker, struggling to touch many things due to a complex relationship with texture. Vibrations, super hearing, super sight, fussy appetite. Sensory problems are a nightmare and overload can be so draining. However there is an upside, to get to experience all the nice things more intensely too.
I heard the sounds of the enviovement really loud. Or if its a abrupt noise , I get so scared that i jump. And voices , if someone scream even of he or she isn't next to my ear, i feel like he or she it is. The only things that I turn up the volume is the music that i like and when I went to a concert of an artist that I like( it wasn't a open space and the walls was with something to reduce or get better sounds, like in the cinema). The noise of the blender I hate that sound sooo much or noise of construction machines. Also, if it is so much movement around ( plus noises) I freak out. Like in the bank. Smell, when there is a bad smell like in the public bathroom(i feel like i want to throw up right away) or I have crossed while i walking with a stranger that used a really strong perfum Or when someone stink, I will notice right away and I want to get out inmediatily. Taste, always struggle with food about this. I notice right away if it is with a bad taste. or if it something rare there. my family always told me that i am a picky person about food. You missed the tact. Clothers. I always felt the etiquette of the clothers or if it is a little details on the pants that bother me,etc. So much of this can't relate to my diagnosis....
I know i mentioned this before, but My sons biggest issue is clothes & textures on his skin. To the point where getting dressed looks like torture for him. He is limited on choices. Right now he only has 1 pair of jeans he can tolerate. And a couple of tees or shirts that he just washes almost everyday. He is 13, so he has been growing so much, finding new companies or brands sucks. I do my best on my own to make sure he always has what he needs but it can get so expensive. The other day he chose a $20 pack of mens briefs that we could not return/ exchange. Have you heard about if probiatic supplements could help deminish symptoms???
I hate certain textures, such as meat. I hate the smell of crisps and spicy food. I also have a bad diet. If I smell or feel these I get extremely frustrated, stressed, and feel like my brain's going to explode!
Sound. (and some sight too). but sound is definitely the big one for me. I can't cut out background noise and I accidently focus in on conversations while I'm trying not to. It's too much information at once. Sam is having a salad for lunch, Brenda is picking the kids up from school late, Jacen is cheating on Vicky??? I just can't cut it out. It's like the sound is forcing itself into my ears and into my brain. I don't have any ear plugs or anything because I'm afraid of being judged but I think I'm going to finally get some. I mean what's worse, some random stranger looking at me for a second too long or avoiding overload hell and feeling like shit. Also sometimes I can be overwhelmed with sight if there's too much stuff everywhere (like toys or just anything really). There's so much stuff everywhere and my brain just wants to analyze it all. It's so tiring. -Girl with Aspergers
I can't stand more than one texture in my mouth, so, pizza can never have any toppings except cheese, sandwhiches can never have more than filling, can't have butter on toast; etc. and i find the taste of onion so unbearable that I get temporary spasms because the negative sensation is so strong
Hello!! I just came across your youtube channel, my son recently has been diagnosed with ASD he is 5 years old. I live in Honduras, Central America where the information about autism is really limited, I've been watching some of your videos and they've reaaly helped a lot. The biggest challenges with my son is the conversation, like back and forth conversations.. So I was wondering (cause I read that you were diganosed at 26 years) did you had this challenges when growing up? And also recently he is been like bangging his head mostly when he is frustrated or when his youtube videos don't load.. Any ideas how I can help him with this? .. Thanks for your videos they are really helpful :D PD. Sorry for my english ;)
Yes of course. It is not within everyone on the spectrum :). Thank you so much for the comment! Please subscribe to my channel to see more videos from me :).
Sight and Sound are definitely the top two for me on top of already bad vision (-9, -9.5 now). My family has always been amazed at my great hearing (I'm quite good at eavesdropping) but I have a hard time at restaurants where they have music blaring and TVs playing but you're supposed to be talking with your group (like seriously why do they have TVs and music blaring in restaurants it's kinda idiotic), and yes fluorescent lights bother me bad; taste/texture to a degree - I only eat certain things and most leafy greens (lettuce, Brussel sprouts, Swiss chard, chard, arugula, kale, cabbage) (but NOT spinach or broccoli) taste extremely bitter to me and I can't get myself to eat them. I also can't drink most filtered waters because they taste like metal to me. Smell I think I'm undersensitive with. I change the catbox since cat pee doesn't bother me (I don't really smell it.) But I can smell horse pee really strong (when you go by a ranch) and I can't stand the smell.
I recently statred to use oakley holbrook xl non-polarized glasses with custom made frames.it is ajacent to my face and blocks all the lights from sideways.
i can't tell you how many neurotypicals I talk to just don't get what " sensory overload" means ....... in high school ( I went to an alternative high school and I got more one on one time, was only allowed to go to two classrooms throughout the day ( because transitions were hard for me and too much sensory input in the classroom was a change (so I would just shut down in classes )... and teachers / professionals just dont get it
My ears are weird because I can hear things from far away (even though I have hearing problems) but I like sound unless I am trying really hard to focus
Hi, Dan! What about touch/texture? Certain materials (wool, anything rough or scratchy) as well as tags in clothing make me so uncomfortable. I've cut most of my tags off. When shopping for clothes, I find myself touching everything first. Also food textures - I like the taste of yogurt and pudding, but can't tolerate the feel in my mouth. (No chocolate pie!) Is what we're talking about considered Sensory Processing Disorder? Thanks!
My daughter goes crazy when she hears a toilet flush, what would be the best way to deal with that? What are your thoughts on medication? I feel if there is a a way to avoid medicating my daughter I will
I have autism specifically Asperger’s and during the age of the pandemic masks have been a huge overload from me. I know you are from the U.K , I am in America and I was wondering if I can get a doctors note to be exempt from this because I do have a medical condition to be excused from this.
So I have a sensitive to sound and it makes me have an extreme emotion like panick or anger it could be my Aspergers but it could also be misophonia or a combination of both. Same with the sight of the sound I hate
I had a bit of an episode last year where I was bad for a couple of months. I was constantly stressed, I couldn't handle certain lighting, the noise around me was too much, i was getting bad anxiety. I still can't handle certain lighting, especially if i'm sat opposite someone and trying to focus on conversation and it's too bright. I'm just battling with myself the whole time rather than focusing. I just don't know what to think now. I always thought it was an anxiety thing but now i'm wondering if it's not? Can anxiety do that?? Ahhhh. I never really experienced anything like it until this bad epsiode.. So I'm a bit confused.
I'm Hypersensitive to all of my 5 sense's Did you know that Everything Electronic Emulates a Hi-pitched Ringing sound ? I can hear it in both indoor and outdoor Lights, Tv's, Pc's Washers and Dryers including Dish washer's too. Cellphones, Dvd players, Tablets and things like that. When everyday noise is to Loud for me. I wear my Ear Defender over the head, headphones's I got a New Pair for my 25th Birthday this year. I wear sunglasses when I go outside or when I'm at work during the day's. I don't eat anything spicy and I can't eat pineapples anymore because the Acidic levels from the pineapple Juice will burn and sting my mouth and lips. sometimes it happens with Tomato sauce. Hi acidic levels cause cold sores on my lips that are very sensitive and can be painful.
One sensory issue I have is Pure honey alone, it tastes great, but it seems like the taste is ticklish as well, not itchy but ticklish. That is the only way I can explain it. Does anyone else have this sensory issue?
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I also listen to music and turn up the Volume to help block out the Overwhelming Loud noise that I hear. I find music extremely helpful for me to stay calm or and Help reduce My Severe anxiety and my Social Anxiety, I carry my Music and Ear Defenders with me where ever I go. This is a Great video +The Aspie World.
Shawna Fletcher I also do this I have a severe social anxiety also!
Shawna Fletcher I totally agree. Im looking for some good headphones Steve www.adultswithautism.org.uk
+adultswithautism I use a pair of Ear defenders Called "Clear Armor" I have a Black Pair that can go over my ears. and head that I wear to help me too.
same here xD
Shawna Fletcher that's the same for me as an aspie too
The flickering of fluorescent lights and definitely prolonged exposure to multiple conversations and sounds in crowded/noisy/busy places(especially the"sp" sound that people make when talking) can literally cause me to feel like fingernails are being dragged across my nerves like on a chalkboard and no one seem to understand when I try to explain what I'm experiencing as to why I feel the need to, and do abruptly leave from places when this happen. Thank you so much for this video 👍👍👍👍
Hey I totally get what you mean with the sp noise! I get it to from the ch noise and the sp noise. Thank you for the comment!
Oh my god, the “sp” sound!!! Especially brutal is that sound on audio books.
Regarding too much auditory information - I always seem to be able to hear conversations from further away than anyone else. I get really anxious if the people I'm with decide to speak negatively about someone else there, because I assume that they MUST be able to hear. They always say "Well they obviously can't hear me!" and I say "....well...I can hear them!"
+Joe F Yeah, it's almost a super power 😁✌🏻️.
I’m so glad you understand this!!
But you can't hear someone right next to you because someone else is talking 30 feet away... *sigh*
Know this is old but... oh thank goodness others have this!!! At a restaurant I cannot hear people right next to me, because I am hearing every single other conversation in the room much louder.
My sensory issues are paralyzing. I also have chronic migraines and cluster headaches triggered by them.
+The Great Grey Oh no! That sounds horrible, :(.
The Great Grey Happens to me :( the sun light in summer makes migraines and high pitched sounds (almost every sounds)
same here! Have you tried some sort of medication? Topamax helps me a lot. I used to take flunarizine also but didn't work as much as topamax
My school has the worst lighting I've ever experienced, so almost every day when I get home I have to take a power nap with all the lights turned off.
yeah..some people's perfumes develop an invisible force field around them and it is painful to have to stand next to them. I usually hear all sounds around me. Often the sound of air from the air vent overtakes any conversation..and when I have to hear what the person is saying, it is so taxing that I get sleepy.
+Parmesana Yeah these things can be challenging!
This may be more an allergic reaction rather than just a sensitivity to a smell, but the "air fresheners" which dump material into the air to cover smells cause my nose and mouth to burn, then eventually work their way down to my throat. If there is something unpleasant in the air, clean up whatever is causing the smell, don't dump more crap into the air. Running the air through something to absorb the odors would be another good solution. There are these advertisements on TV that have convinced the public to buy sprays because people may have become "nose blind," odors that they have become accustomed to smelling and now ignoring. So it isn't only the smells you might smell, you now have to fear smells you can't smell.
thank you for doing this video. I am 42 years old, and recently diagnosed with ASD, after spending many years being diagnosed with many different disorders and being on as many as 10 medications at 1 time, and it wasn't until I met a doctor who instead of looking at small individual symptoms saw the whole picture, and realized that I only respond to questions that are asked but can't talk about things at a doctor's office unless asked specific questions, I wasn't hearing voices that weren't there, I was clearly hearing conversations in the surrounding apartments, and when I had my first "breakdown" that required hospitalization, I was working in a call center with 80 people in a room all talking at once. I most definitely experience sensory overload when it comes to sound, I can hear everything in this room right now, the fan, the TV, the water running through the radiator, the crickets in my chameleons cage, my pc running, and the people talking outside and most times its more than I can take, it's much worse when I go out. I'm also really sensitive to smells and lights. a lot of times I get way to overwhelmed and still haven't found an effective way to deal with it.
+dann bunting Hey thank you for the comment! And sharing your story!
I used to have a lot of sensory issues as a child as the smell of certain school lunches (tacos, chili mac) would make me gag and nauseous. I have overcome my other sensory issues by visiting my local amusement park (I love roller coasters) and I love to go target shooting at the gun range. If I wanted to do the things I love to do, I had to adapt to the environment of my favorite places.
My parents also made me get out of my comfort zone quite often growing up. Smells don't bother me as much as they did when I was younger.
+SariaFan93 That is an awesome comment, thank you! I can totally understand that. I attended a main stream school, and learnt a lot as I was forced into social situations which I guess has helped over the years. Although it was super stressful and scary, I believe I have gained from those experiences.
I love your channel! My favorite about Aspergers. It is really hard dealing with noises (for me, it is the worst part of being an aspie).
Thank you Ben!!!
Sound used to be my biggest issue when it came to sensory overload. It was mainly because my ears were super sensitive to it, which made the 4th of July the worst day ever for me because I couldn't handle fireworks explosion! At the sound of the very first explosion, I would get irritated to the extent of reaching the meltdown phase. Thankfully, I got over that at my first White Sox game when I was 18. I had to tightly clench the handle of a car door and then the seat I was sitting in within the stadium. Strangely enough, it worked! Now I'm used to it as well as the environment around me!
It's times like those when you have to step out of your comfort zone and do something about it. It's a developmental thing when you're growing up. Great video!
I also listen to music and turn up the Volume to help block out the Overwhelming Loud noise that I hear. I find music extremely helpful for me to stay calm or and Help reduce My Severe anxiety and my Social Anxiety, I carry my Music and Ear Defenders with me where ever I go. This is a Great video +The Aspie World.
I am definitely overly sensitive towards a lot of things, especially sounds.
+GreyAlien〈3 Yeah.
I found out the hard way when firing off a shotgun. It didn't end well.
It's too bad you didn't cover touch! I have had some issues with light sensitivity and hearing through background noise, but my biggest sensory symptom by far is certain textures. To a lesser extent it has limited my ability to eat healthily(many vegetables make me want to vomit if they're crunchy or stringy, and need to be very thoroughly cooked to get rid of that texture), but it's been most pronounced with certain physical objects.
Usually, I have issues with wood and paper products. I sometimes need gloves to handle cardboard, and I hate it if I have to touch a wooden product that isn't varnished in some way. It took me a long time to get used to paper, and I still refuse to use crayons with the paper on them or pencils. I had to get special permission in middle-school to use nylon book covers, because using a paper bag like they wanted me to would have been a living hell. Sometimes I just have to give up on reading a book if the soft-cover is rough feeling. Brushed metal is another hair-raising texture for me.
The funny thing, though, is that I grew up with a dad whose job is to sell cardboard packaging.
+Gwen C Ah yes! Maybe I will do a video on this!
I also wish he had talked about touch a bit. I'm super sensitive to touch, to the point that I can't have certain parts of my body touched and clothing often feels like sandpaper on my skin.
I know that horrible feeling of being sensitive to textures. When I was a kid towels and wood were a nightmare. Jeez I can feel it coming back. But touch is probably the only sense that I was able to work with while I grew up. It doesn't bug me. Sense of taste, sound, sight, and smell, are a whole different story.
in an exam I can hear pencil/pen on paper
+LawnTractorBoy That's cool.
That just happened to me today and it drove me insane. I couldn't hear my own thoughts.
Could you do a video on Aspergers and anger issues, please? It would mean a LOT to me.
+Miss Mia Hi, I have already done a video on this but I'll do an updated one 😁✌🏻️.
I have autism but not asperges
But i have sensory overloads at parties like discos so i can never go to them, everything goes like a laggy video game and all flickery and feels like i have just been put here and don’t know who i am and what i’m doing. Its horrible but i have gotten better over the years. Stay strong everyone going through this 👊
This is a GREAT video. As an aspie this speaks volumes to me. I am over sensitive on almost everything. It makes life so hard at time
Hey awesome! Thank you for he kind words and the comment!!!
The Aspie World you are welcome. We aspie need to stick together
Certain textures make me want to pull off my skin, i can hear a whispered conversarion from across the room and it can be too much, artificial lighting is waaaaayyy too much for me. But, a good thing as I see it, Ive an incredibly miniscule sense of smell
sound can get comfy but the only way is head phones with noise cancelling. or with sound some people tap their ears to counter act it. and for smell people use scent container example coffee beans or mint they have wax ones on necklaces or containers. food is a hit or miss with food introduction or desynetizing and take years.
Yeah, some really good info there thank you!
good video as always!!
I'm hypersensitive to - mainly - sound, but also touch and sight to some extent. I get overloaded easily in noisy places which is why I avoid them, but I tend to almost shut down sometimes when more than one person at the same time are trying to talk to me - I end up what my girlfriend calls kinda stuck or frozen, because I just am not able to process these things sometimes.
aaand I hate the texture of cooked fruit like compot or applesauce and similar, and I can barely stand the smell of metal. yuck yuck Yuck feeling metal on my nails, like opening and closing necklaces - that's also pretty horrible
+starry-eyed deer Hey! Thank you for the kind words. Yeah excellent comment thank you for sharing!
+starry-eyed deer Yeah, I am like that with plastic brushes!
I relate to this so much. My family are so clueless of the repetitive sound that literally kills me.
Background noise... I hate it.
It is difficult for everyone to understand, this is partly why I make these videos :).
That bit on Big Bang Theory when Sheldon has a new office where his 'nerves are being plucked like the strings of a harp' is painfully identifiable 😑
This is me: sound, feeling and sight sometimes
I don't have Aspergers but sensory processing sensitivity. This mostly affects touch, sight and sound. Sound always feels equally loud. And it's hard to hone in on one sometimes, I rarely do bars and clubs. Sight, white and blue light is horrible, or light through grey/white overcast clouds are almost worse than a clear sunny day. I find heat debilitating, especially hot water, swimming for an hour can cause weakness and decreased balance and coordination for a week straight. I sensory seek the feeling of fur or hair to self sooth but if I do too long it begins to hurt a bit. I find that being HSP with SPS that this channel helps me feel less alienated.
It always happens that arround 5:00 p.m. I feel that I can't take noise anymore. It's awful. I know that this is a symptom of vasovagal syndrome, which is also related to asperger and autism as well. Thank you for sharing. Every time that I see your videos I feel very glad to hear from another aspie, and to read the comments too. ;-)
+Alexa Baspi Oh that is interesting, I am not families with that syndrome. I am glad you enjoy my videos, thank you!
Textures like labels in the clothes, whispers, people eating, orange lights, moisturizers, perfumes, bad words, smell of fish or soaps...argggh...hell.
For me the final piece of the puzzle that prove to me I had Asperger's was when I had a complete panic attack caused by auditory stimuli when I was in what should have been an a non triggering situation, but the sheer amount of auditory noise from various sources completely overwhelmed me. It also helped explain when it's sometimes rather overcast and things are just too bright for me and that when getting my eyes checked or even sometimes just near a lamp I can see the patterns of my blood vessels in my eyes. Sometimes I notice when it states sprinkling because I can trace rapid movements
+darkashtar Oh that is interesting!
The Aspie World Well I had long suspected I had Aspbergers and was most likely diagnosed when I was younger, but because my mother had died when I was 19 and I don't have access to my records from then. I remember I had a therapist who tried to teach me to recognize emotional expressions and have me try to mimic them to relate to them. I'd always viewed myself as a detatched observer watching humanity from the outside looking in. I always felt like I was just not attached to much and never really showed emotions. I had always had a strange walk and posture, been rather clumsy, got into things very intensely and read up on them, had compulsions I couldn't explain, I also was terrible at recognizing people if I didn't see them frequently unless they had a particular clue to go by or there was nothing that attached me to them like my friend (singular) and family.
Lights affect me and sound the most, I find I go into a trance when thing are too loud or bright mainly when both are going at the same time, instead of freaking out and looking a bit odd I just shut down so even if you try to speak to me my words will be limited and I'll not be able to think much but it's all that keeps me calm enough to endure the situation. With food though I hate bland food, the more flavour I have the better and I only like certain flavours, I love chilli things, chutneys onions love garlic, herbs spices all stuff like that, I also love stuff covered in sauce or gravy haha, physically hate anything that's simple or bland to me. 😂
+Wolf Obsidian Haha, opposite to me in some ways!
Wolf Obsidian
I can’t go to discos and things because of it
It always makes me feel confused and feel like i’m in a laggy video game and everything flickers :(
Great video m8 explained Asperger's perfectly
You forgot touch, I have a friend who also has Asperger's and can feel the fibers on regular paper
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indeed those of us with ASD can feel things others don't. But I got used to it as I grew up.
I'm oversensitive to sound, but funny enough when am playing guitar or listening to music it kind of eases it. I'm also over sensitive to heat. Under sensitive to cold. Not a problem with sight, but do find flickering lights annoying.
+SciFi Pulse Oh that is very interesting! Thank you for sharing your story.
I’m the same with heat and cold. My body doesn’t tolerate humid heat, but I can be in the car in 20 degree without turning on the heat or wearing a jacket. It’s funny sometimes when people point it out.
i wear sunglasses most of the time
+KT No I do to! I actually invested in Ray Bans as they are very good quality.
Great video! My lifelong experience is that almost everything is far too loud, too bright, and oh.my.god the smells! Listening to someone talk who doesn’t use inflection very well is more painful than a physical burn. I hear every convo in a restaurant except the one I’m trying to focus on, fluorescent lights make me see spots, tracers, and eventually causes partial vision loss. Strong smells cause me to essentially dissociate (head feels like it is a couple feet above my body). I see colors so vividly sometimes it’s painful. Sodium lights (orange street lights) make me feel ill and nauseous. And oh the skin and heat sensitivity. It’s really like living in a continual hell (as described in the Christian Bible). It’s very hard to be productive, social, and happy when most environments are perpetual war zones.
i’ve always struggled with noise. sometimes it’s not that bad. i can hear absolutely everything i can see and more all at the same time, but it’s bearable.
and sometimes it’s really bad. when it’s really bad i usually cover my ears and sit down if i can, sometimes start crying if it’s too loud and stressful.
it’s worst when i’m trying to sleep, because i can hear the pillow rustling under my head, and i can hear the blankets shuffling or the mattress stretching as i breathe, and every time i move even slightly i can hear the springs in my bed, and the blankets moving, and the bedsheets stretching. it’s usually pretty easy to ignore, but when i’m thinking about it it completely stops me from sleeping.
edit: background noise isn’t too bad for me, but any human sound makes me really uncomfortable. the sound of sneezing, coughing, chewing, swallowing, burping, farting, and sometimes even breathing, makes my skin crawl. and shouting is what really stresses me out. i hate pe classes at school because the teachers shout so loudly for no reason. we can hear them fine, they don’t need to shout. and i hate people talking in class because it’s so loud and annoying and it bothers me. i hate crowded spaces because the sound of people bothers me.
does anyone else get this, where it’s worse with human noises than background sound, or is that just me?
When I was in middle school I started to get terrible migraines and they would sometimes be so bad, I would get ill. Looking back, my ears were so sensitive that just the beeping of the class change bell would trigger headaches and in some cases, migraines. Also the smells of Axe body spray and crappy caf food led to many migraines as well. I still get migraines from those triggers but I do my best to stay away from loud areas, loud people, and Axe body spray.
Luckily, Ive put my amazing hearing to good use as a songwriter and mixing engineer. Stay cool everyone! =)
I have issues with all of the above to varying degrees, I prefer natural light, although I sometimes find the sun a bit too intense. I used to get to work several hours before everyone else so I could sit & work without the lights on (& also avoid everyone else). I also find the buzzing & vibration of electronics (including lights) quite irritating & can't block them out. I have more of an issue with textures of foods than taste, & am extremely sensitive to (& fussy about) smells.
+Heidi Jorgensen Thank you for sharing, very relatable!
This is all so relatable its crazy. As a kid I always feared loud things, my mom could never bring me to a carnival or anything of that sort because I was just to scared of all the loud music! And today, I can't sleep with the lights on, (if my GF wants to read or something before bed), I wake up at the slightest sound, it makes it hard to fall asleep, and as soon as the tv is turned on I immediately ask for the volume to be tuned down because its loud as hell for me.. not to mention smell; I'm always the first one to comment a smell in the air before anyone else! Its kinda cool sometimes, having almost animalistic senses, lol... but it can also be a bit of a struggle; it sometimes causes me to experience depersionalization dissorder, because the sensory overload causes me to sort of ''shut off'' for a while and that can be really scary sometimes. But its nothing I can't handle... anxiety and sometimes depression comes hand in hand with being an aspie, but its a price i'm glad to pay, for my view of the world is beautiful and unique, and its one that I would not be without :)
I can't stand tight clothes, cold food, too many loud indistinct noises, the sound of the vacuum cleaner, or long beeping noises (the smoke alarm, for instance). And I tend to use music (usually one song over and over again) to block out noises at home. During sensory overload, I'm only willing to answer "yes or no" questions. And I get all tired and draggy and cannot tolerate any social interaction, not even with my family. My parents thought I was depressed until very recently, when they found out the cause. I find myself going through that more often now, because I'm in middle school and everything's more stressful now. I'll find a way to deal with it, though. ;)
+Miss Mia Stick in there and try other methods of relaxation.
Wow! I got all of that! I always feel and crease books and if they feel bumpy, eh. I can't stand certain smells too. Lights : I get mega stressed and can't take my off the flickering. If my nail is bent, I can't stand the sound and feel of it rubbi g against me ;/ great video :)
+Bricks for Maxx Thank you! Oh yeah the nail thing I can relate to!
Sound is a killer for me. Unfortunately I make everyone round me uncomfortable when eating.
I he so angry and just can't handle it.
door slamming. just everything that never bothers other people.
thank u for these videos. I'm getting tested very very soon at last.
Hey you are welcome, and best of luck with the testing.
Thank you so much. I've had blood tests today for thyroid. An I made it Sooooooooo clear to the Dr. I think she knew she had no choice. Once I have my eyes on something I won't let up sn told her I'd report her and see another gp till its sorted. 🙈
Your videos have really helped me see I'm not a freak so thank you. Xxxxxxx
I got diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome when I was around 8-10 years old Can't really remember. People felt really sorry for me but I always said don't be nothing has changed I just got a peace of paper but now I'm 16 turning 17 soon I'm now told by my mom, brother sister that I'm to old to have Asperger's and I need to grow up.
I once had to leave a friend's birthday party because the strobe lights they had going nearly made me shutdown and cry.
Yeah that must have been difficult :(.
My sensory issues causes me chronic migraines. I had up to 3 migraines per week with loss of vision since I'm 12 years old. I'm now on medication and only have a migrain per 2 weeks. Thanks to Topamax :)
+loulou4811 Hey, that's not so good.
Sounds. I sometimes feel like pushing knitting needles into my ears just to become deaf. I'm not autistic (at least i don't think so...) but for the last few years i have become increasingly noise sensitive. I am a 50 year old male and certain sounds affect me very badly. The only analogy i can give is someone shining a very bright light into your eyes. Remember the film 'The Birds'..? Those birds flapping around your head screeching and all you want to do is cover your head and ears up...it's like that. I wish there was a reverse hearing aid sort of device to lessen the trauma.
I often get too much information at school it makes it hard to fit in I get hearing vision and sometimes taste over loads
+ellie lawrence Yeah, this can happen.
The oversensitive thing is 100% true for me. I love my eyesight, the absolute best I could ask for. Unfortunately that comes back to bite me on extremely sunny days. I literally cannot force myself to open my eyes. Taste is another big one. I have an extremely picky and routine diet of mostly meat unfortunately. I literally can't handle vegetables. Lastly sound, the biggest curse. I can't be around guns, fireworks, alarms, bells, etc. I instantly go into a state of paralyzation similar to shell shock. Some are jealous of my hearing because AS gives me the ability to hear things that others can't, and at alot further range.
is anyone else really sensitive to certain colours? fluroscent colours (especially in bright environments) are the thing that get to me the most
+Jade Smith Not too affected by it myself, but I can understand what you mean.
Driving in the morning when sunlight goes through the leaves of trees is so irritating! I've taken to pretty much always wearing sunglasses when I drive now. And the smell thing is true for my mum oddly enough as well as myself.
Yeah!!!
Amazing explainations! Thanks for posting!
+Chaos Mama's Flying Circus No problem, thank you for the comment :).
Definitely need some tips on how to block out the sensory stuff never heard of that one that you did with the sight sensory
Yeah! Thank you for your comment.
Hei, two things: First of all I do like most of your videos. They have progressed a lot over time and I like how you cover lots of different topics in a nice and fresh way.
However I do find it funny that you talk about not being able to block out background noise while adding background noise to what you are saying. It does still make some parts of the videos hard to listen to.
Have a good day. :)
Hey thanks for the kind words, I know it’s a battle to make a good video and also keep you guys happy I think I have found a music volume middle ground on my new videos now
Strobe light/flickering lights, the sound of keys, and taping ARE THE WORST!! My head hurts, my stomach hurts, I can't focus, and my skin crawls.
Yes please bro I'd love your help with all your saying this is helpful bro thanks Jenx
florescent lights, huge open buildings (Walmart).... all bad
+bdegrds Yeah, I totally get you there!
forgot to say the tshirt came and it looks great.
Awesome! Tweet a picture and I'll re-tweet!
The Aspie World will do
This may seem odd, but I can sometimes "feel" sounds. Any sudden sound not only makes me startle, but I also, sometimes, feel the sound. I don't know how else to explain it. Once, at the gas station, I had to avert a meltdown because of the car radios and revving engines that were all around me.
+Carl L. I can understand that, I feel pain from some words being said.
I definitely have issues with sounds. though I think it's probably something closer to Misophonia.
I'm oversensitive to sound. It doesn't take much to make me feel very uncomfortable and anxious. It really bothers me especially in school because I really can't leave that place to make myself feel better... And nobody actually shuts up when I tell them politely to do that. I can't tell the teachers about this because I don't have a written diagnosis.. Sound overload often leads me to self harming. This gives me too much stress and I don't know what to do anymore.
smell is my biggest problem. it always catches me off guard, even though after all this time, one would think i would just assume i'll come across something offensive throughout the day and prepare myself for it. certain sounds and sights are bothersome or uncomfortable but certain smells can throw me into a panic attack.
no one ever seems to mention temperature. i almost always feel too warm when everyone else is fine or i'm cold one second and then feel overheated the next. when i get hot, it's like my brain just stops functioning.
+kmah88 Yes!!! I am always too hot! I get hit easily and when I start getting flustered I take my clothes off to cool down.
Looking forward to the under sensitive video :)
+Roddy Palacios Yay!
Can you only be affected by one? Sound is a huge problem with me but nothing else does. Sound just does something to me. I️ can’t describe it.
Yes indeed, it is subjective to the person. Thank you so much for the comment! Please subscribe to my channel to see more videos from me :).
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similar, however , a number of physical challenges post injury effect sensory problems, also (to say the least) 'on-top' similar/seemingly usual sorta stuff ; noise/bright , humans ..
;tips ? - so to speak
I am sooooooo over sensitive and it is in everything I really hate background noise I am over sensitive in all of these areas
+Emybugzy YOLOL Yeah if can impact life a lot.
+Emybugzy YOLOL It*
I have light sensitivity and hearing sensitivity.
and the textures of mashed potatoes, jello, yogurt, and bananas really bother me.
Someone turn down my senses! generally the world feels like are harsh place. Voices are too loud. everywhere there are alarms and annoying alerts, repetitive sound, sound clashes, discords. Sight is flooded by chaotic movement, colour clashes, disorder, light inbalances. The unexpected light touch feeling like a hot poker, struggling to touch many things due to a complex relationship with texture. Vibrations, super hearing, super sight, fussy appetite. Sensory problems are a nightmare and overload can be so draining. However there is an upside, to get to experience all the nice things more intensely too.
+Ben Chorlton It can be chaotic! Thank you for the comment!
Hi I'm a fellow aspie and I can't stand stuff around my neck ie scarves necleses and so on !💞💕
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I heard the sounds of the enviovement really loud. Or if its a abrupt noise , I get so scared that i jump. And voices , if someone scream even of he or she isn't next to my ear, i feel like he or she it is. The only things that I turn up the volume is the music that i like and when I went to a concert of an artist that I like( it wasn't a open space and the walls was with something to reduce or get better sounds, like in the cinema). The noise of the blender I hate that sound sooo much or noise of construction machines. Also, if it is so much movement around ( plus noises) I freak out. Like in the bank. Smell, when there is a bad smell like in the public bathroom(i feel like i want to throw up right away) or I have crossed while i walking with a stranger that used a really strong perfum Or when someone stink, I will notice right away and I want to get out inmediatily. Taste, always struggle with food about this. I notice right away if it is with a bad taste. or if it something rare there. my family always told me that i am a picky person about food. You missed the tact. Clothers. I always felt the etiquette of the clothers or if it is a little details on the pants that bother me,etc. So much of this can't relate to my diagnosis....
I know i mentioned this before, but My sons biggest issue is clothes & textures on his skin. To the point where getting dressed looks like torture for him. He is limited on choices. Right now he only has 1 pair of jeans he can tolerate. And a couple of tees or shirts that he just washes almost everyday. He is 13, so he has been growing so much, finding new companies or brands sucks. I do my best on my own to make sure he always has what he needs but it can get so expensive. The other day he chose a $20 pack of mens briefs that we could not return/ exchange.
Have you heard about if probiatic supplements could help deminish symptoms???
I hate certain textures, such as meat. I hate the smell of crisps and spicy food. I also have a bad diet. If I smell or feel these I get extremely frustrated, stressed, and feel like my brain's going to explode!
Also, If i hear chewing and people touching me, you wont see me a mile oof.
+Max Piper Yeah, I can understand that!
+Max Piper Haha, touching me while I am sneezing or hot or a bit flustered isn't a good idea!
Sound. (and some sight too). but sound is definitely the big one for me. I can't cut out background noise and I accidently focus in on conversations while I'm trying not to. It's too much information at once. Sam is having a salad for lunch, Brenda is picking the kids up from school late, Jacen is cheating on Vicky??? I just can't cut it out. It's like the sound is forcing itself into my ears and into my brain. I don't have any ear plugs or anything because I'm afraid of being judged but I think I'm going to finally get some. I mean what's worse, some random stranger looking at me for a second too long or avoiding overload hell and feeling like shit. Also sometimes I can be overwhelmed with sight if there's too much stuff everywhere (like toys or just anything really). There's so much stuff everywhere and my brain just wants to analyze it all. It's so tiring. -Girl with Aspergers
At 3:12 there is a very strange electronic sound
That’s me using the force to make Sounds jk lol. Not sure what that is
I can't stand more than one texture in my mouth, so, pizza can never have any toppings except cheese, sandwhiches can never have more than filling, can't have butter on toast; etc.
and i find the taste of onion so unbearable that I get temporary spasms because the negative sensation is so strong
+Paul Rudd Yup! I know that too well!
Hello!! I just came across your youtube channel, my son recently has been diagnosed with ASD he is 5 years old. I live in Honduras, Central America where the information about autism is really limited, I've been watching some of your videos and they've reaaly helped a lot. The biggest challenges with my son is the conversation, like back and forth conversations.. So I was wondering (cause I read that you were diganosed at 26 years) did you had this challenges when growing up? And also recently he is been like bangging his head mostly when he is frustrated or when his youtube videos don't load.. Any ideas how I can help him with this? .. Thanks for your videos they are really helpful :D PD. Sorry for my english ;)
Alejandra Maldonado also check out the "ask an autistic" videos, you can search them.
Thank You, I will :D!
+Alejandra Maldonado Hey thanks for the comment, no need to apologies.
I actually hate loud people. People who laugh to loud, talk to loud and people who whistle.
For me honestly I don’t think I ever experienced it
thx
Is it possible for someone to be on the spectrum but not suffer from sensory overload?
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Sight and Sound are definitely the top two for me on top of already bad vision (-9, -9.5 now). My family has always been amazed at my great hearing (I'm quite good at eavesdropping) but I have a hard time at restaurants where they have music blaring and TVs playing but you're supposed to be talking with your group (like seriously why do they have TVs and music blaring in restaurants it's kinda idiotic), and yes fluorescent lights bother me bad; taste/texture to a degree - I only eat certain things and most leafy greens (lettuce, Brussel sprouts, Swiss chard, chard, arugula, kale, cabbage) (but NOT spinach or broccoli) taste extremely bitter to me and I can't get myself to eat them. I also can't drink most filtered waters because they taste like metal to me.
Smell I think I'm undersensitive with. I change the catbox since cat pee doesn't bother me (I don't really smell it.) But I can smell horse pee really strong (when you go by a ranch) and I can't stand the smell.
I recently statred to use oakley holbrook xl non-polarized glasses with custom made frames.it is ajacent to my face and blocks all the lights from sideways.
For some reason non-polarized lenses are better then polarized for sensory overload, i do not know, why.
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Im very sensitive to touch and sound
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i can't tell you how many neurotypicals I talk to just don't get what " sensory overload" means ....... in high school ( I went to an alternative high school and I got more one on one time, was only allowed to go to two classrooms throughout the day ( because transitions were hard for me and too much sensory input in the classroom was a change (so I would just shut down in classes )... and teachers / professionals just dont get it
Yeah it’s annoying. Thanks for the comment 😬⚡️
thanks! come to New York - would definitely love to meet you in person. I tend to do better with friendships online anyways
My ears are weird because I can hear things from far away (even though I have hearing problems) but I like sound unless I am trying really hard to focus
Yeah that’s awesome!
Hi, Dan! What about touch/texture? Certain materials (wool, anything rough or scratchy) as well as tags in clothing make me so uncomfortable. I've cut most of my tags off. When shopping for clothes, I find myself touching everything first. Also food textures - I like the taste of yogurt and pudding, but can't tolerate the feel in my mouth. (No chocolate pie!) Is what we're talking about considered Sensory Processing Disorder? Thanks!
Some synthetic plastics are like that, tooth brushes and plastic bristle brushes I just cannot stand them.
Hi, can you give me the link on the light you use that rises and mimics sunrise. I think it might benefit me. Thank you ....
dud another great video
Thank you!
My daughter goes crazy when she hears a toilet flush, what would be the best way to deal with that? What are your thoughts on medication? I feel if there is a a way to avoid medicating my daughter I will
Wow there were many long comments here!
Yeah man tell me about it 😂.
I have autism specifically Asperger’s and during the age of the pandemic masks have been a huge overload from me. I know you are from the U.K , I am in America and I was wondering if I can get a doctors note to be exempt from this because I do have a medical condition to be excused from this.
So I have a sensitive to sound and it makes me have an extreme emotion like panick or anger it could be my Aspergers but it could also be misophonia or a combination of both. Same with the sight of the sound I hate
Can't stop staring at the piercing
Actually not to say by my mistake that I might have had it as I child but out grown it as I got older
I had a bit of an episode last year where I was bad for a couple of months. I was constantly stressed, I couldn't handle certain lighting, the noise around me was too much, i was getting bad anxiety.
I still can't handle certain lighting, especially if i'm sat opposite someone and trying to focus on conversation and it's too bright. I'm just battling with myself the whole time rather than focusing.
I just don't know what to think now. I always thought it was an anxiety thing but now i'm wondering if it's not? Can anxiety do that?? Ahhhh.
I never really experienced anything like it until this bad epsiode.. So I'm a bit confused.
How can I manage my anxiety with my aspergers syndrome dude ? I get head aches with sensory over load Jenx
I'm Hypersensitive to all of my 5 sense's Did you know that Everything Electronic Emulates a Hi-pitched Ringing sound ? I can hear it in both indoor and outdoor Lights, Tv's, Pc's Washers and Dryers including Dish washer's too. Cellphones, Dvd players, Tablets and things like that. When everyday noise is to Loud for me. I wear my Ear Defender over the head, headphones's I got a New Pair for my 25th Birthday this year. I wear sunglasses when I go outside or when I'm at work during the day's. I don't eat anything spicy and I can't eat pineapples anymore because the Acidic levels from the pineapple Juice will burn and sting my mouth and lips. sometimes it happens with Tomato sauce. Hi acidic levels cause cold sores on my lips that are very sensitive and can be painful.
Hi my son is 4y old and has all these symptoms,m not sure what to do
super smelly for me, that is why I get turmeric and cumin mixed up. To my sister one is smelly one is not. for me both are smelly.
Gave you a like! 😉😉
Does this happen to people with asd as well, because I don't have an Asperger's diagnosis but I do have asd and this happens to me a lot
One sensory issue I have is Pure honey alone, it tastes great, but it seems like the taste is ticklish as well, not itchy but ticklish. That is the only way I can explain it. Does anyone else have this sensory issue?
you didn't talk about touch
What if u are over sensitive to allow like me x any advise ?!