Same. The sounds in my house drive me nuts sometimes. I can hear little sounds of processes in our furnace even and it will keep my awake at times. I've started stuffing rugs under my door at night and it helps, but I still hear the stuff outside. I love nature sounds, except dogs barking. I was afraid of them when I was little due to dogs fighting in my neighborhood, so the barking is a no for me.
I’m on the spectrum, and this is very true, especially the clock. However, I personally enjoy the sound of rain; it’s consistent, calming, and blocks out my tinnitus.
The infernal ticking!! Having a full normal volume conversation with music in the background and still being like "hold on a second friend, I need to find this ticking clock" only for it to be a tiny wrist watch on the other side of the house. How dare you!? Clocks are menaces!
Surprisingly accurate. In the first example, the most prominent sound was the ticking clock. Secondly the road noises. And the rain was the quietest. When it said "turn up your volume to hear the ticking clock" I was confused, thinking "what are they talking about? It's the main sound I hear". I'm 17 years old and literally just now learned that not everyone hears things like that.
Its fine Im fine with a room with about 8 kids screaming at the top of their lungs all at once constantly,if someone with autism feels bad because of some talking then thry just gotta get used to it
It's a pro and a con, it's overwhelming in daily life but in a forest I can hear everything and feel everything and it is the most beautiful thing ever
I’m autistic and I think this is a fairly good representation of what my auditory experience can be like. What can’t be represented here though is the feeling that some sounds cause in my body. Loud sounds give me a really uncomfortable feeling in my chest and the volume threshold for this to happen decreases the more dysregulated I get.
As autistic person I can’t really tell you if this is accurate or not because the honest my hearing is normal hearing so it’s very hard to discern fact from fiction.
As one as well I say its 50 50 you have people with autism that like really loud noises then others just have sensitive hearing and can hear a bit better than normal people but at the same time get overwhelmed with really loud noises
@@shairis2007 not everyone has the same things in ASD thats why it a spectrum. Some have no problem with sound and some like me needs ear muffs to block the sound.
I was actually diagnised with autism, and I was looking for a video to make that exact point as a response to a post which mentioned the line "autism is not an excuse", thanks
Well, idk, I've gone to many psychiatrists during my life because they always thought I had asperger, but now that I grew up I just feel like something's wrong with me. And yeah, I normally can't stand a clock's sound, especially at night, and I once got scolded and punished for taking the piles off my grandmother's clock because I couldn't sleep
It must be very difficult being unable to filter out irrelevant or unecessary noise. But I have a student who cannot focus if it is too quiet. It is very difficult trying to find a balance, just enough noise for her to feel it is not too quiet, (and the type of noise as well) versus too much noise tipping things the other way.
I've been through the same thing I cant stand it being super quiet I tend to find music to help but couldnt because of school policy or might be a form of "cheating" but since your a teacher I'm assuming I knew a teacher that would play soft classical music during certain assignments maybe you could test it out and/or have something arranged
@@joshey9913 For certain lessons I have advocated for her her to have a playlist of her choice. My main student doesn't like classical music (i have tried) she fonds it peaceful but doesn't appeal. SHe like Minecraft music. SO if it is a one to one session or an art lesson with few other students, she can have her music if she wishes. If it is in a full classroom with other students, she cannot, as this would distract others.
@@JayGriffinblaze I'm not sure if it would help, but this is my tip as someone who uses music as a coping mechanism, perhaps have her try one earbud in if she has any, even just having the music for part of your brain to focus on can help Not a fool proof solution but it could help in those full classroom days
@@GoblinLord Thanks for your suggestion. I have also tried this with her as well and to be fair to her she gave it a go. But it was also unsuccessful because it meant she was having to focus on too many things and this was overwhelming for her, and even more distracting than without it, as she has said she is unable to drown out/ignore superfluous sounds. She ended up completely paralysed unable to make even a decision as seemingly simple as writing a single letter down let alone a word. It dd not matter if it was in a full classroom or quiet room set aside just for her.
Im in the ASD and I hate to much, to high and more about noise but since Im so used to hearing things I have to listen to something that I like so its not to quiet
Slice of life of being on the spectrum for me: My upstairs neighbor has hardwood floors, a dog, and a husband who wears big heavy boots. I have tried everything to cope, but still have meltdowns or shutdowns at times because of the noise. Sometimes it even makes me wish for a painless death or just to go completely deaf. Horrible. In my old neighborhood, it was constant loud sporty racey cars and people blasting rap, so this new place is an improvement, but I think I'd have to live on a frozen mountaintop somewhere to have the kind of quiet that would smooth down my soul. I'm too old now to keep moving, and it takes a lot of money. And there's always at least one noisy jerk everywhere anyway. I have to learn to survive where I am.
My only luck with rain is that I like the sound of it, but whenever I was in the living room sleeping, we had to take out the batteries from the clock at night cause I couldn't sleep from it. Also when the bus passed it was so loud, I had to cover my ears otherwise it hurt. I thought it was normal
0:40 Bruh. That ticking clock is very reminiscent of the days when I was little, when I used to sleep with this tiny fan, and the noise out of fan would frighten me out of my wits. I would jump out of my bed and call my parents, and then they would walk in wondering why I was so scared. It's weird because the sound of the fan would only bother me when I was falling asleep. I don't think it had anything to do with my autism honestly. You know how things sound different when you try to fall asleep in a loud place, you know? It's probably the same thing.
I'm autism, and these simulation videos are cracking me up! The sounds make it so hard to pay attention and give me a headache if for too long. This whole time I thought I was really picky about certain things, like car brake squeals, jets flying by, live bands, or window a/c units. I'm not having any conversation near any of those things.
I think a better analogy isn't sensory input being perceived more intensely. Just that we lack an ability to outright tune it out and it can get distracting or overwhelming. Especially since it's not only what we hear. It's all of the senses. Like take a moment and just take total stock of everything you are currently sensing down to the smallest details of what each sense is feeling. Including any aches or pains or itches or other mild discomfort you would otherwise ignore. Take notice of how your body is situated and any tension you're putting in your limbs as you hold them or let them flop. Now imagine that there are days where you can NOT stop being aware of all this information all at once every waking moment and realize that this constant sensory siege is EXHAUSTING. Especially when your brain decides to turn on HD mode for any of your senses. It sometimes feels like my brain is going to ignite on fire. Before you ask. NO, you cannot ignore any of this sensory hell. Believe me I wish I could. Some days I can sorta ignore the texture of the walls. Others I notice them and they make me want to hurl. It's so fucking exhausting, honestly.
I couldn't register the rain sounds as anything but distracting noise in the first example (think of an envelope for snacks), even though I love hearing rain sounds in real life. The overlay between the three sounds (road, clock, noise) felt bothersome, to such a point the autism example was kind of a relief: in the first, the three feel indistinct, while in the last I could block out the painful rain and actually focus on just two sounds.
I have autism. One of my neighbor's heating is broken. Every 5 or 10 minutes a loud hornpipe sound blows from somewhere, always an F ending in F#. My neighbours "notice" it, but they don't think it bothers that much. I asked many neighbors but some of them are elderly people who don't hear well. I even contacted the police and they understand the problem but they cannot locate the issue and I have the feeling I am not being taken seriously because it is just a "minor issue". Not to me. It is stressing me out to no end and I feel I used up every possible resource I have, the only thing I can think of is moving away...
I have a 5 year old with autism and there are some sound frequencies that seem to torture him. Outside on our balcony, he can get bit by bugs or fall on concrete and not feel the pain he feels when the air conditioners are on in the apartment buildings.
Yes, but what you’re missing in the autistic hearing is heartbeat and breathing. I’m autistic and can hear my heartbeat and my breathing as well as any small movement, like if I move my head I can hear the sound of my bones moving or my muscles and skin moving, it’s honestly kinda torturous, I actually wish I was deaf sometimes
I clean peoples homes for work and one of my clients has a severely autistic son. I’m a bit confused as I thought generally people with autism get overwhelmed with sounds and stimulus very easily… yet this boy sits in his room with music playing, talk radio on and the tv on all at the same time… If anyone can shed some light on this I am very intrigued to learn
Every autistic person is different, instead of being hypersensitive (oversensitive) to sound he might be hyposensitive (undersensitive) and be seeking out more auditory stimulation
You've been fed a general rhetoric that autistic people are all the same and share the same characteristics. Just like all the non-autistic people are all different from each other, so are autistic people. I'm autistic and love going clubbing/raving/gigs/ playing football, etc etc etc all things that the media will tell you all autistic people hate. Basically the media's knowledge of autism is very poor and you should take it with a pinch of salt.
The best answer to your question is control. I can also have my music, the TV, and a video game going at once, but its music I know and have heard a million times and a TV show and/or game I am familiar with all the rules of. Change the music or make it a game I have never played and everything changes. Control is key. If I blast music in my ears, I know the song, I know when the kick drum kicks. No control means sounds attacking me from everywhere.
Uhhh, the first one is how I hear things and I am diagnosed with autism. I just find sounds extremely annoying(mostly when I'm trying to sleep and people are still awake making noise) I have to wear earplugs to be able to sleep.) but I dont necessarily hear them loudly.
With autism is accurate too. You can either say someone is autistic or they have autism. Both are acceptable. But psychologists would say "you have autism". It's something someone has more than it is what they are.
I’m a mother of a nonverbal 10 year old. He is getting to the point he will attack my husband and I for watching Tv or listening to our phones in the house. Since he was 3 years old he has hated background noise. Just really trying to understand. It can get really hard.
wondering the same, i usually zone out when im in public so idk if i get used to the noises or tune them out. some say autistic people cant tune out the volume, hence why its so overstimulating but maybe it depends??
@@feritye767no, but when you can hear every little noise at all hours of the day and you never get any rest from it it starts to get very annoying. It causes headaches and even nausea
@@feritye767 They actually do make me feel like my head’s going to explode. I have no clocks in my house. Whenever I stay at someone else’s house, I ask for them to be removed from anyplace I will spend a significant amount of time-like the bedroom, living room and dining room. They are painful and extremely distracting. Each tick is like a shot being fired right next to my ear. I flinch each time till it seems like a never ending shiver.
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I'm autistic and genuinely this is what even a quiet space sounds like. It's deafening.
Same. The sounds in my house drive me nuts sometimes. I can hear little sounds of processes in our furnace even and it will keep my awake at times. I've started stuffing rugs under my door at night and it helps, but I still hear the stuff outside. I love nature sounds, except dogs barking. I was afraid of them when I was little due to dogs fighting in my neighborhood, so the barking is a no for me.
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I’m on the spectrum, and this is very true, especially the clock. However, I personally enjoy the sound of rain; it’s consistent, calming, and blocks out my tinnitus.
me too!
Yeah rain just is sooo sopthing because of that rhythmic pattern and I love it XD
I’m not autistic, but it’s so soothing
The infernal ticking!!
Having a full normal volume conversation with music in the background and still being like "hold on a second friend, I need to find this ticking clock" only for it to be a tiny wrist watch on the other side of the house.
How dare you!? Clocks are menaces!
Surprisingly accurate. In the first example, the most prominent sound was the ticking clock. Secondly the road noises. And the rain was the quietest. When it said "turn up your volume to hear the ticking clock" I was confused, thinking "what are they talking about? It's the main sound I hear". I'm 17 years old and literally just now learned that not everyone hears things like that.
EXACTLY! right? I really didn't get this thing with "turn up the volume"
I'm also 17, and yeah, the first thing I heard was the ticking.
Uh yeah, i didnt get it aswell, even at the lowest possible volume it was easily hearable
same!
and Im 55!
Lollll sammmee
Now imagine this with dozens of people talking together at same time
Yep
Its fine
Im fine with a room with about 8 kids screaming at the top of their lungs all at once constantly,if someone with autism feels bad because of some talking then thry just gotta get used to it
@@gamer546lg5that’s not how it works
That takes years of training to do for many people
@@gamer546lg5 literally the most ignorant comment you could have made 🙄😅🤦🤦
It's a pro and a con, it's overwhelming in daily life but in a forest I can hear everything and feel everything and it is the most beautiful thing ever
I’m autistic and I think this is a fairly good representation of what my auditory experience can be like. What can’t be represented here though is the feeling that some sounds cause in my body. Loud sounds give me a really uncomfortable feeling in my chest and the volume threshold for this to happen decreases the more dysregulated I get.
As autistic person I can’t really tell you if this is accurate or not because the honest my hearing is normal hearing so it’s very hard to discern fact from fiction.
As one as well I say its 50 50 you have people with autism that like really loud noises then others just have sensitive hearing and can hear a bit better than normal people but at the same time get overwhelmed with really loud noises
you are autistic but have normal hearing?
@@shairis2007 not everyone has the same things in ASD thats why it a spectrum. Some have no problem with sound and some like me needs ear muffs to block the sound.
@shairis2007 I think they're implying the following:
"How am I supposed to know that's how I hear if I've never experienced the first one?"
Wait, it's not supposed to sound like that? I thought I could just hear better than others
Same
Same
lol same i was like that's not normal ?
same
Same
Turn up till you hear the clock? I could hear it all at the lowest volume. Seems pretty accurate though.
I was actually diagnised with autism, and I was looking for a video to make that exact point as a response to a post which mentioned the line "autism is not an excuse", thanks
A woman in my building is autistic. This video helps me understand her better.
Well, idk, I've gone to many psychiatrists during my life because they always thought I had asperger, but now that I grew up I just feel like something's wrong with me.
And yeah, I normally can't stand a clock's sound, especially at night, and I once got scolded and punished for taking the piles off my grandmother's clock because I couldn't sleep
good job putting it that way. The concept of background noise seems like it would be so much easier to deal with than what I get.
It must be very difficult being unable to filter out irrelevant or unecessary noise. But I have a student who cannot focus if it is too quiet. It is very difficult trying to find a balance, just enough noise for her to feel it is not too quiet, (and the type of noise as well) versus too much noise tipping things the other way.
I've been through the same thing I cant stand it being super quiet I tend to find music to help but couldnt because of school policy or might be a form of "cheating" but since your a teacher I'm assuming I knew a teacher that would play soft classical music during certain assignments maybe you could test it out and/or have something arranged
@@joshey9913 For certain lessons I have advocated for her her to have a playlist of her choice. My main student doesn't like classical music (i have tried) she fonds it peaceful but doesn't appeal. SHe like Minecraft music. SO if it is a one to one session or an art lesson with few other students, she can have her music if she wishes. If it is in a full classroom with other students, she cannot, as this would distract others.
@@JayGriffinblaze I'm not sure if it would help, but this is my tip as someone who uses music as a coping mechanism, perhaps have her try one earbud in if she has any, even just having the music for part of your brain to focus on can help
Not a fool proof solution but it could help in those full classroom days
@@GoblinLord Thanks for your suggestion. I have also tried this with her as well and to be fair to her she gave it a go. But it was also unsuccessful because it meant she was having to focus on too many things and this was overwhelming for her, and even more distracting than without it, as she has said she is unable to drown out/ignore superfluous sounds. She ended up completely paralysed unable to make even a decision as seemingly simple as writing a single letter down let alone a word. It dd not matter if it was in a full classroom or quiet room set aside just for her.
Im in the ASD and I hate to much, to high and more about noise but since Im so used to hearing things I have to listen to something that I like so its not to quiet
Slice of life of being on the spectrum for me: My upstairs neighbor has hardwood floors, a dog, and a husband who wears big heavy boots. I have tried everything to cope, but still have meltdowns or shutdowns at times because of the noise. Sometimes it even makes me wish for a painless death or just to go completely deaf. Horrible. In my old neighborhood, it was constant loud sporty racey cars and people blasting rap, so this new place is an improvement, but I think I'd have to live on a frozen mountaintop somewhere to have the kind of quiet that would smooth down my soul. I'm too old now to keep moving, and it takes a lot of money. And there's always at least one noisy jerk everywhere anyway. I have to learn to survive where I am.
My only luck with rain is that I like the sound of it, but whenever I was in the living room sleeping, we had to take out the batteries from the clock at night cause I couldn't sleep from it. Also when the bus passed it was so loud, I had to cover my ears otherwise it hurt. I thought it was normal
0:40 Bruh. That ticking clock is very reminiscent of the days when I was little, when I used to sleep with this tiny fan, and the noise out of fan would frighten me out of my wits. I would jump out of my bed and call my parents, and then they would walk in wondering why I was so scared. It's weird because the sound of the fan would only bother me when I was falling asleep. I don't think it had anything to do with my autism honestly. You know how things sound different when you try to fall asleep in a loud place, you know? It's probably the same thing.
I'm on the spectrum cant tell a difference when it gets to the autism part non at all now imagine this but on an airplane
what with "turn up the volume UNTIL you can hear the clocks"? I don't get it, I hear it pretty loud on the minimum volume too...
I'm autism, and these simulation videos are cracking me up! The sounds make it so hard to pay attention and give me a headache if for too long. This whole time I thought I was really picky about certain things, like car brake squeals, jets flying by, live bands, or window a/c units. I'm not having any conversation near any of those things.
I think a better analogy isn't sensory input being perceived more intensely. Just that we lack an ability to outright tune it out and it can get distracting or overwhelming.
Especially since it's not only what we hear. It's all of the senses.
Like take a moment and just take total stock of everything you are currently sensing down to the smallest details of what each sense is feeling. Including any aches or pains or itches or other mild discomfort you would otherwise ignore. Take notice of how your body is situated and any tension you're putting in your limbs as you hold them or let them flop.
Now imagine that there are days where you can NOT stop being aware of all this information all at once every waking moment and realize that this constant sensory siege is EXHAUSTING. Especially when your brain decides to turn on HD mode for any of your senses. It sometimes feels like my brain is going to ignite on fire.
Before you ask. NO, you cannot ignore any of this sensory hell. Believe me I wish I could. Some days I can sorta ignore the texture of the walls. Others I notice them and they make me want to hurl.
It's so fucking exhausting, honestly.
I couldn't register the rain sounds as anything but distracting noise in the first example (think of an envelope for snacks), even though I love hearing rain sounds in real life.
The overlay between the three sounds (road, clock, noise) felt bothersome, to such a point the autism example was kind of a relief: in the first, the three feel indistinct, while in the last I could block out the painful rain and actually focus on just two sounds.
I have autism. One of my neighbor's heating is broken. Every 5 or 10 minutes a loud hornpipe sound blows from somewhere, always an F ending in F#. My neighbours "notice" it, but they don't think it bothers that much. I asked many neighbors but some of them are elderly people who don't hear well. I even contacted the police and they understand the problem but they cannot locate the issue and I have the feeling I am not being taken seriously because it is just a "minor issue". Not to me. It is stressing me out to no end and I feel I used up every possible resource I have, the only thing I can think of is moving away...
I have a 5 year old with autism and there are some sound frequencies that seem to torture him. Outside on our balcony, he can get bit by bugs or fall on concrete and not feel the pain he feels when the air conditioners are on in the apartment buildings.
As someone with autism I can actually relate to this
The first one is so weird, everything is so quiet...
also I can confirm the second is accurate
sadly
Yes, but what you’re missing in the autistic hearing is heartbeat and breathing. I’m autistic and can hear my heartbeat and my breathing as well as any small movement, like if I move my head I can hear the sound of my bones moving or my muscles and skin moving, it’s honestly kinda torturous, I actually wish I was deaf sometimes
I clean peoples homes for work and one of my clients has a severely autistic son. I’m a bit confused as I thought generally people with autism get overwhelmed with sounds and stimulus very easily… yet this boy sits in his room with music playing, talk radio on and the tv on all at the same time…
If anyone can shed some light on this I am very intrigued to learn
Every autistic person is different, instead of being hypersensitive (oversensitive) to sound he might be hyposensitive (undersensitive) and be seeking out more auditory stimulation
You've been fed a general rhetoric that autistic people are all the same and share the same characteristics. Just like all the non-autistic people are all different from each other, so are autistic people. I'm autistic and love going clubbing/raving/gigs/ playing football, etc etc etc all things that the media will tell you all autistic people hate. Basically the media's knowledge of autism is very poor and you should take it with a pinch of salt.
The best answer to your question is control. I can also have my music, the TV, and a video game going at once, but its music I know and have heard a million times and a TV show and/or game I am familiar with all the rules of. Change the music or make it a game I have never played and everything changes.
Control is key. If I blast music in my ears, I know the song, I know when the kick drum kicks. No control means sounds attacking me from everywhere.
Thanks guys, very insightful responses!
Yup, amazingly vivid:)
Thank you for this video.
Great efforts
Can we get a "what normal people hear" for the autistic people please lol I need to know what you are NOT hearing lol
Uhhh, the first one is how I hear things and I am diagnosed with autism. I just find sounds extremely annoying(mostly when I'm trying to sleep and people are still awake making noise) I have to wear earplugs to be able to sleep.) but I dont necessarily hear them loudly.
both sounded exactly the same tbh. 2nd was a little louder and that's it. i have ASD btw
Autistic, not ‘with’ autism. But fairly accurate, personally sounds are louder and struggle to understand voices with background noise.
With autism is accurate too. You can either say someone is autistic or they have autism. Both are acceptable. But psychologists would say "you have autism". It's something someone has more than it is what they are.
Sounds normal to me but just a bit louder
Well what were you expecting? The rain to sound like fire? The difference is more like the sounds are always right next to you.
@@ExistenceUniversityno fr with ticking clocks for some reason that’s a sound like literally always sounds closets to me and it’s unbearable 😭😭😭
Isnt the only difference between the two, that in part 2 the volume of everything is higher?
Wow just the first part was painful
I’m a mother of a nonverbal 10 year old. He is getting to the point he will attack my husband and I for watching Tv or listening to our phones in the house. Since he was 3 years old he has hated background noise. Just really trying to understand. It can get really hard.
i always get triggered by the sound of wind wooshing in my ears
I’ve got a worse one the noise I think lights make you know that comically high pitched noise
What if you get used to it? I hear loud engines roaring outside my house everyday and I get used to it
wondering the same, i usually zone out when im in public so idk if i get used to the noises or tune them out. some say autistic people cant tune out the volume, hence why its so overstimulating but maybe it depends??
bro the first one sounds so quiet you gotta be kidding me right no way thats actually how quiet it is for most people
Spot on.
I can hear it in the lowest volume lol
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They sound the same (I am autistic for the record)
It’s actually way wayyyy worse. This doesn’t do it justice.
Sorta, yeah.
I guess it depends on the person.
wdym it's not like ticking clocks make your head explode
@@feritye767no, but when you can hear every little noise at all hours of the day and you never get any rest from it it starts to get very annoying. It causes headaches and even nausea
@@feritye767 They actually do make me feel like my head’s going to explode. I have no clocks in my house. Whenever I stay at someone else’s house, I ask for them to be removed from anyplace I will spend a significant amount of time-like the bedroom, living room and dining room. They are painful and extremely distracting. Each tick is like a shot being fired right next to my ear. I flinch each time till it seems like a never ending shiver.
Uhhhhhh did something changed at all?? It all sounded the same for me
You know mommy dearest where she says "NO MORE WIRE HANGERS!" This is how I feel about manual clocks. I hate them so much.
Honestly the clock isn't loud enough
When your hearing is heightened what it sounds like exactly
Yep...this happens with ADHD too.
Well, all this sounded normal to me, and i am on the spectrum. Maybe i am just used to it so its normal city noise.
So how do I fix this. I don't want to walk around with shades and earplugs forever
Why just why is that clock ticking irregular, im going mad 😅
Weird, they seem largely the same to me
I wear earplugs at night because even then sounds at night keep me awake.
No it’s louder 😢
you forgot to include a crying infant half a mile away
Join the club of autistic people they said. I don't think you want to be autistic tho...
Wow, Im probably on the spectrum then
30x louder
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