#sensoryissues — Public Fediverse posts
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Happy Summer Solstice!
Otherwise known as the day the sun reaches the height of obstinacy before it gradually gets beaten down until we return to comfy darkness.
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No one is going to give me a fucking serious answer because I'm a weak minded piece of shit according to the majority of the internet…
But do any other autistic people have this relationship with spice where it's like… I'm not a super champ but I do REALLY REALLY enjoy certain foods like tonight I got a street truck paneer dosa and I'm SO hungry and my mouth thinks it wants more?? But also a few bites is enough and I don't feel capable of eating more even though I'm HUNGRY and it TASTES REALLY GOOD? But I just… can't… eat… more…
Like my "flavor" intake is maxed out EVEN THOUGH IT'S DELICIOUS I just can't tolerate a lot AND EVEN THOUGH I'm still ravenous…
#Autism #autistic #audd #audhd #adhd #add #arfid #low-appetite #taste #sensory-issues -
No one is going to give me a fucking serious answer because I'm a weak minded piece of shit according to the majority of the internet…
But do any other autistic people have this relationship with spice where it's like… I'm not a super champ but I do REALLY REALLY enjoy certain foods like tonight I got a street truck paneer dosa and I'm SO hungry and my mouth thinks it wants more?? But also a few bites is enough and I don't feel capable of eating more even though I'm HUNGRY and it TASTES REALLY GOOD? But I just… can't… eat… more…
Like my "flavor" intake is maxed out EVEN THOUGH IT'S DELICIOUS I just can't tolerate a lot AND EVEN THOUGH I'm still ravenous…
#Autism #autistic #audd #audhd #adhd #add #arfid #low-appetite #taste #sensory-issues -
Hello, Lovely Peeps! I saw this last night & thought it was brilliant - am posting in case it can help anyone! 😃
During the last year of Najma Omar’s doctoral program in occupational therapy, her prof asked them to think about tools that hadn’t yet been invented to help people — but should exist.
She thought about her sister, who struggled with finding a hijab that could help with her noise sensitivity without adding a lot of weight or increasing pressure around her ears, which headphones or earmuffs did, and developed the 'SereniHijab' (Serenity Hijab), made of lightweight fabric, and padding inserted into the hijab covers the ears just enough that loud sounds aren’t as overwhelming.
'For Najma, the SereniHijab isn’t just a business. It’s a mission.
“Islam teaches ease, compassion, accommodation and meeting people where they are at. Designing a hijab that considers sensory needs is an extension of that. It’s honoring faith while also honoring someone’s sensory needs and neurology,” she said.
“It’s making sure that all women like my sister don’t have to choose between their comfort and then their identity.” '
Expected to launch in May, the first drop ... 'will have 100 pieces, including 50 pull-on hijabs & 50 headcap and scarf sets. After that, the Sereni team will offer pre-order availability.'
https://sahanjournal.com/business-work/sensory-friendly-sereni-hijab/
#ActuallyAutistic #Muslim #Sensory #SensoryFriendly #SensoryIssues #Hijab #SereniHijab #NoiseSensitivity
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Hello, Lovely Peeps! I saw this last night & thought it was brilliant - am posting in case it can help anyone! 😃
During the last year of Najma Omar’s doctoral program in occupational therapy, her prof asked them to think about tools that hadn’t yet been invented to help people — but should exist.
She thought about her sister, who struggled with finding a hijab that could help with her noise sensitivity without adding a lot of weight or increasing pressure around her ears, which headphones or earmuffs did, and developed the 'SereniHijab' (Serenity Hijab), made of lightweight fabric, and padding inserted into the hijab covers the ears just enough that loud sounds aren’t as overwhelming.
'For Najma, the SereniHijab isn’t just a business. It’s a mission.
“Islam teaches ease, compassion, accommodation and meeting people where they are at. Designing a hijab that considers sensory needs is an extension of that. It’s honoring faith while also honoring someone’s sensory needs and neurology,” she said.
“It’s making sure that all women like my sister don’t have to choose between their comfort and then their identity.” '
Expected to launch in May, the first drop ... 'will have 100 pieces, including 50 pull-on hijabs & 50 headcap and scarf sets. After that, the Sereni team will offer pre-order availability.'
https://sahanjournal.com/business-work/sensory-friendly-sereni-hijab/
#ActuallyAutistic #Muslim #Sensory #SensoryFriendly #SensoryIssues #Hijab #SereniHijab #NoiseSensitivity
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Hey fellow autistics (& Co) - general curiosity / discussion question:
Do you have a sensory (or "experiential") sensitivity that might be considered generally innocuous or at least tolerable up to a certain point, but ANYTHING above absolute zero has your hackles up? Just nope, shut it down, I cannot be around / experience that because it shuts my brain down.Mine is whistling. Tuneless whistling is torture, but honestly even someone "good" at it, whistling a recognizable tune, has me like a cat with its fur stroked the wrong way. Instant tension and irritation flooding through my body, physically in fight mode and mentally in freeze / shutdown. It's a disruption / jamming signal on all my internal frequencies.
I think it's because I've always been able to hear higher frequencies and pitches - the vague electronic / electric squealing or whining in the office that no one else can hear but is drilling into my brain and giving me a headache. And while whistling might not be quite as piercingly high-pitched, it's approaching it AND it's a lot LOUDER than those "white noises" you feel more than hear, so somehow it's even WORSE and it really physically hurts me but I can't be the jerk who says, "hey can you knock off being cheerful and whistling a tune? it's causing me pain and mental distress" so I suffer in agitated, disregulated silence.
#Autism #autistic #adhd #audhd #sensory-issues #sensory-sensitivity #just-little-quirks #that-ruin-our-day -
Hey fellow autistics (& Co) - general curiosity / discussion question:
Do you have a sensory (or "experiential") sensitivity that might be considered generally innocuous or at least tolerable up to a certain point, but ANYTHING above absolute zero has your hackles up? Just nope, shut it down, I cannot be around / experience that because it shuts my brain down.Mine is whistling. Tuneless whistling is torture, but honestly even someone "good" at it, whistling a recognizable tune, has me like a cat with its fur stroked the wrong way. Instant tension and irritation flooding through my body, physically in fight mode and mentally in freeze / shutdown. It's a disruption / jamming signal on all my internal frequencies.
I think it's because I've always been able to hear higher frequencies and pitches - the vague electronic / electric squealing or whining in the office that no one else can hear but is drilling into my brain and giving me a headache. And while whistling might not be quite as piercingly high-pitched, it's approaching it AND it's a lot LOUDER than those "white noises" you feel more than hear, so somehow it's even WORSE and it really physically hurts me but I can't be the jerk who says, "hey can you knock off being cheerful and whistling a tune? it's causing me pain and mental distress" so I suffer in agitated, disregulated silence.
#Autism #autistic #adhd #audhd #sensory-issues #sensory-sensitivity #just-little-quirks #that-ruin-our-day -
Finished a #hat for my daughter. We went full circle with her: I personally hate beanies because they either ride up, or get into the eyes, and painfully press on the ears. You may call it #neurodivergentTroubles , but I'm convinced everyone just tolerates them because they don't know any better.
I discovered that German sewing patterns for hats would often have ear flaps, and also visors, and was excited. I made several German hats for my children when they were little, and one was exactly like this but in beige corduroy instead.
Two things happened: she finally outgrew it, and conformed to wanting a black beanie... that was worn for a while happily, then avoided for a year, then she admitted it had all the faults listed above, and wanted a hat 'like that one I had before, that you'd made'.
The pattern only goes to 54cm head, and she's now 55cm. And instructions suggest that for corduroy and fluffy lining, I should size up... and I never perfected grading up or down before. I guess now I have a working method :)
I went two sizes up, but the pattern is too cautious really, and one is enough. I ended up removing 2cm from the circumference by resewing the final seam with larger seam allowance.
The first version was big enough for my head, and it definitely got me thinking ;) Need to make longer ear flaps and a bigger visor for myself though.
The pattern is free Supermuzz by Lila wie Liebe: https://www.lila-wie-liebe.de/supermuezz-wintermuetze-fuer-kinder-unsere-neue/
#sewing #corduroy #sensoryIssues -
Finished a #hat for my daughter. We went full circle with her: I personally hate beanies because they either ride up, or get into the eyes, and painfully press on the ears. You may call it #neurodivergentTroubles , but I'm convinced everyone just tolerates them because they don't know any better.
I discovered that German sewing patterns for hats would often have ear flaps, and also visors, and was excited. I made several German hats for my children when they were little, and one was exactly like this but in beige corduroy instead.
Two things happened: she finally outgrew it, and conformed to wanting a black beanie... that was worn for a while happily, then avoided for a year, then she admitted it had all the faults listed above, and wanted a hat 'like that one I had before, that you'd made'.
The pattern only goes to 54cm head, and she's now 55cm. And instructions suggest that for corduroy and fluffy lining, I should size up... and I never perfected grading up or down before. I guess now I have a working method :)
I went two sizes up, but the pattern is too cautious really, and one is enough. I ended up removing 2cm from the circumference by resewing the final seam with larger seam allowance.
The first version was big enough for my head, and it definitely got me thinking ;) Need to make longer ear flaps and a bigger visor for myself though.
The pattern is free Supermuzz by Lila wie Liebe: https://www.lila-wie-liebe.de/supermuezz-wintermuetze-fuer-kinder-unsere-neue/
#sewing #corduroy #sensoryIssues -
anyone else experiences sensory overwhelm specifically on their hands? it makes it so hard to do anything but especially typing on a keyboard, it's like every touch is painful
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anyone else experiences sensory overwhelm specifically on their hands? it makes it so hard to do anything but especially typing on a keyboard, it's like every touch is painful
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Ripping cardboard is to me what nails on a chalkboard are to others.
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I just tried to push up my sleaves. I'm already wearing a short sleeve shirt. 🤦
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I just tried to push up my sleaves. I'm already wearing a short sleeve shirt. 🤦
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So it turns out when I don't mask as much or repress my feelings I have a LOT of sensory issues I didn't know about even as a kid. Like, I hate when my hands are wet, I hate touching cold and wet things. I work at a grocery store. I have to touch frozen packages all day. I might invest in some "arthritis" gloves.
#Sensory-issues #autism #actually-autistic -
So it turns out when I don't mask as much or repress my feelings I have a LOT of sensory issues I didn't know about even as a kid. Like, I hate when my hands are wet, I hate touching cold and wet things. I work at a grocery store. I have to touch frozen packages all day. I might invest in some "arthritis" gloves.
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The squeaky wheel may get the grease, but my AvPD makes it so very hard to squeak and my sensory issues makes me hate the feeling of grease
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1am is the best time of the day #braininjury #sensoryIssues
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Do you think you've suffered any trauma simply due to being autistic?
(trauma being pain that stays with you)
If so, what are the experiences you've suffered most trauma from? Are they sensory ones? Social ones? Or something else?
More info truly welcome - comment below :NeonHearts:
I've put my own response in the first post below ⬇️
#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #Trauma #Bullying #Neurodiversity #SensoryIssues
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Do you think you've suffered any trauma simply due to being autistic?
(trauma being pain that stays with you)
If so, what are the experiences you've suffered most trauma from? Are they sensory ones? Social ones? Or something else?
More info truly welcome - comment below :NeonHearts:
I've put my own response in the first post below ⬇️
#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #Trauma #Bullying #Neurodiversity #SensoryIssues
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@autistics Very relatable content! And I dig his sense of humor!
How to Spot Autism in #HighMasking Adults - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJDKjH6rHhw
#LifeWithAutism #Autistic #Autists #ND #Masking #Sensitivity #SensoryIssues
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@autistics Very relatable content! And I dig his sense of humor!
How to Spot Autism in #HighMasking Adults - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJDKjH6rHhw
#LifeWithAutism #Autistic #Autists #ND #Masking #Sensitivity #SensoryIssues
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Autism and Feelings: A Path to Understanding #actuallyautistic #autismsupport #sensoryissues
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Autism and Feelings: A Path to Understanding #actuallyautistic #autismsupport #sensoryissues
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Gods, I hate these people that say "you need to drink room temperature water, it's better in this heat".
Room temp beverages are 🤢
No, absolutely not. I would rather eat mashed potatoes and I absolutely loath the mouth feel of mashed potatoes. -
Gods, I hate these people that say "you need to drink room temperature water, it's better in this heat".
Room temp beverages are 🤢
No, absolutely not. I would rather eat mashed potatoes and I absolutely loath the mouth feel of mashed potatoes. -
May this be a public service announcement not to be shit to those who can't eat some foods due to texture, flavor, or other sensory issues.
We can't control it.
Only things that can be controlled are - avoiding the food, and not being a dick if someone can't eat the food. And DEFINITELY NOT forcing someone to eat the food. That actually constitutes as torture. (:
*stares at people who force feed kids until they puke*
Sensory pain, is pain.
Hurting someone is wrong. -
May this be a public service announcement not to be shit to those who can't eat some foods due to texture, flavor, or other sensory issues.
We can't control it.
Only things that can be controlled are - avoiding the food, and not being a dick if someone can't eat the food. And DEFINITELY NOT forcing someone to eat the food. That actually constitutes as torture. (:
*stares at people who force feed kids until they puke*
Sensory pain, is pain.
Hurting someone is wrong. -
CW: re: requesting advice with sensory issues related to eating
@blorps yeah, meal replacements are my absolute last resort, and I'm trying really hard to not get to that point. I've been struggling really badly with this for like 6 months now, and I've been off and on meal replenish all throughout.
Snacking on light foods is what works best, yeah. (Which is kind of problematic, nutrition-wise, in the sense of getting me enough carbs and sugars, and even salts, for my body to be able to do more than 'run on fumes').
Anyways, right now I'm struggling with even that, and that's bad because I'm on some pretty strong antibiotics. I cannot afford to go on meal replacement right now.
Will try the eating really small bits and drinking tip. I can take pills just fine, and liquid is fine so long as it's not too much at once, so it should work.
Maybe if I can pull it off with a combo of heavy-ish food+drink in a relatively short interval, like a banana with milk in 2 hours or so, that would be enough to sidestep the antibiotics on empty stomach risks for the most part.
Thanks for the tips!
#actually-autistic #sensory-issues #autism -
CW: re: requesting advice with sensory issues related to eating
@blorps yeah, meal replacements are my absolute last resort, and I'm trying really hard to not get to that point. I've been struggling really badly with this for like 6 months now, and I've been off and on meal replenish all throughout.
Snacking on light foods is what works best, yeah. (Which is kind of problematic, nutrition-wise, in the sense of getting me enough carbs and sugars, and even salts, for my body to be able to do more than 'run on fumes').
Anyways, right now I'm struggling with even that, and that's bad because I'm on some pretty strong antibiotics. I cannot afford to go on meal replacement right now.
Will try the eating really small bits and drinking tip. I can take pills just fine, and liquid is fine so long as it's not too much at once, so it should work.
Maybe if I can pull it off with a combo of heavy-ish food+drink in a relatively short interval, like a banana with milk in 2 hours or so, that would be enough to sidestep the antibiotics on empty stomach risks for the most part.
Thanks for the tips!
#actually-autistic #sensory-issues #autism -
CW: requesting advice with sensory issues related to eating
oh man that's a good one.
are liquids okay? like drinking stuff?
if the feeling of being full is too much and say like a whole meal shake is too much, have half of one? or slowly sip one through a few hours. if you consume slowly you'll be able to avoid the full feeling I think. and it might go down easier at a warmish room temp rather than chilled or hot (may need to heat until lukewarm) so its closer to your body temp. I used to heat ensures for about 5-10 seconds in the microwave for that reason when i was younger.if that's too thick and it's bad feeling(tm) maybe "snacky" small foods, like raisins or cutting things up really tiny and immediately sipping some liquid so you don't have to chew?
I wish i could help more, but my autism gives me the "avoid certain flavors" and "chewing bad" things more than texture avoidance. Though on really bad days i can only have pb & js.
maybe others will have different ideas. i hope something helps you quesele :( sensory issues suck
#actually-autistic #sensory-issues #autism -
CW: requesting advice with sensory issues related to eating
oh man that's a good one.
are liquids okay? like drinking stuff?
if the feeling of being full is too much and say like a whole meal shake is too much, have half of one? or slowly sip one through a few hours. if you consume slowly you'll be able to avoid the full feeling I think. and it might go down easier at a warmish room temp rather than chilled or hot (may need to heat until lukewarm) so its closer to your body temp. I used to heat ensures for about 5-10 seconds in the microwave for that reason when i was younger.if that's too thick and it's bad feeling(tm) maybe "snacky" small foods, like raisins or cutting things up really tiny and immediately sipping some liquid so you don't have to chew?
I wish i could help more, but my autism gives me the "avoid certain flavors" and "chewing bad" things more than texture avoidance. Though on really bad days i can only have pb & js.
maybe others will have different ideas. i hope something helps you quesele :( sensory issues suck
#actually-autistic #sensory-issues #autism -
CW: requesting advice with sensory issues related to eating
hey fellow people with sensory issues, does anyone have any tips for how to deal with sensory issues related to eating? Not as in, safe foods and stuff, but with the physical sensations related to eating. Like chewing, swallowing, etc. In this case, specifically with the sensation of food going down once swallowed, and with the sensation of fullness.
#autism #sensory-issues #actually-autistic #i-don't-really-know-how-to-tag-this -
CW: requesting advice with sensory issues related to eating
hey fellow people with sensory issues, does anyone have any tips for how to deal with sensory issues related to eating? Not as in, safe foods and stuff, but with the physical sensations related to eating. Like chewing, swallowing, etc. In this case, specifically with the sensation of food going down once swallowed, and with the sensation of fullness.
#autism #sensory-issues #actually-autistic #i-don't-really-know-how-to-tag-this -
Now up on YouTube, an #OnlineAutscape2025 “More Autistic Joy” presentation: “Sensory joy to the rescue: emotional containers and portable safe spaces” by Alicja Nocon.
Watch: https://youtu.be/1ArUdA_ZJio
Worksheet: https://www.autscape.org/2025/programme/handouts/sensory-joy-worksheet.pdf
“It's well-known that having a more sensitive nervous system means that autistic people experience more sensory triggers and are more easily dysregulated. But what if we could use our sensory sensitivity to our advantage to bring a sense of peace and joy to helps us get through difficult experiences? In this presentation, I will share a number of practical ways using sensory joy to help contain overwhelming emotions and prepare for unfamiliar of predictably stressful situations, based on my own experience and the experiences of my clients.”
#Autscape #AutisticJoy #ActuallyAutistic #autistic #autism #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #sensory #SensoryIssues
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Me: "I need to warm up before I go take my #shower!"
*full well knowing that once I'm in the shower, I will be warm*
But I need to be warm while dry before I can get undressed to be warm while wet. Then, be cold while wet, to become once again warm when dry but CLEAN this time.
Ya feel me?
#autistic #actuallyautistic #audhd #adhd #neurodivergent #sensoryissues
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Unbuttoning the top bottom of my shirt is not enough, but unbuttoning the top two is too much. I need to be able to unbutton one and a half buttons. 😭
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Unbuttoning the top bottom of my shirt is not enough, but unbuttoning the top two is too much. I need to be able to unbutton one and a half buttons. 😭
#SensoryIssues -
Borderline temperatures bug me. I never know exactly how to dress. I tend to err on the side of being chilly rather than being to hot. Chilly is more easily remedied than hot is.
#RandomThoughts #SensoryIssues -
Borderline temperatures bug me. I never know exactly how to dress. I tend to err on the side of being chilly rather than being to hot. Chilly is more easily remedied than hot is.
#RandomThoughts #SensoryIssues -
Finally getting to cutting my hair and shaving my whiskers today. ✂️ 🪒
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Finally getting to cutting my hair and shaving my whiskers today. ✂️ 🪒
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Is it my imagination or is the Sun in getting brighter than it used to be in years past? Or do we just have fewer clouds here than we used to? Or are my eyes getting more sensitive to it?
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The #tremor has been my fave symptom cuz; Kate Hepburn is classy, all the best songs (Shake It Up, Shake it Up Baby, OOOoooOhh Shake) at times feels like riding a train to experience not unpleasant, and its something people can see unlike a jacked nervous system or #LightSensitivity #SensoryIssues #functionalNeurologicDisorder #FND #neurodivergent #disability
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The #tremor has been my fave symptom cuz; Kate Hepburn is classy, all the best songs (Shake It Up, Shake it Up Baby, OOOoooOhh Shake) at times feels like riding a train to experience not unpleasant, and its something people can see unlike a jacked nervous system or #LightSensitivity #SensoryIssues #functionalNeurologicDisorder #FND #neurodivergent #disability
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CW: incandescent light bulbs - light sensitivity
#DollarGeneral if stocked and manned still carries some #incandescent bulbs for those of us with #SensoryIssues, serious #LightSensitivity, and a #budget They also have affordable LED bulbs but only in bright blue. #Aldi has warm white bulbs for cheap but only in bright. I prefer 25 & 40 watt incandescent bulbs. Upgrading would force me to live w 2-3x brighter light in my home - which would trigger #migraine.
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CW: incandescent light bulbs - light sensitivity
#DollarGeneral if stocked and manned still carries some #incandescent bulbs for those of us with #SensoryIssues, serious #LightSensitivity, and a #budget They also have affordable LED bulbs but only in bright blue. #Aldi has warm white bulbs for cheap but only in bright. I prefer 25 & 40 watt incandescent bulbs. Upgrading would force me to live w 2-3x brighter light in my home - which would trigger #migraine.
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CW: incandescent light bulbs - light sensitivity
#DollarGeneral if stocked and manned still carries some #incandescent bulbs for those of us with #SensoryIssues, serious #LightSensitivity, and a #budget They also have affordable LED bulbs but only in bright blue. #Aldi has warm white bulbs for cheap but only in bright. I prefer 25 & 40 watt incandescent bulbs. Upgrading would force me to live w 2-3x brighter light in my home - which would trigger #migraine.
