#sensoryoverload — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #sensoryoverload, aggregated by home.social.
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Eye contact is an over-stimulation of the "sixth sense."
— An Autistic Person
#autistic #autism #adhd #audhd #eye-contact #overstimulation #sensory-overload #sensory-overwhelm #sixth-sense #cognition #consciousness #cognitive-load #THERE'S-TOO-MUCH-INPUT-AT-ONCE-OK?! -
Eye contact is an over-stimulation of the "sixth sense."
— An Autistic Person
#autistic #autism #adhd #audhd #eye-contact #overstimulation #sensory-overload #sensory-overwhelm #sixth-sense #cognition #consciousness #cognitive-load #THERE'S-TOO-MUCH-INPUT-AT-ONCE-OK?! -
Eye contact is an over-stimulation of the "sixth sense."
— An Autistic Person
#autistic #autism #adhd #audhd #eye-contact #overstimulation #sensory-overload #sensory-overwhelm #sixth-sense #cognition #consciousness #cognitive-load #THERE'S-TOO-MUCH-INPUT-AT-ONCE-OK?! -
Eye contact is an over-stimulation of the "sixth sense."
— An Autistic Person
#autistic #autism #adhd #audhd #eye-contact #overstimulation #sensory-overload #sensory-overwhelm #sixth-sense #cognition #consciousness #cognitive-load #THERE'S-TOO-MUCH-INPUT-AT-ONCE-OK?! -
Children with ADHD are 3x more likely to experience sensory overload than neurotypical peers.
It's not being dramatic.
It's a nervous system processing everything at once, at full intensity.
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Children with ADHD are 3x more likely to experience sensory overload than neurotypical peers.
It's not being dramatic.
It's a nervous system processing everything at once, at full intensity.
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Children with ADHD are 3x more likely to experience sensory overload than neurotypical peers.
It's not being dramatic.
It's a nervous system processing everything at once, at full intensity.
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Children with ADHD are 3x more likely to experience sensory overload than neurotypical peers.
It's not being dramatic.
It's a nervous system processing everything at once, at full intensity.
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Children with ADHD are 3x more likely to experience sensory overload than neurotypical peers.
It's not being dramatic.
It's a nervous system processing everything at once, at full intensity.
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Airports are sensory nightmares for my brain. I don't travel anywhere without my noise-canceling headphones and a good audiobook. Build a sensory bubble to survive the transit! 🎧 #SensoryOverload #TravelAnxiety #BipolarLife
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Airports are sensory nightmares for my brain. I don't travel anywhere without my noise-canceling headphones and a good audiobook. Build a sensory bubble to survive the transit! 🎧 #SensoryOverload #TravelAnxiety #BipolarLife
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Airports are sensory nightmares for my brain. I don't travel anywhere without my noise-canceling headphones and a good audiobook. Build a sensory bubble to survive the transit! 🎧 #SensoryOverload #TravelAnxiety #BipolarLife
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Airports are sensory nightmares for my brain. I don't travel anywhere without my noise-canceling headphones and a good audiobook. Build a sensory bubble to survive the transit! 🎧 #SensoryOverload #TravelAnxiety #BipolarLife
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If the grocery store leaves you exhausted, it’s not just in your head. Sensory overload is real. Wearing earplugs or headphones in public changed the game for my energy levels. 🎧 #SensoryOverload #BipolarHacks #MentalHealth
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If the grocery store leaves you exhausted, it’s not just in your head. Sensory overload is real. Wearing earplugs or headphones in public changed the game for my energy levels. 🎧 #SensoryOverload #BipolarHacks #MentalHealth
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If the grocery store leaves you exhausted, it’s not just in your head. Sensory overload is real. Wearing earplugs or headphones in public changed the game for my energy levels. 🎧 #SensoryOverload #BipolarHacks #MentalHealth
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If the grocery store leaves you exhausted, it’s not just in your head. Sensory overload is real. Wearing earplugs or headphones in public changed the game for my energy levels. 🎧 #SensoryOverload #BipolarHacks #MentalHealth
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If the grocery store leaves you exhausted, it’s not just in your head. Sensory overload is real. Wearing earplugs or headphones in public changed the game for my energy levels. 🎧 #SensoryOverload #BipolarHacks #MentalHealth
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Sensory overload strikes ADHD and Autistic brains equally.
When the brain fails to filter input, a loud room or a scratchy tag stops being a minor annoyance. It morphs into physical pain. The experience drains your energy.
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Sensory overload strikes ADHD and Autistic brains equally.
When the brain fails to filter input, a loud room or a scratchy tag stops being a minor annoyance. It morphs into physical pain. The experience drains your energy.
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Sensory overload strikes ADHD and Autistic brains equally.
When the brain fails to filter input, a loud room or a scratchy tag stops being a minor annoyance. It morphs into physical pain. The experience drains your energy.
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Sensory overload strikes ADHD and Autistic brains equally.
When the brain fails to filter input, a loud room or a scratchy tag stops being a minor annoyance. It morphs into physical pain. The experience drains your energy.
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Some of us are able to keep swimming. Many are too tired from treading water. Some of us sink. By NeuroWild
#neurodiversity #neurodivergent #mentalexhaustion #sensoryoverload #masking #trauma #emotionaldysregulation #mentalhealth #ymhc
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Some of us are able to keep swimming. Many are too tired from treading water. Some of us sink. By NeuroWild
#neurodiversity #neurodivergent #mentalexhaustion #sensoryoverload #masking #trauma #emotionaldysregulation #mentalhealth #ymhc
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Some of us are able to keep swimming. Many are too tired from treading water. Some of us sink. By NeuroWild
#neurodiversity #neurodivergent #mentalexhaustion #sensoryoverload #masking #trauma #emotionaldysregulation #mentalhealth #ymhc
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Some of us are able to keep swimming. Many are too tired from treading water. Some of us sink. By NeuroWild
#neurodiversity #neurodivergent #mentalexhaustion #sensoryoverload #masking #trauma #emotionaldysregulation #mentalhealth #ymhc
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Some of us are able to keep swimming. Many are too tired from treading water. Some of us sink. By NeuroWild
#neurodiversity #neurodivergent #mentalexhaustion #sensoryoverload #masking #trauma #emotionaldysregulation #mentalhealth #ymhc
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This is one of the best illustrations of sensory overload I've seen.
(As a warning - if you are sensitive to sound and visual overload, this video really might be too much for you.)
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2P4Ed6G3gw
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This is one of the best illustrations of sensory overload I've seen.
(As a warning - if you are sensitive to sound and visual overload, this video really might be too much for you.)
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2P4Ed6G3gw
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This is one of the best illustrations of sensory overload I've seen.
(As a warning - if you are sensitive to sound and visual overload, this video really might be too much for you.)
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2P4Ed6G3gw
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This is one of the best illustrations of sensory overload I've seen.
(As a warning - if you are sensitive to sound and visual overload, this video really might be too much for you.)
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2P4Ed6G3gw
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This is one of the best illustrations of sensory overload I've seen.
(As a warning - if you are sensitive to sound and visual overload, this video really might be too much for you.)
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2P4Ed6G3gw
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Sensory Overload Triggers
#adhd #adhdawareness #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #sensoryoverload #mentalhealth #studentmentalhealth #mentalwellness #braindifferences #ymhc
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Sensory Overload Triggers
#adhd #adhdawareness #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #sensoryoverload #mentalhealth #studentmentalhealth #mentalwellness #braindifferences #ymhc
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Sensory Overload Triggers
#adhd #adhdawareness #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #sensoryoverload #mentalhealth #studentmentalhealth #mentalwellness #braindifferences #ymhc
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Sensory Overload Triggers
#adhd #adhdawareness #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #sensoryoverload #mentalhealth #studentmentalhealth #mentalwellness #braindifferences #ymhc
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“Helpful” gadgets or informational signs tend to drive me nuts.
The visual clutter of a “Dirty/Clean” stick-on sign for your dishwasher I find nigh unbearable on both a visual (it ruins the smooth polished surface of the appliance) & intellectual (if in doubt, open the door and Look!) basis. #sensoryoverload #rant -
“Helpful” gadgets or informational signs tend to drive me nuts.
The visual clutter of a “Dirty/Clean” stick-on sign for your dishwasher I find nigh unbearable on both a visual (it ruins the smooth polished surface of the appliance) & intellectual (if in doubt, open the door and Look!) basis. #sensoryoverload #rant -
“Helpful” gadgets or informational signs tend to drive me nuts.
The visual clutter of a “Dirty/Clean” stick-on sign for your dishwasher I find nigh unbearable on both a visual (it ruins the smooth polished surface of the appliance) & intellectual (if in doubt, open the door and Look!) basis. #sensoryoverload #rant -
“Helpful” gadgets or informational signs tend to drive me nuts.
The visual clutter of a “Dirty/Clean” stick-on sign for your dishwasher I find nigh unbearable on both a visual (it ruins the smooth polished surface of the appliance) & intellectual (if in doubt, open the door and Look!) basis. #sensoryoverload #rant -
“Helpful” gadgets or informational signs tend to drive me nuts.
The visual clutter of a “Dirty/Clean” stick-on sign for your dishwasher I find nigh unbearable on both a visual (it ruins the smooth polished surface of the appliance) & intellectual (if in doubt, open the door and Look!) basis. #sensoryoverload #rant -
I found out about my neurodivergence only a year ago. A massive reality check.
I'm realizing I have almost zero social skills - just manual protocols.
Email is my asynchronous heaven.
Pure data, no pressure.But 1-1/group meetings... Sensory torture. Calculating facial expressions and body language feels like a manual social engineering project that drains my "inner battery".
While others "sync up", my brain overloads just to look functional.This is why Mastodon is my safe space - I can be myself here. I'm like at home here.
Have you noticed anything similar?
You're not alone.
You're normal! It's just harder, and you pay a much higher price for it.#Neurodivergent #WorkLife #Mastodon #SensoryOverload #Accessibility #Autism #Neurodiversity #Email #Fediverse #Life #Work #Blog #Thoughts
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I found out about my neurodivergence only a year ago. A massive reality check.
I'm realizing I have almost zero social skills - just manual protocols.
Email is my asynchronous heaven.
Pure data, no pressure.But 1-1/group meetings... Sensory torture. Calculating facial expressions and body language feels like a manual social engineering project that drains my "inner battery".
While others "sync up", my brain overloads just to look functional.This is why Mastodon is my safe space - I can be myself here. I'm like at home here.
Have you noticed anything similar?
You're not alone.
You're normal! It's just harder, and you pay a much higher price for it.#Neurodivergent #WorkLife #Mastodon #SensoryOverload #Accessibility #Autism #Neurodiversity #Email #Fediverse #Life #Work #Blog #Thoughts
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I found out about my neurodivergence only a year ago. A massive reality check.
I'm realizing I have almost zero social skills - just manual protocols.
Email is my asynchronous heaven.
Pure data, no pressure.But 1-1/group meetings... Sensory torture. Calculating facial expressions and body language feels like a manual social engineering project that drains my "inner battery".
While others "sync up", my brain overloads just to look functional.This is why Mastodon is my safe space - I can be myself here. I'm like at home here.
Have you noticed anything similar?
You're not alone.
You're normal! It's just harder, and you pay a much higher price for it.#Neurodivergent #WorkLife #Mastodon #SensoryOverload #Accessibility #Autism #Neurodiversity #Email #Fediverse #Life #Work #Blog #Thoughts
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I found out about my neurodivergence only a year ago. A massive reality check.
I'm realizing I have almost zero social skills - just manual protocols.
Email is my asynchronous heaven.
Pure data, no pressure.But 1-1/group meetings... Sensory torture. Calculating facial expressions and body language feels like a manual social engineering project that drains my "inner battery".
While others "sync up", my brain overloads just to look functional.This is why Mastodon is my safe space - I can be myself here. I'm like at home here.
Have you noticed anything similar?
You're not alone.
You're normal! It's just harder, and you pay a much higher price for it.#Neurodivergent #WorkLife #Mastodon #SensoryOverload #Accessibility #Autism #Neurodiversity #Email #Fediverse #Life #Work #Blog #Thoughts
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I found out about my neurodivergence only a year ago. A massive reality check.
I'm realizing I have almost zero social skills - just manual protocols.
Email is my asynchronous heaven.
Pure data, no pressure.But 1-1/group meetings... Sensory torture. Calculating facial expressions and body language feels like a manual social engineering project that drains my "inner battery".
While others "sync up", my brain overloads just to look functional.This is why Mastodon is my safe space - I can be myself here. I'm like at home here.
Have you noticed anything similar?
You're not alone.
You're normal! It's just harder, and you pay a much higher price for it.#Neurodivergent #WorkLife #Mastodon #SensoryOverload #Accessibility #Autism #Neurodiversity #Email #Fediverse #Life #Work #Blog #Thoughts
