Aspies For Freedom

Well i'd just like to share this story with you guys cause no one at home seems to understand the excrusiating pain i was in.


Well it was in my last hour at school, and so i was doing work and my teacher had this sound box. To demonstrate how many decibles a human can hear, so i was like "well im curious to see what i can hear" I could hear the lowest pitches. But when he turned up the dial, UGGG!!! IT WAS HORRIBLE!!!! I was almost brought to tears, the grainy..UGG FREAKEN SOUND! So that put me into totally overload. And mom didnt understand why i was so irritable at the sound of her grainy voice. I even had to take off my long sleeve shirt because i could no longer stand the loose fabric rubbing it, now everytime i even thihk about, it makes my arms feel funny.

so yeah....just throwing that out there.

While I am an Atheist and therefore do not go to a church I do stay away from loud sounds. It pains my ears, but if I really wanted to I could stand I loud sound if i was all "pumped up". I perfer to stay home and not hear loud people talking all day. It bugs me to no end.

I have that problem with high pitch sounds too. Some of the  equipment that the dentist use I just can't... I just can't... They have begun to learn that I oppose the use of certain drills. I don't care if it takes longer time or costs more. They could as well stick me with knives, it's just as horrible...

I've always hated unclear voices and chewing noises, and the sound a wet sneaker makes against the floor, which makes me teeth itch. (Don't ask how. It's just unleasant to my teeth)

I do love loud music played live or from a speaker (not through headphones), and absolutely LOVE the tremors you feel through the ground as you listen to the music. This is also why I like African drums.

When I go out, which isn't often, I like to sit near the side of the speakers. I love all the vibrations that come from them.

As long as I gradually introduce myself to very loud noises I am fine with them, but I don't like sudden loud noises.

I do have very sensitive hearing, and I can hear minute sounds from quite far away if I concentrate on it. I also have a sensitivity to high-pitched noises.

I seem to have most problems with random and sudden high pitched sounds and also with too much light. I also hear the high pitched humming sound from computers, TVs and lights but it doesn't bother me as it is steady and not very loud.

I can go to a high-decibel metal concert with my only complaint being that the bass guitar lacks definition, but when I wait at certain light rail transit stations where they play high revolving frequencies to drive away pigeons, I can hear about 1/2 of the frequency range they use, and it drives me crazy. I'm usually trying to find a weapon to attack the speakers with when the train shows up...

Other than that, there aren't that many sounds that drive me insane...

I can't stand the high-pitched sounds electronics make.  Like, when you turn on a CRT TV and it makes this ringing sound.  Or when people eat, I can hear it.  *Chew, chew, chew* makes me anxious to get out of there.  Though, I enjoy a lot of low frequency sounds, I was almost dumb enough to listen to sounds around 9Hz.

your double vision is just related to sensory problems, not really your vision. Well i was reading this checklist for sensory processing disorder and one of them is like "does your child complain of double vision?"

Oh god you guys it's time for PART TWO!!!!!

ok one day at school i was sitting in the front of the classroom in front of the windows...and it was like the brightest day ever. And the window is from the courtyard so there's lots of light trapped in there. and this light was REALLY bothering me, it felt like I was standing in front of a campfire. And I asked the teacher "may i please close the blinds" and he's like "no it's nice out, other people want to see it" and i said "but it's bothering me, it hurts!" and he said "DBLC!! (dont be like christine)" or something like that. So then im like "OMG!!" and Im trying to close my eye and hide behind my binders, and everyone around me was yelling at me, and the teacher was yelling at me, and I couldnt see anything, and it felt like 9000 people were talking to me. So then my sleeves started to feel like they were ripping my skin off and I was SOOO hotand the chair was killing me. Then we got up and left for the computer lab, I swear If I had to sit there for one for second I would have started screaming.

I know what you mean!  Bright light, particularly sunlight, HURTS so much!  Even if it's just on my skin, I'm extremely pale and begin to burn within fifteen minutes, even with sunscreen on.  I spend my summers with long sleeves, hat, sunscreen all over and sunglasses.  It's miserable.  And I hate the way sunlight comes in through the windows and skylights and stuff and the NTs are all, "Oh, what a lovely warm sunny day!" and I'm hiding in the darkest corner trying not to get a migraine from the light.  

Alison

I was at soccer camp, and we'd have to walk on the sidewalk right next to the road. I HATE THE SOUND OF TRUCKS AND MOTORCYCLES AND PIMPED OUT CARS!!!!!!!!!! It took everything in my power not to curl up in a ball on the sidewalk and scream. It felt like the cars were way to close to me, or that someone was going to push me into the road. I really thought about killing myself.

I have a lot of problems with sensory issues - the world is just so damn loud!

I wear soft foam earplugs in public (there is only one kind I can wear - the harder earplugs just hurt!)

I also recently bought some industrial ear defenders. If I wear these with the ear plugs, it blocks out so much noise, it's great!

I have a reminder in my calendar at work of when the fire alarm goes off. The reminder gives me 5 mins notice so that I have just enough time to put my ear plugs in.

For visual issues, I wear sunglasses when I need to. I have an anti-glare screen fitted to my computer at work and am getting anti-glare coating on the new lenses of my glasses.

I avoid certain fabrics, like wool and cashmere as these just feel like loads of needles sticking in to me.

I also have a sensitive sense of smell - some smells make me gag or faint.

my dad insisted on eatin an orange in the car, and I almost puked. I was nauseous for hours after.

There were two people on the train today who were sitting right next to each other and who were SHOUTING their conversation - why do you need to shout when the person is right next to you? Neither of them was hearing impaired.

Even with my earplugs in I could still hear every word!

I have some ear defenders which I wanted to take to work today, but I know people will look at me weirdly if I wear them - even though it is not hurting anyone, it doesn't look any worse than the huge headphones some people use to listen to their music and all I'm doing is trying to make the world manageable for me.

If the world won't turn its volume down, it could at least have the curtesy not to make fun of my coping mechanisms!

Haw anyone every had their sensory issues used against them to bully them?
My mother knew that I had sensory issues (well, she could hardly not notice!) and she used this against me my talking and talking and talking at me and sometimes just calling my name over and over again (for no reason) or repeating some other word over and over again or by touching me or by speaking or shouting in my ear. (and this is when she wasn't hitting me!)

I have a theory that the fact that I was in a state of constant overstimulation as a child and teenager (combined with abuse) caused me to experience mental health issues and eventually a breakdown.

This is just a theory - it could be argued that just because something is really unpleasant it doesn't necessarily trigger mental health issues.

Interestingly (bearing in mind that many parents want to release their autistic child from their own world in which they are 'imprisoned') it was being able to retreat into my own world that saved me.
Part of the reason my Mother would talk and talk at me is because she didn't like me being in my own world (I'm not sure why) but once I fled from her and was able to live somewhere was I was left alone to retreat in my own world again, my mental health improved dramatically as I finally had a place of mental refuge.

Anyone have any comparable experiences?

(Sorry if this is off-topic - I thought it might be kind of relevant but wasn't sure)