I have a few minor yet strong mental quirks, and I'm curious if there's a term for these patterns or if anyone else has something similar. THREAD:
I haven't been diagnosed autistic but have had a lot of people tell me I am. My main hesitation around it is I don't seem to have quite the same level of sensory issues; while I am sometimes sensitive, usually I can tune out repetitive noises pretty well.
-
-
I mostly have 'episodes' of sensitivity, where sound and light and everything becomes bad and i have to retreat. I have a STRONG preference for comfortable clothes. But for example one of my lights emits a high pitched whining which bothers me less than it has others.
-
Do you notice the stimulus before it goes bad (if it does at all)? While my sensitivity has some fluctuation, what fluctuates far more is how much it bothers me. But I definitely notice stimuli most others don't.
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
So one thing that comes into play here is the fact that you *have* to tune out noises. Most people don't worry about, didn't have to learn to do it. Another thing: I didn't know how sensitive to sound I was until I realized that I got depressed/upset after loud noises in my 30s.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
I've gone in and out of thinking I am? I probably did reference myself as autistic; i often do it slightly tongue in cheek.
- Show replies
-
-
-
Sensory issues are associated with, but not diagnostic of, autism. The main criteria are deficits in social communication and social interaction.https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/hcp-dsm.html …
-
True, and it really only looks at sensory issues in the context of response to them getting in the way of social communication. But diagnosis is from the outside in. As a lived experience, sensory issues are pretty effing big part of it. Tough because this convo includes both
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.