#sensory regulation

[seeyabeeya]

I remember seeing my neighbors kid flap her arms.

I asked,

“Why does she do that?”

Her parents turned to me,

I knew I’d asked the wrong question;

They told me that some people were just different.

I stopped talking, turned away

Felt a rush of electricity run from my chest through my arms -

I rejoined the birthday party,

I played with the clown.

I’m 27,

My arms ache

Over worked and caught on fire by well worn circuitry.

As I walk, I slowly move my arms.

Shake them

Faster,

Quicker,

With gusto.

I am the electric storm,

I let the thunder come alive;

I let it overtake my veins.

I look back on it all,

through my own 10 year old eyes -

Children deserve curiosity without judgement.

Maybe they find something relatable.

Maybe they see someone they could be,

But if we keep telling them to turn away…

We may as well say,

“There’s something wrong.

You’re something wrong.

Please,

Go away.”

[autistic-flower]

“Sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell correspond to either our mental health or our mental distress, depending on our sensitivities. Think of an onion, with its many layers: at the core of our being are our genes, biology, and childhood experiences but also our sensory makeup—that is, how our nervous system responds to and interacts with our sensory world, what delights us and what repels us. Over time, throughout our lives, all of these components interact, producing layers of emotions and resulting behaviors. When some of us end up in a therapist’s or doctor’s office with anxiety, depression, or autoimmune health challenges, our options are limited to talk therapy or medication because only these outer layers of emotion and behavior are probed. We have been going about our lives and professions thinking we know the full list of possible diagnostic criteria, but the senses have been left out; and thus a very core component of what makes people who they are goes completely untended.”

Jenara Nerenberg, in the book Divergent Mind

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[my-autism-adhd-blog]

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[elaurianwellness]

Sensory Profile/Practices

Trying to take control of my sensory existence.

[autismtrek]

I love Deanna Troi because she’s representative of an autistic experience you don’t see on TV a lot which is “I learned all about human interaction the same way that one might learn about cool bugs so I know what makes people tick and in THEORY I know the right things to say in social situations but socializing like that is not the least bit natural to me and I don’t know what to do if the situation doesn’t match up with what I studied.” Except for her instead of having JUST learned about human interaction she is also psychic and so she partially relies on that too.

The episode where she loses her powers and suddenly cannot read people at all, not even to the level humans usually can, totally screws up trying to give therapy, and becomes so distraught she tries to resign from her job as a therapist, is so real. Like listen if she wasn’t autistic that wouldn’t have been such a big deal. Deanna Troi is an empath with low empathy, she’s using her psychic powers to compensate for her symptoms.

Also the episode where she hears some annoying music and completely loses her mind about it and screams and sobs and must be put into a medically induced coma because she’s so upset by the music and the alien that made her hear the annoying music seems genuinely confused about why it bothered her so much (meaning that like, that wasn’t the intended or normal effect of his annoying music ability).

Even outside those episodes where it’s so obvious though, everything she says to people tends to read as extremely scripted, like she knows it’s what she ought to say but it isn’t what she would say if she was just being herself. Queen of masking. What is the real you like, if you even still have one? She’s just like me for real

[cryptcatz]

i hate how much of my life revolves around asking myself “am i being overly sensitive/dramatic or are my feelings valid here?”. being so easily hurt and upset sucks. i feel like im too soft for this world

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[sighcomics]

Please world be quiet

[whatwooshkai]

2?

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Dani sucks in a breath, and prepares for the worst. "There's no way you're fitting in that."

Blades gives her a blank look, the dress halfway up his thighs. "Huh?"

Even if there weren't love handles spilling over the waistband of his boxers, there's no way in hell Blades is fitting into anything Dani owns. He's taller than her, his shoulders are broader, and he's far more filled out. "You're not fitting in that."

"Why?" Blades asks, seemingly genuinely curious.

Because you're fat, is on the tip of Dani's tongue, but she holds it. Blades isn't even human on most days, she shouldn't subject him to human problems like body image issues. "We're not the same size," she settles on, tapping a beat on her arm. "You're bigger than me. And I'd rather you not rip that dress."

Blades' frown gets deeper, but he shimmies out of the dress and pulls back on the old tshirt and jeans from her dad, the only clothes they had that would fit him. "I could get smaller?" he offers.

Dani shakes her head. "No, you can't," she tells him. "You're not... y'know."

"Right," Blades mutters, crossing his arms over his chest. Dani can see the outline of his stomach through the shirt. How can he not be insecure about that? "But I don't like these clothes, I like your clothes. Your dad has no sense of style."

Dani cracks a smile at that. "No, he doesn't. But, uh..." she shifts, staring at the dress crumpled on the floor. Maybe she should've let him stretch out that dress. She always looks a little off in it... "I could take you shopping," she offers, and Blades absolutely lights up.

"Really?" he says, grabbing her hands. "Can we go to the mall? Oh, I've always wanted to do that-" he cuts himself off suddenly, eyes growing wide. "Oh my Primus. You have to buy me a pretzel."

Dani bites the comment on her tongue and forces herself to match his energy. "Of course!" she promises, squeezing his hands back. "You should enjoy your time as human!"

Blades' grin lights up the whole room.

Dani sighs when he turns away, babbling about all his plans and gathering up the clothes scattered on the floor to get an idea of what he wants. He's so excited, Dani wishes she could genuinely match that energy.

Maybe I could stand to learn a thing or two from him.

[frankensteinmutual]

I'm literally going to fucking lose my mind here. I have four cooling packs in my freezer for when my endo pain gets too bad and i always have to use two at a time and keep two in there so I can rotate. which I was just going to do, but there was only one left inside which means one of my housemates must have just fucking taken one even though they know I literally fucking rely on them. I hate them all so much I hate living here when will I finally be able to move out

[steakout-05]

hi i think making ads that fuck with sensory issues like loud noises or super bright lights or having really disgusting loud sounds in them (such as eating sounds) should be punishable by getting the absolute shit beaten out of by 10 very angry people with sensory issues (me included)

[mossy-rot]

reading about autistic meltdowns is crazy. in retrospect maybe that time i ended up sobbing self isolating and lashing out at people because I couldn't figure out how to set up my laptop the same way it had been before might've been because of The Autism

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Autism & Irritability

Neurodivergent_lou

[ikishima]

having no ability to regulate temperature is so fun like Yes i just stripped off a layer of clothes because I needed to stop sweating from my forehead, Yes I am now covered in goosebumps and shivering, Yes it will happen again as soon as I put my clothes back on