people talking for more than 8 seconds to me for some odd-ball reason
I’m a diagnosed autist and I have a lot of trouble dealing with sensory issues, specifically sound. I do not leave my house without a set of noise canceling headphones and ear plugs.
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- My headphones are on at pretty much any time when I’m outside. At school I will also wear ear plugs together with the headphones so I can cancel out the most noise.
- I still wear them when I get through traffic on my way to/from home.
- I do take them off when I’m talking to people but only if I still have my earplugs in under the headphones or if it’s in a small, manageable environment like someone’s house, where noise is minimal. If it’s just the headphones I won’t take them off during a conversation.
- Yes, I wear them in class. I specifically got permission from the school directory for that.
I have trouble with a lot of noises but coughing or any sound of somebody scraping their throat is really, REALLY triggering to me. It can make me appear angry, but in reality it’s a surge of energy that makes me tremble, and sometimes audibly breath out. In the worst cases where I’m overstimulated I just start sobbing
It sucks having to explain to people why it looks like I’m about to lose my temper or why I’m crying when all that happened were a few coughs
i get very annoyed whenever i hear any high pitched sound (my ears are very sensitive). unrelated but cats are cool
You sure damn right they are!
i hate the sound of chewing so bad i can’t sit near anyone who chews with their mouth open
I don’t know why I think it’s because of my autism or some sort of other nerve problem but when I just hear pencils being use my nerves just kinda freak out and it just doesn’t feel good