Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello all,I was wondering if anyone was aware of any link between Autism Spectrum and Seasonal Affective Disorder?I was only diagnosed with SAD a week or two ago, but when i thought back on past winters - i realised i seem to be affected more regularly by sensory overloads, or require frequent stimming during the winter time. Whereas in summer, i experience overloads very rarely and stimming is required very little.Does anyone else feel the same way at all?
My personal experience is in the negative.
Around ten years ago I was travelling by bus through one of these 1920s/30s sprawling council estates. It was the middle of a hot summer and I was stressed out almost to the point of having a meltdown. There were no obvious threats either inside or outside the bus. But I was on the point of panic. A week later I suffered a repeat performance on the same bus route.
This February I travelled on this route again, in awful weather with sleet falling and I biting cold wind. But I felt fine. No negative feelings whatsoever.