The one thing which makes me question my diagnosis and makes me feel different from other people with AS is that I don't think I have any significant 'sensory issues'. This is a good thing as from what I read they sound awful, but I cannot really relate.
Are the following 'sensory issues':
When I read I cannot bear background noise, lawnmowers, music, and need quietude. But then so do many people without AS - this is not a specifically AS problem, although I might take it a step too far because I find it very hard to concentrate with background noise.
Was scared of fireworks as a small child and balloons popping, not so much anymore.
But I have no problems with food - eat an extensive diet. No problems with clothing or significant problems with touch, but have never been into cuddles.
Not keen on crowded environments, but I simply avoid them as much as possible.
Noises are never painful, just distracting. I can endure loud noises even if I would rather it were quiet.
At the group I attend, two women there always want to talk about 'sensory issues', but they seem irrelevant to me. For example, one of them always wants the door closed due to noise I cannot even hear. My main issues are socialising, making friends, obsessions, phobias, OCD anxieties.
Can you have Aspergers with minimal 'sensory issues' ?(a phrase I actually can't stand, it is too medical)
I have been properly diagnosed on NHS and meet the full criteria for AS, but I don't really have the sensory part.