Motion Sickness

I do wear glasses yes. Felt very dizzy when I first got them as I could see the ground at the bottom of my view (not through the lens) then the altered view. With driving, I would look in the mirror and it took 2-3 seconds to actually process what I was seeing, then look back to the road and another 2-3 seconds. It was just too dangerous once I was driving on faster busier roads. It is a pain having to walk everywhere but probably better for the environment!

I thought ***,  I am dying, I could not  speak by the way   - then when I mentioned it to my mum later she says oh yea your dad suffered from those, he had Menieres Disease ---- holy crap !

I'm lucky I dont have Menieres. Just autism, its a piece of piss lol

Do you wear glasses?

That’s horrible you have to stop driving lessons.  It gives you so much freedom being able to drive and avoid public transport.

I tried a VR headset a few years ago. I didn’t feel right for about two weeks it was horrible.  

I've always wondered why I get dizzy just turning my head. I can't ride a bike unless I just fix my eyes ahead and I had to stop driving lessons as just looking at the mirrors made me really disorientated.

VR headsets are like kryptonite to me too!

Yep. I spent the whole crossing to the Isle of Man with my head in a toilet. I get sick on rides like Flying Chairs (fine on a fast rollercoaster) or Pirate ships. As a kid I got sick on every car journey but I'm better if in the front seat, and if I try to read on a bus or train I will be vomiting after 10 seconds!

Things that help are taking motion sickness tablets, watching the way ahead, eating ginger nuts.

Yeah I get this. Video games can make me ill for days. I once tried call of duty about 10 years ago and was unwell for about three days.  I could hardly get out of bed.  I get quite dizzy and disorientated if I’m just walking along the footpath and I turn to see if the road is safe to cross.  

I agree with duckbread a out a full stomach helping, I need carbs when I start feeling motion sick.  Or if it’s quite bad I need to lie down till it’s eased off then eat a load of sugar.  

I haven’t found anything to help it really.  Other than avoiding ships, and knowing if I’m flying to take extra snacks. 

I've never tried putting my hands on the ground - I'll give that a try. The vertigo attack sounds scary!

as u can see i gave the same link as DuckBread  :)

yes i have to be careful, xbox games get me very ill really quickly and i have to stop. I close my eyes and I put my hands on the ground to tell my brain I am not moving. I usually have to lie down  as well.

sometimes just when i stop the car when driving I get motion issues for 1/2 seconds then they are gone.

I have had on full on vertigo attack just the once fortunately, which sent the room spinning and  had such a dramatic effect on my body they thought i had had a heart attack :). I never worked out what caused it.

I was given medicine for motion sickness ( for the vertigo attack ) but never took them as the side effects seemed  too risky.. So possibly ask your GP.

motion sickness is higher in autism vs neurotypicals

https://www.autism.org.uk/about/behaviour/sensory-world.aspx

Oddly enough, I don't get seasick, but I do get travel sick in cars (if I'm not the driver) and on coaches; I also struggle with some games on the Playstation if there's a lot of motion on the screen. The NAS website refers to car sickness here (under 'Balance'): https://www.autism.org.uk/about/behaviour/sensory-world.aspx

Oddly enough, I'm far less likely to feel sick if I travel on a full stomach (carbs help). Fresh air seems to help a bit too - so if you're on a boat, you could stand out on the deck... or you could open the windows if you're in a car. I also find I'm less travel sick if I have a clear view (e.g. sitting in the front passenger seat of a car, or in the central back seat).