Flats are often noisy, whereas houses are more likely to be quiet. Having grown up in a house along a very quiet residential road, I have always taken quietude at night for granted. I think I have inherited sensitive hearing from my mum, although she is not on the spectrum. As a family, we are introverted, and like an undisturbed night of sleep. I have grown up with fairly quiet neighbours, but sound insulation is good at my parent's home, even when we used to live in an ex council house. Night time noise has never been an issue before, but it is for me now, at my flat.
I think I am more sensitive to noise than so called 'normal' people because of my genetics, ie aspergers. Surely Councils should take our needs into consideration? Why can't they build special autism housing, that is to say, detatched houses in really quiet locations, with no traffic passing through? I wish. More realistically, what are my rights in this situation? What can I do?
