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Bright sunshine

Billy87

I have always found myself gettting badly effected by bright sunshine. I never understood why before I knew I was autistic but when the sun gets really bright it causes me to have a real crash and sometimes sink into a depression. I realised yesterday this is cos of the sensory overload I get from the really bright sun when Im out. Its not so bad at home cos I can draw the curtains if I need to

Does anyone else get this and if so have you any tips for dealing with it? I dont usually wear sunglasses but Im wondering if that might help

I think because my burnout is worse after a busy week things are affecting me more at the moment 

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  • I'm handling the sunshine okay at the moment- I just pop my sunglasses on and off I go. But in summer I struggle a lot more because the combination of bright light and hot temperatures quickly leads to sensory overload.

    If the choice was between bright sunlight or bright artificial light I would choose the sunlight because I do prefer natural light, but I wouldn't be happy about it!

  • in reply to battybats
    battybats said:
    the combination of bright light and hot temperatures quickly leads to sensory overload.

    I am exactly the same. the brightness and heat together is too much. Also, do you find when you are in a busy town in the summer the heat and brightness amplifies everything else? Like for instance I can smell car exhausts to an almost unbearable level on hot days 

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