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Useful special sensory powers?

Stuart333

I used to be able to hear bats, up till I was about 40.
I think there are some that make lower frequency chirps, I could not hear everything. But it was enough to know when they were around and then I could look at roughly where they were, so it was real.
I was sad when I lost that, and gained tinnitus, but then the bats don't seem to be around much any more.

Very good night vision, could drive as easily at night as in the day.
Also now compromised by macular degeneration, which is unlucky as I am quite young for it. Lutein and zeaxanthin tablets (extract from marigolds, a plant I like) should help stop it getting worse I hope.

Do you have anything that is good, rather than just a nuisance or problem?

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  • I don’t really have a special sensory power, but being able to hear bats is super cool.

  • in reply to profdanger

    I used to have exceptionally good hearing and vision, my dad did too and so does my son, I'm not sure it's an autism thing though? I think we have a tendency to attribute things like this to autism when its not or we just don't know. I think it feeds into the idea that autism gives us superpowers that we don't have or all have, if an autistic person was very good at art or music, would that be autism or just luck and other things?

    My hearing in the upper registers was really good to the point of being able to hear which amp in a stack was hissing, when I used to go to a lot of gigs and had a boyfriend in a local band, the sound guys just used to come and ask me where the problem was as I could do it better than faffing around checking all the wiring. When I had my hearing tested the first time, the guy said he would fo liked to have tested me under clinical conditions because my hearing was so good it went off the top of his chart. Now I have normal age realted hearing loss, no hearing aids or anything, just what you'd expect from a  person of my age.

    Now I don't always see as well as I did, I do make a habit of sometimes walking around with my eyes closed and sensing objects and directions, handy when caught out in fog!

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Improved sight or hearing will be genetic, but whether that also makes it more likely you will be autistic is unclear. Heightened senses is not an uncommon trait.

    I used to get annoyed at electronics squealing, especially some TVs (an old Sony thing when I was teenager).
    You used to get it on some poorly designed power supplies too.

    Don't hear it anymore, probably because things are made better now as it is a recognised thing, and partly because I don't hear as well.

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Improved sight or hearing will be genetic, but whether that also makes it more likely you will be autistic is unclear. Heightened senses is not an uncommon trait.

    I used to get annoyed at electronics squealing, especially some TVs (an old Sony thing when I was teenager).
    You used to get it on some poorly designed power supplies too.

    Don't hear it anymore, probably because things are made better now as it is a recognised thing, and partly because I don't hear as well.

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