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Sensory overload

Louised

Hi thankyou for letting me join even though was diagnosed autism late I am 41 but have been experiencing what I think is senory overload when have been going out or trying to socialise as this is one of my difficulties or I feel overwlmed after a while it would be nice to chat to others are going through similar experiences with this. 
Does anyone feel like this when they go out? Any advice much appreciated

thankyou 

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  • I feel the same, diagnosed recently at 40. Its almost as if the diagnosis has made it even more difficult to go out?!

  • in reply to Mads

    Yeah, it is harder as I'm so aware of everything now, lights, noise, how close people are, what they are all doing. I think the awareness can add to the exhaustion a bit more too as it's another layer of thinking going on. And the small stims I do with my hands, I'm wondering if other people know that I'm stimming or think I'm just a bit fidgity.  Sometimes I just keep my hands in my coat pockets so it isn't so easy to tell.  

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  • in reply to Mads

    Yeah, it is harder as I'm so aware of everything now, lights, noise, how close people are, what they are all doing. I think the awareness can add to the exhaustion a bit more too as it's another layer of thinking going on. And the small stims I do with my hands, I'm wondering if other people know that I'm stimming or think I'm just a bit fidgity.  Sometimes I just keep my hands in my coat pockets so it isn't so easy to tell.  

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