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Aren't we the normal ones for noticing everything??

SJ7

Ever since my diagnosis last month I've been researching the topic heavily and many "Asperger's" documentaries that I watch says "he has heightened level of sight/hearing", "he notices all the sounds, the wind, the flag moving, the stares, the heat of the sun, etc..."

I mean... doesn't everyone?? I feel it so weird that we notice all of these things as if others don't have a normal hearing/senses...

If that's the case, aren't we the normal ones? lol...

I told my doctor I don't have a problem with eye contact, he said it isn't about having a problem doing it, he said it's the constant thinking about it while doing it! And that struck a thought... Normal people do it without thinking?? I find it hard to grasp...

Can someone explain to me what it means to not notice everything?? or does the brain just filter them out for normal people? isn't that dangerous?

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  • I think everyone does seem or feel these things, it's just that their brains either choose to ignore them or that it is deemed to be unimportant so it just gets filled away.

    A random example of my own experience. I'm very aware of the pressure on my skin, clothing, my watch, wedding ring or even the weight of my body on the bed etc 

    Everyone must experience this but it just doesn't seem to be a factor in their lives.

    The whole sensitivity thing, is it because we feel certain things more or is it because we are just so much more aware of those sensations that make them difficult to live with?

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  • I think everyone does seem or feel these things, it's just that their brains either choose to ignore them or that it is deemed to be unimportant so it just gets filled away.

    A random example of my own experience. I'm very aware of the pressure on my skin, clothing, my watch, wedding ring or even the weight of my body on the bed etc 

    Everyone must experience this but it just doesn't seem to be a factor in their lives.

    The whole sensitivity thing, is it because we feel certain things more or is it because we are just so much more aware of those sensations that make them difficult to live with?

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