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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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  • As far as smell is concerned, discovering this explained why colleagues didn't notice smells I made comment on. It can be helpful, but when mine is particularly heightened it means I smell more than I need to.

    I have also noticed at work that others don't notice subtle changes. Sometimes I have to decide whether to comment if they are unimportant. I have discovered I can be intrigued in things that others do not think about.

    In respect of sound, others around me notice annoying sounds like neighbours dogs who bark for a long time. The sounds that only I notice are often very subtle sounds. 

    That is interesting about eye contact, I suppose that is why it uses more energy. 

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  • As far as smell is concerned, discovering this explained why colleagues didn't notice smells I made comment on. It can be helpful, but when mine is particularly heightened it means I smell more than I need to.

    I have also noticed at work that others don't notice subtle changes. Sometimes I have to decide whether to comment if they are unimportant. I have discovered I can be intrigued in things that others do not think about.

    In respect of sound, others around me notice annoying sounds like neighbours dogs who bark for a long time. The sounds that only I notice are often very subtle sounds. 

    That is interesting about eye contact, I suppose that is why it uses more energy. 

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