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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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  • SJ7 said:

    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??

    No, I don't think so, really. I've always been amazed at how little most people seem to observe. I suppose they must see things, hear things etc., but automatically filter most of it out as irrelevant. If we don't do that, perhaps that's a reason that environments can sometimes feel overwhelming?

    I wouldn't change the ability to really see - it can be wonderful to notice so much, sometimes, like the moment the first flower opens, the heaviness of raindrops, the changing trees through the seaBlushns, the happy games of lambs at this time of year. Being able to observe well in environments that we enjoy is a great joy, I think Blush

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  • SJ7 said:

    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??

    No, I don't think so, really. I've always been amazed at how little most people seem to observe. I suppose they must see things, hear things etc., but automatically filter most of it out as irrelevant. If we don't do that, perhaps that's a reason that environments can sometimes feel overwhelming?

    I wouldn't change the ability to really see - it can be wonderful to notice so much, sometimes, like the moment the first flower opens, the heaviness of raindrops, the changing trees through the seaBlushns, the happy games of lambs at this time of year. Being able to observe well in environments that we enjoy is a great joy, I think Blush

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