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

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 believe our skills have been exploited for millennia, but that the awareness has now shifted to the imbalance of power and inequality that exists. The level of injustice is too big for most people to comprehend because it’s normalised in their behaviour and attitude towards human life.

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  • I believe our skills have been exploited for millennia, but that the awareness has now shifted to the imbalance of power and inequality that exists. The level of injustice is too big for most people to comprehend because it’s normalised in their behaviour and attitude towards human life.

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