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Aspie traits lessen when in a good mood

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Lately I've noticed that my aspie traits tend to dampen quite significantly when I'm in a good mood. Things like talking to strangers and making eye contact seem easy and not at all the massive chore they are when I'm not feeling my best. I find I have a lot more to add to conversations and quite energetic. Sometimes this will happen even if I'm in a fairly neutral mode. It's like mood swings but with autistic traits instead of moods. Is this normal in aspies? Or am I just a weirdo? I'm 23, in case it's at all relevant.

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  • Thanks all for your replies. I'm still very much in the process of "finding myself" - I'm still quite unaware of my own boundaries as I spent so much of my life trying to focus on everyone else's boundaries - so it is interesting to hear about other people who are similar.

    I find it very strange how there is so little research done on sensory issues considering it is something that affects most people, not just aspies. We obviously experience sensory overload to a greater degree than most NTs but I believe that is because we process sensory input differently. I think more research on sensory effects on mood could do a lot of good for society - making working life less stressful for people, improving focus in the workplace and educational establishments, getting more people into work and lots more. After all, if a person is happier with their surroundings, including less intrusive noise etc. then they are much more likely to be more productive in general

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  • Thanks all for your replies. I'm still very much in the process of "finding myself" - I'm still quite unaware of my own boundaries as I spent so much of my life trying to focus on everyone else's boundaries - so it is interesting to hear about other people who are similar.

    I find it very strange how there is so little research done on sensory issues considering it is something that affects most people, not just aspies. We obviously experience sensory overload to a greater degree than most NTs but I believe that is because we process sensory input differently. I think more research on sensory effects on mood could do a lot of good for society - making working life less stressful for people, improving focus in the workplace and educational establishments, getting more people into work and lots more. After all, if a person is happier with their surroundings, including less intrusive noise etc. then they are much more likely to be more productive in general

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