I have never been formally diaganosed, but tick the boxes for ASD. I am noise and motion sensative, and work in an environment with lots of noise and movement. I can handle this most of the time, and when things get too difficult I take a short break, or when able to, move to a less busy location.
The problem is some of my work colleagues occasionally shout at one another, or make silly noises. This is very bad for me.
One particular colleague makes a very loud scretchy noise because he finds it funny. He scteches very loudly in a reverbarating high pitch. It instantly puts me into meltdown, and I can't think. It also raises my anxiety levels, because I know how much it distrubs me, and fully expect him to repeat it a few minutes later. When other colleagues tell him to shut up, he just laughs about it. Even a manager told him off, and he started again the next day.
It has gotten to the point where, if I am working near him I get anxious, I was late for work a few weeks ago because I was too anxious to leave my home.
How do I deal with this, telling him to shut up does not work, reporting colleagues is not considered cool, I don't want to discuss medical problems at work as colleagues will just take the micky.
