over sensitve to heat in the summer.

Thanks :D

I've always wondered why I began having major cravings for fish and egg's at random times a few years ago, maybe thats my hint at get in the sun more. But when you say 'get 15 mins in the sun'..do you mean on a day with no clouds? A bright day with clouds and sky inbetween? My real issue will be resisting the urge to hide in a shadow methinks.

Vitamin D substitutes: Fish (choose oily fish like tuna and salmon), egg-yolk, liver, full-fat milk (in minute quantities but you can get  special UHT enriched milk) and cream. However, you only need 15 minutes in the sun to get enough vitamin D. It is important to get 15 minutes in the sun every day during the summer because your body stores vitamin D (it is water insoluble) and the sun is not strong enough in the winter. Sunlight is the main source of D vitamin; fish, milk and cream do not contain enough to prevent deficiency but they can be used to prop up what you get from the sun. Another option (apart from a supplement) is seaweed!. I personally can't stand the stuff but if you like salty foods then you might like its distinctive sea-water taste - seaweed is very rich in D vitamin. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium so it is really important to get lots of the vitamin in order to prevent brittle bones, particularly in women

I'm pretty much the same as Hope. I despise having any exposed skin on my arms and legs and avoid sunlight like the plague, often only coming out on overcast or rainy days which is why some relatives call me a vampire.

I think its a combination of heat and being too bright, if its the light then it hurts my eyes, if its the heat, I suffer terribly because I don't have any way of cooling off, whereas in winter if its cold you just add another layer. So far the only downside is that my hands and face are more of a normal colour while the rest of me looks like an albino's body. Mum say's I need more vitamin D but I literally can't be out in sunlight for too long before I start burning and getting ill, anyone know a substitue?

Hi Flutterby. No, I don't think I have any thyroid problem. I have always been an anxious person all my life and I have always been a small person, but I have never been underweight. When I say I don't like the heat, this is just a personal gripe which my Mum also shares, but it is not so bad that it significantly affects me. My Aunt (not blood-line related) has a thyroid problem but she was severely underweight and lethargic, so I know what the symptoms are. I am never tired (unless I have not been sleeping well), have lots of energy and I feel physically healthy. My anxiety problems stem from the mind. I only get slight palpitations if I am anxious or under a lot of mental stress, but I have a healthy heart rate which was checked very recently when I was involved in research. 

Hi Hope - It might be worth having your thyroid function checked, as intolerance to heat can be an effect of having too much thyoid hormone. So can being underweight (if only..) and having palpitations, if you've noticed either symptom.

I can't stand the heat, although for some reason my intolerance has increased with age.  Heat makes me tired. I much prefer cool, cloudy days. And I don't like having bare arms/legs. I prefer to be covered up as I feel more protected this way. And bright sunlight makes me feel irritated. I usually stay inside on sunny days. I don't think this is part of my AS though, it is just part of me. Many people don't like the heat, including neuro-typicals, but maybe some people on the spectrum are affected in a more extreme way

Robo - I have a friend who has the same problem but for different reasons. In her case she has MS and that affects her senses or the way her body interprets information from her senses (not sure which is correct with MS) and heat is a big problem. She was able to get a special vest to wear under her clothes to cool her down when at work (she wasn't allowed to wear shorts either) perhaps you could source a similar device?

I partly solved the same problem by becoming self employed and then wearing shorts.

the struggle & intolerance is closely linked with aspergers... but i imagine the real problem is your work environment... i guess it's not exactly full of fresh, cool, moist, oxygenated air like the forested or marshed-and-meadowed wilderness that humans evolved to live in over millions of years...

some humans are made for dry deserts, and city life suits them... but i am not, so i love the damp air from the rain, and want to live in/beside a real wild forest...

I agree with you Robo - I also have this difficulty although cant seem to pin it down to anything in particular.  Maybe asking to have a window open and/or a fan/AirConditioning unit near you would help?  I cant see why they wouldnt allow this as its not that unreasonable surely.

I also find the brightness of the sunshine very irritating kuiperkaren.

I also have Aspergers.

This is interesting as my son always perks up in dull and rainy weather...and complains about the brightness of sunshine.

I was interested to read this post as my son with ASD was in Morocco a couple of weeks ago with his dad for a holiday. he struggled terribly with the heat even though it was january and his dad had no problem.

He had headaches, stuffy nose and lost quite a lot of weight in just 3 weeks, said he was looking forward to rain and snow.

I find that it takes me a while to adjust to changes in weather and by the time I have the weather has changed again, so I never 'catch up' and am always uncomfortable.