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Ali

Hello I’m Ali. I have ASD and am finding life difficult to cope with. There’s always stuff happening and it always feels really hard to get through it. I always feel things so intensely, even when it’s really not my problem.

Being autistic is hard. It's lonely, isolating and I've not got used to never being able to make friends and fit in anywhere. It feels like I'll be forever lonely. Certain parts of Autism are real downers, no other way of looking at it, but there are some more amazing Autistic traits that I absolutely love!

One of my faves is the intensity of my interests and ability to hyperfocus on them and the things around me...

And I feel things so intently. I feel literally everything! It’s hard to explain but everything has a feeling to it, sometimes it’s bad and other times it’s good. Like when I’m in the woods, I can feel the nature and I hear and smell everything so much more – the bark of the trees, leaves rustling, the smell of wild flowers, the sky above, smelling rain when it falls… hearing the birds, or when the cows moo. I’m really sensitive to feeling things, no one else in my house gets this.

When I get those kinds of feelings and senses, the good ones it’s an amazing feeling. I feel like I’m dancing, singing all within my mind and body. Like my soul is flying through everything and embracing it.
I don’t know if any other Autistics experience this or if it’s just a me thing. If you do experience this or similar I’d love to know!

  • in reply to Ali

    I have a collection of jelly cats, the squid being my favourite. I have a very limited food range but don’t mind cooking if I have time and free of distractions. That’s good going on the book for three years. I’m the same, not finished anything yet one of my books was more than a 1000 sides of a4 and nowhere near finished….

  • Hi there! I'm a 41 year old female from the UK, .

    In my free time, I love reading books, doing crafts, taking photos, gardening, and writing to my friends. I'm also part of the Women's Institute*.

    *What do Women's Institute members do? WI Members are encouraged to be active in their communities – taking part in activities from regular craft workshops to creating projects that teach members new skills.

  • in reply to Ali

    I love this series too! I hope you continue to enjoy it.

  • in reply to Bunny

    Good morning, and thank you Blush

  • in reply to Lotus

    Thanks!
    What do you like to read? I just started reading a fascinating series called Heroes of Olympus, written by Rick Riordan. I got them in limited edition with cartoon like covers, and so far I am really enjoying the series.

  • in reply to profdanger

    Thank you. This is reassuring to know! Sometimes I feel like I’m just going potty when I’m seemingly the only one experiencing such things, all of my family are quote “normal” so it can be a bit of a lonely experience when it comes to things like this.
    I’m glad I’m not the only one! Sometimes it can feel like I'm going crazy.

    profdanger said:
    I can definitely relate to this. Be warned that on this forum sometimes topics come up about people’s experiences that are less than positive. Ex. There’s a recent thread about looping thoughts that definitely touches on a more painful aspect of ASD. If you feel intense empathy, just be careful not to take some of these topics too seriously!

    Thanks for the heads up. I’m a real empathic and I get easily distressed by other people’s trauma, even when I don’t know the person, so that can be difficult managing at times. I’ll try to be careful when looking at threads.

  • Hi and welcome to the community. I'm a woman in my sixties and I enjoy reading and playing video games

  • Welcome Ali!

    Ali said:
    I don’t know if any other Autistics experience this or if it’s just a me thing.

    I don’t want to out her, but there is another user on here who can actually taste words from different languages. There is another user with synesthesia, the ability to experience colors when hearing sounds. You’ll find that you’re certainly not alone when it comes to having intense sensory experiences!

    Ali said:
    I always feel things so intensely, even when it’s really not my problem.

    I can definitely relate to this. Be warned that on this forum sometimes topics come up about people’s experiences that are less than positive. Ex. There’s a recent thread about looping thoughts that definitely touches on a more painful aspect of ASD. If you feel intense empathy, just be careful not to take some of these topics too seriously!

  • in reply to White_Dragon

    Hi. Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it, I was a bit worried I said too much.

    Touch is my worst sensory nightmare as well, it can be a truly uncomfortable part of ASD sometimes. I also take comfort from soft things too. I like soft bears, cushions, blankets, all those are really friendly to my skin.

    I love cooking and baking.
    I like to be in the kitchen and experimenting with different things, normally the results are pretty good though sometimes can be disastrous! And I like writing. I’ve been working on a book for 3 years-ish.
    I have this annoying habit of not finishing what I write. It’s something I’m trying to stop doing!

  • Hi Ali welcome to the community and I enjoyed reading your post. I can certainly relate to the friends point but I’ve got more comfortable with it as I’ve get older.

    in terms of feeling everything no I don’t experience anything like this, most of my sensory issues are negative things really, touch probably bring the worst. Although I do get. Lot of comfort from soft feel things.

    i agree on the interests bit, these are my big passions and get a lot from them, what things do you enjoy?