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Seeking Autism Support

Georgia4444

Hi, I'm new here! 

Before I start I would like to mention that I am a 22 year old Nonbinary person.

A couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with autism and I have a severe sensitivity to noise which has affected my life daily to the point that I overanalyse doors incase they slam and I anxiously worry about high winds that could cause doors or gates to rattle in their hinges. This has affected me even before I was diagnosed and I feel like it's ruining my life and may ruin my relationship with my partner. They know I have autism and severe anxiety, and they are trying to be more supportive which I'm grateful for. 

I've improved a lot over the years with anxiety, I can ask others for help and sometimes confidently speak confidently to others using eye contact.

My only barrier now is the noise issue, I have gone to counselling to help but my anxiety is getting worse again less than a week after having my last counselling session. I'm so exhausted by this issue. 

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  • Dear Georgia4444,

    Welcome to the online community, it is always great to have new members and I hope you find your time helpful. 

    Dealing with a severe sensitivity to noise can be really challenging, I hope some of the other community members may be able to offer some help based on their own experiences. I know you may have already considered this but some autistic people benefit from noise cancelling headphones. There are now some designs that can be very subtle.

    The NAS also have some advice and guidance pages that I have linked below, they may be worth taking a look at as there can be some great techniques and advice on some of the pages:
    Anxiety

    Autism and sensory processing

    It could also be worth taking a look at the Autism Services Directory - you can take a look at what may be available locally to you. 

    Best wishes,

    Olivia Mod

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  • Dear Georgia4444,

    Welcome to the online community, it is always great to have new members and I hope you find your time helpful. 

    Dealing with a severe sensitivity to noise can be really challenging, I hope some of the other community members may be able to offer some help based on their own experiences. I know you may have already considered this but some autistic people benefit from noise cancelling headphones. There are now some designs that can be very subtle.

    The NAS also have some advice and guidance pages that I have linked below, they may be worth taking a look at as there can be some great techniques and advice on some of the pages:
    Anxiety

    Autism and sensory processing

    It could also be worth taking a look at the Autism Services Directory - you can take a look at what may be available locally to you. 

    Best wishes,

    Olivia Mod

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