Sensory difficulties

Thanks for sharing! I love the Stim Punks website, it’s brilliant!

It has so many different articles about neurodivergent experiences including ADHD (Kinetic Cognitive Style):

https://stimpunks.org/glossary/kinetic-cognitive-style/

I hope you are feeling calmer now?

Sensory trauma is often a form of trauma that is overlooked in our autistic community.

If you want to learn more about sensory trauma, here is a brilliant video:

https://www.youtube.com/live/l_uoRDCUF80?si=l5YHKMfs7xfqKODU

Thank you, it's useful to have other links too. I haven't further explored stimpunks. I have an aversion to the word "stim"! But that shouldn't stop me.

I think that picture is useful to show people how it feels. I used to feel like that every day from work. I suppose I should be thankful it's much less frequent now, but still challenging when it does occur.

You are welcome! Why do you have an aversion to the word stim?

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I used to feel like that every day from work. I suppose I should be thankful it's much less frequent now, but still challenging when it does occur.

I absolutely understand! No one should have to endure that level of sensory trauma every day, at least now it’s reduced.

In the video, Emma Reardon explains that sensory trauma for autistics can come from everyday objects or activities but it’s still not healthy.

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In a more enlightened world I wouldn’t need to explain because people would just be more accepting of a wider range of behaviours. We may get there one day.

Hopefully!

Absolutely. I now understand the reasons I struggle with work meetings and some ways to make them easier and maintain my focus. This means explaining to my closer work colleagues why I’m being different now - a work in progress. 

In a more enlightened world I wouldn’t need to explain because people would just be more accepting of a wider range of behaviours. We may get there one day.

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NT people can suffer from full on burnout

I agree and I think it's probably for different reasons. Life is hard for most people at various points. Autistic burnout is misunderstood across the board.  I now understand why my treatments for anxiety were mostly ineffective. 

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NT people can suffer from full on burnout

I agree and I think it's probably for different reasons. Life is hard for most people at various points. Autistic burnout is misunderstood across the board.  I now understand why my treatments for anxiety were mostly ineffective.