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Light sensitivity

GEEnie

For those of you who don't know, I'm a delivery driver, and I work 8am to 5pm and every other half Saturday. Whilst I do like my job, there is one thing that aggravates me to no end, and that is sunshine.

I've no qualms with the importance of sunshine and I can handle it to a degree better than most who have autism, but it really does make me very grumpy and irritated, especially when it's particularly bright and the roads are wet enough for deflect the glare back at my eyes. 

I do wear sunglasses, but I do have to take them off on occasion to clean them or to stop them steaming up on certain cold days like we're currently experiencing, and this morning I had to pull over in a shady lay-by to relax my eyes and just stop for a moment to allow time to recuperate before returning to base.

Needless to say, my driver coordinator was less than impressed with my excursion and I felt a reprimand coming along. I would tell him and my boss that this is something I've always had to cope with but I get the feeling that their skeptical mentality might put me on the back foot. 

Am I really having symptoms of autistic licht sensitivity, or am I making a mountain out of a molehill? I know it's common for those with ASD, but could somebody enlighten me at all?

Thanks

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  • No it's defineatley not just you, I struggle too, normal sunglasses aren't enough and as I get so hot, I sweat and they slide off and/or fog up. I tried somew wrap around ones thinking that they would protect my side sight, but my eyelashes brushed the insides and that was uncomfortable as I kept blinking.

    Opticians are ignorant of light sensitivity and I've been told to 'just get used to it', I asked if I could have a pair of sunglasses with reaction lenses for when I'm driving and keep going in and out of strong sunlight, they told me 'no I couldn't' and seemed quite offended that I would ask such a thing, especially when I reminded them that I would be paying for them.

  • in reply to TheCatWoman
    TheCatWoman said:
    I asked if I could have a pair of sunglasses with reaction lenses for when I'm driving and keep going in and out of strong sunlight, they told me 'no I couldn't'

    They now exist.

    This is their name at Vision Express:

    Transitions®
     XTRActiveTm New Generation

    See link below:

    https://www.visionexpress.com/brands/transitions

    I remember them being brought into opticians as my old optician (who was very good and unfortunately retired) knew about them and recommended them to me.

    This was a few years ago.

  • in reply to Debbie

    Thanks Debbie, I asked in specsavers and they were the ones who got cross, I think it was because I don't need to wear glasses all the time, only for reading, that they got bent out of shape about it, they won't do the transitions lenses without a prescription.

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