I'm really curious about...

Why things like white noise others find soothing and I find really irritating and frequently painful?

Like vibrating things, I can't use an electric toothbrush because the vibrations tickle and itch, anything stronger than this like a massager and I find them painful too?

I see lots of threads about things like this and they're always things that are recomended to autistic people, but they don't work for me and I wonder why, if theres something wrong with me as these things are so common. Another one is fidget toys, they leave me cold, is it because I'm just autistic and don't have ADHD as well?

I feel like theres a lot of confusion about where one leaves off and the other begins and that not having ADHD as well is a bit of a disapointment to many professonals? Although I think so few of them actually listen properly they may just shove stuff at people that dosen't work for them and then don't have anything else left.

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  • Yesterday I visited a family (I am an out reach worker) and the mum was using an old breast pump that made the most horrendous noise. I could barely concentrate while we spoke, the sound was right inside my head and was really bad. Meanwhile the parents of the child I was visiting barely noticed it and carried on talking. I was so relieved when she switched it off. Also don’t like a standard electric toothbrush as it feels very tickly. I used to have a sonic one I could use but I’ve not seen those available any more. 

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  • Yesterday I visited a family (I am an out reach worker) and the mum was using an old breast pump that made the most horrendous noise. I could barely concentrate while we spoke, the sound was right inside my head and was really bad. Meanwhile the parents of the child I was visiting barely noticed it and carried on talking. I was so relieved when she switched it off. Also don’t like a standard electric toothbrush as it feels very tickly. I used to have a sonic one I could use but I’ve not seen those available any more. 

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