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Anyone else have this?

Shardovan

Sensory issues are obviously a big aspect of being autistic. 

The most common ones I see mentioned are:

Light sensitivity (i have this big-time)

Noise sensitivity (same)

Temperature sensitivity (I'm often cold even when others are fanning themselves and throwing windows open)

... and (the one I don't really have)... food textures. I like some foods, less so others, like most people. I skew towards the bland, mostly, as strong flavours/smells I find a bit much. But textures aren't much of a problem, unless I get a hard chip or something rank like that. 

But here's one that is so specific to me that it would be nice to know I'm not entirely unique in it: when I drink anything, it has to be hot or at least warm. Obviously no problem with tea. But even water I would boil the kettle and mix 70% hot water with 30% from the tap. Or I'll use the water boiler tap in work to do the same. Very occasionally (if I'm grudgingly out somewhere and it's less - not at all!- socially acceptable to be requesting a hot water from the bar - I'm tee-total) I will drink a cold water or coke. But I find the sensation very unpleasant. Like I can feel my throat muscles tighten up and - hard to describe and rationally I know it's not *quite* this- almost a sensation like germs waking up and getting to work. If that makes any sense!? 

It seems to constrict my larynx as well I think. My voice is hoarser, more compromised, if

my throat's had to deal with cold liquids. I can even sometimes be left feeling like I've been gargling razor blades if I've had to spend an evening with cold drinks only and then had to talk at any length. Anyone recognise this? Or am I a one-off!? 

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  • One hate I’ve always had is touching raw meat, I love cooking but my wife has to prep meat. Since realising that I’m autistic, I’ve nearly stopped eating red meat. I look at something like a leg of lamb and feel repulsed by it. I’m okay still with sausages and have found some plant burgers that are amazing. I eat mostly chicken now and I’ve never been able to tolerate any seafood. I think my going away from red meat is me starting to not mask so much, growing up you had to eat what you was given. I’m now realising that I never actually liked red meat that much, any fat in meat really makes me gag. I would be told off as a child for spitting food out. I have about 3-4 days a week now veggie and much happier.

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  • One hate I’ve always had is touching raw meat, I love cooking but my wife has to prep meat. Since realising that I’m autistic, I’ve nearly stopped eating red meat. I look at something like a leg of lamb and feel repulsed by it. I’m okay still with sausages and have found some plant burgers that are amazing. I eat mostly chicken now and I’ve never been able to tolerate any seafood. I think my going away from red meat is me starting to not mask so much, growing up you had to eat what you was given. I’m now realising that I never actually liked red meat that much, any fat in meat really makes me gag. I would be told off as a child for spitting food out. I have about 3-4 days a week now veggie and much happier.

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  • in reply to Roy

    Yeah I can relate. Since getting my own place again I’ve not once bought red meat. Just having a big bloody slab of something in the fridge feels weird somehow and the idea of touching it and disposing of the packaging  is unpleasant. There’s also a kind of smell from raw red meat that’s a big gag inducing. When I was living with my parents red meat was a regular inevitability but these days I just do chicken or salmon or tinned tuna and sometimes think I could easily drift into vegetarianism without realising I’d done it.