• RE: Sensory overload. Can anyone relate?

    Hello 

    when out in public I wear invisible ear plugs that regulate noise I got mine professionally done at specsavers but they are SENSATIONAL and not dear 

    they literally mouldy to inside you ear sit in your ears and it filters noise so outside noise is…

  • RE: yet another job interview question about disclosing

    I agree. I disclosed only because some situations forced me to do so. Otherwise they would happily have no idea I’m an aspie. And that’s fine. In my case as I have a little child, I can work only morning shift because then I have to pick her up, so this…

  • RE: Frustrated, going round in circles

    In my experience dealing with autism, it has nothing to do with being autistic or even "control" (like you so write) it's more being the kind of person you want to be, regardless of being autistic, it is not labelled, more like something we all embrace…

  • RE: University nightmare help

    Hi, my niece is having the same issues, she's ended up living in house with party girls when she doesn't enjoy clubbing. She has ended up moving out as the girls had started to get unpleasant as she had no interest in going out with them. Are you in Uni…

  • RE: HELP!!! Shutdowns?

    During lessons it could help to take preventative measures to not overload the senses and processing times so earplugs can be great, there are also starting to be some improving technology interventions like earbuds that can dim background noise, such as…

  • RE: How to support my teenage son with Aspergers

    Hi, I was wondering if you may have had your son's hearing assessed at all? I was diagnosed with autism at 30 (I'm 32 now) and tried using headphones and earplugs, which helped immensely. Over the last several years, I became aware that I have…

  • RE: Soap operas

    I certainly felt like that 10 years ago, and even now if I'm tired or on the edge of overwhelm I find the energy too much and have to leave or use noise cancelling earplugs & music. Over the years, I've come to accept that if I want to spend time in my…

  • RE: Noise cancelling headphones and new product development

    Why aim the product just at children? There are plenty of adults who would welcome affordable noise-cancelling headphones primarily designed to cancel noise.

    Have you looked at the topics on the right listed under Related? They would be worth a read.…

  • Attending a concert

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any advice/ could share theyre experience going to wembely and concerts with either anxiety or autism. I'm going next Thursday to Taylor swift and have been looking forward to seeing Taylor for…
  • RE: Sensory overload

    My whole life I experience it and subconsciously just vanish, leave the place whenever I feel it hit the maximum I can take from the outside. Usually without any excuse or explanation. Now things are more complicated because I have a child toddler and…