tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post656369057002490465..comments2024-03-19T08:40:36.481+11:00Comments on Life with Aspergers: Article: Sensory Overload - An Insider's PerspectiveGavin Bollardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13833941398375568706noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-42591317217594073202015-04-02T06:14:27.959+11:002015-04-02T06:14:27.959+11:00noise not always overwhelming?
when i've seen ...noise not always overwhelming?<br />when i've seen this more clearly is when i had to go to a club, or whatever. i remember a time, a year ago, perhaps, when i stood for like 5 minutes alone, not moving, in the middle of a room in a club... so awkward.<br />however, the furthest from this happens when i go to a concert. i love the loud music, and the touching and crowding stops being annoying 2 or 3 songs through. the only time people has been a real problem was a time when i literally got lift off my feet for like a minute. <br />does this happen to anybody else? is it relevant, even? or just a curiosityAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320415663197447494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-25709850540059698132013-05-25T13:34:15.925+10:002013-05-25T13:34:15.925+10:00I met someone I really liked last year, he was cha...I met someone I really liked last year, he was charming and sweet, but there was something odd about him just couldn't figure out what it was/ it took me awhile to find out what was wrong with him. now I know and he knows it and he wont bother with me anymore. I miss him so much don't know what to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-52039556127877713962010-02-15T12:10:24.549+11:002010-02-15T12:10:24.549+11:00The site owner for that article has changed her we...The site owner for that article has changed her web address from http://www.aspergerjourneys.com/ to something else.<br /><br />I don't know what the new name is... yet.Gavin Bollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833941398375568706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-61863070207391051832010-02-15T11:57:07.167+11:002010-02-15T11:57:07.167+11:00It's been removed? Why?!It's been removed? Why?!Daniel Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14874703950596575531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-444423457932701192010-02-15T11:19:52.197+11:002010-02-15T11:19:52.197+11:00Unfortunately Rachel pulled her blog off the web o...Unfortunately Rachel pulled her blog off the web only a day ago as part of a name change to support the removal of the word "Aspergers" from the DSM V.Gavin Bollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833941398375568706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-90478663695952547722010-02-15T10:19:00.577+11:002010-02-15T10:19:00.577+11:00Unfortunately the article is no longer on the web ...Unfortunately the article is no longer on the web :-(<br /><br />I find that rather than have a sensory overload (when shopping, especially when very busy) I actually enjoy it, as there's so much that my curious mind can observe.<br /><br />I find that this can over-ride the avoidance of touch, noise etc, as my mind is distracted by all the data coming in and analysing it.Daniel Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14874703950596575531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-11978390158075591712009-04-02T09:28:00.000+11:002009-04-02T09:28:00.000+11:00I'm not sure that it's the inability to hear that ...I'm not sure that it's the inability to hear that is a problem in group gatherings. I'm partially deaf myself, so I rely quite a bit on lip-reading. As a result, I'm usually able to follow conversations in loud and crowded circumstances more easily than others.<BR/><BR/>It doesn't make me any better at dealing with them. It's the distratabilty that is the problem and I'll find myself following conversations across the room instead of those in front of me.<BR/><BR/>I also don't know how or when to interject and frequently start to say things before tailing off because someone talks over the top of me or because I feel like I'm suddenly "boring" them.<BR/><BR/>Meetings are different. There's a lot less distractions and I don't have to work quite so hard to stay on topic.Gavin Bollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833941398375568706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-40973212508479853182009-04-02T08:52:00.000+11:002009-04-02T08:52:00.000+11:00I'd bet that with meetings you have an easier time...I'd bet that with meetings you have an easier time because typically people take turns talking and they're usually held in a controlled environment like a meeting room.<BR/><BR/>People have noted that I'm incredibly talkative one on one, in meetings, and similar settings however as soon as you get me into a social situation like a party, bar or dinner with a group in a restaurant (or even one on one in a restaurant) I go near silent. Primarily I've found it's due to the inability to filter out all the noises and distractions such that I can hear what people are saying and typically in sensory rich environments I struggle to hear the person next to me let alone a few feet awayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-44679581089522367342009-01-08T13:50:00.000+11:002009-01-08T13:50:00.000+11:00I am so excited to find this blog!I am so excited to find this blog!SUPPORThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06447850567833532370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-11124265376712547432009-01-08T12:42:00.000+11:002009-01-08T12:42:00.000+11:00Hi bloke_with_a_ute,I'm the author of the source a...Hi bloke_with_a_ute,<BR/><BR/>I'm the author of the source article on sensory overload. I took your comments seriously regarding the need for a discussion of how to deal with things, and I wrote two pieces addressing the practicalities--one about managing sensory overload, and another about creating a sensory-friendly home environment. They're both posted on my blog, www.aspergerjourneys.com, if you're interested...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-35456591334792364162009-01-05T04:14:00.000+11:002009-01-05T04:14:00.000+11:00Did you know that January is the #1 month for brea...Did you know that January is the #1 month for breakups? I keep worrying that my NT girlfriend will dump me. Our relationship is already rocky as it is due to my AS, but it has become harder for her because I have been having plenty of episodes of sensory overload due to holiday stresses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-14385007693896116112009-01-03T23:10:00.000+11:002009-01-03T23:10:00.000+11:00It's hard for me to pick where it is that overload...It's hard for me to pick where it is that overload catches me out. Meetings, I'm usually prepared for, but still sometimes I get caught out. Supermarkets or malls - the stimulus level can very quickly exceed whatever defences I have in place. Parties or social gatherings, I'm always on my guard and defensive. In those situations I'm more likely to get caught over responding than suffering overload and retreating. <BR/><BR/>Reading the source article, I'm left wit the impression that there's a fair amount of rationalisation wrapped around experience. Like so much of the writing around Asperger's adults struggling to deal with life, there's more explanation than rational discussion of how to deal with things. But, hey, I can't do any better. I just go on reading reading looking for new inspiration.bloke_with_a_utehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041834866630067768noreply@blogger.com