Sensory Issues

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I know that a large amount of people with an ASD have sensory integration difficulties of some sort. What are the sensory issues you struggle with the most? I am also curious as to why some people's sensory issues get better with age, others' stay the same, and others' get worse. My sensory processing difficulties seem to get worse every year, especially when I am stressed out from school. Is this normal?

Any replies would be greatly appreciated .

I have a good amount of difficulty when more than one person is talking to me at a time. I become confused. I start doing klutzy things, and I drop things.

It gets much worse under stress.

I used to entertain kids in my class when I would throw tantrums because of sensory issues.

Thanks- mine do too. that's why I was wondering.

I'm sorry people found your tantrums a form of entertainment. The fire alarm is one noise that really hurts my ears. I get really overwhelmed by classrooms; teachers try to fit everything possible into one tiny little room. It's quite visually overstimulating.

same. If more than one person is talking at once It all becomes very loud and chaotic and too much. sometimes a sudden loud sound we'll make it so all sound afterwards is too much and I have to remove myself. occasionally when someone is listening to the radio it will suddenly seem very loud to me and It's upsetting until it gets turned down. I have issues with a lot of fluorescent lighting as well. And some smells make me want to puke. Like sausage issues with smells have gotten better my issues with noises has gotten worse. lights are about the same. Stress definitely aggravates

My worst ones are smells and sounds. Perfumes and cigarette smoke make my head feel like it's about to explode. Also, the sound of the spray bottle and scissors during a haircut completely sets me on edge and has made me jump out of the salon chair mid-haircut on multiple occasions.

One of the most awful sounds to me, though, is the sound of breathing. I have to sleep with a loud fan right next to my head so I can fall asleep without hearing myself breathe. When I moved in with my partner a few years ago, I realized this was weird and I tried to stop doing it but I ended up barely sleeping for the next 8 months and I finally had to accept it as a necessity.

It's weird: the décor of a classroom didn't matter to me. Nowadays, I seen YouTube videos of classrooms. They have all the walls covered with everything under the sun. When I went to school, there was lots of bare wall. I didn't mind that.

I was mildly startled by the fire alarm, but it wasn't too bad.

I would throw the tantrum when one kid would call me "ret*d," then the other kids would take turns calling me names. It was a sensory thing, plus a frustration thing. The kids were really entertained by this. And I would frequently get blamed for it.

LOL...it was bad for people with disabilities in the old days. It was frequently assumed that kids like that were just being "bad," and needed to be sent to the principal or whatever.

Even in schools for kids with disabilities.

I went to school before there were IEP's.

It was considered sort of a "rite of passage" to be bullied. You were supposed to learn to defend yourself. Rarely did teachers intervene when a kid was being bullied. And never outside of the school grounds themselves.

I don't bear any grudges. It was life then. In some places, it's gotten better. In others, not so much better.

Bright lighting especially flouros, spin me out and can make me nauseous.

Shops, Always hated going into shops, have got a little better but even supermarket shopping will try and time it for about 3pm here as that is the quietest time or about an hour before closing.

Same as Kraftie, when more than one person is talking at the same time... grrrr

Social groups. Prefer one on one...

Phones

Door knocking.

Loud bikes,

Pub emptying out bottles.

cant have a conversation when there is music in the background. Just kind of see the lips move but nothing registers.

This one is a bit weird but the thought of tooth brushing or seeing someone brush their teeth sends weird shivers all over me.

Scratchy clothes labels. Used to rip them out of my clothes when younger, even went as far as seeing a friend that had a label out i would go over and rip it out with my teeth.. Sounds bad but did it in a joking way and didnt seem to upset anyone, as they kinda laughed... Dont do that now, but nothing worse than being in a que and the person in front has a label sticking out... It is sooo tempting! lol

Certain fabrics like rough wool... When in army cadets most tops were made of this horrid wool, felt like i had fleas biting me all over my torso.

Certain perfumes make me nauseous.

Heat.. Has become a mind over matter thing. But when younger at home used to leave the windows open even during the English winters. Mom used to come and wake me up in a winter coat. She always tried to turn the bedroom radiator on which peeved me off a little! Always politely asked her not to do it.

Certain colours on over head projectors used to look very fuzzy to me and unable to read them.

People turning up without prior notice! ahhh

Eating in front of people or going to restaurants.

Being stuck in the middle of two people on a plane. Will always try to get an isle seat if possible.

Coffee. Still drink the stuff, but increased anxiety, shakes, nausea etc

I am sure there are more but again have had no sleep and those were off the top of the noggin.

^^ Man....before you knew you were autistic, I can imagine how frustrating lots of that stuff must have been.

When I was 18, I told myself that I would never let anybody bully me again. Except for a few incidents (when I was 18), I never got bullied again. I told myself I was a grown man, and not a kid, and would not tolerate kids stuff, because I was a grown man.