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09 May 2012, 9:33 pm

Hi there,

Just wanted to introduce myself, I'm a postdoc researcher looking into sensory issues in autism and am very much enjoying perusing the discussions and getting new ideas for research avenues... Thank you!

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09 May 2012, 9:35 pm

Hey JS,
Sensory issues and meltdowns need to be better understood, as far as I know they don't even appear in the DSM.
Anyway, welcome.



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09 May 2012, 10:36 pm

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The proposed DSM V for autism places sensory issues as one of the things under the diagnostic criteria.

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B. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities as manifested by at least two of the following:

4. Hyper-or hypo-reactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of environment; (such as apparent indifference to pain/heat/cold, adverse response to specific sounds or textures, excessive smelling or touching of objects, fascination with lights or spinning objects).


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09 May 2012, 10:53 pm

One very under-researched sensory issue is misophonia. This is a form of sensory sensitivity that involves a severe reaction to "mouth and nose sounds" - usually eating and drinking. A person with misophonia will find certain sounds excruciating that the average person doesn't mind at all - and it is not related to the loudness of the sound. Most Aspies are sensitive to loud, high-pitched, or sudden sounds (so-called hyperacusis), but some Aspies - and quite a few people not on the spectrum - react to eating, drinking or similar sounds, even if they are not loud, sudden, or high-pitched. For me, it is better to eat in a restaurant with a lot of background noise masking the eating and drinking sounds, than to be in a quiet room with just one other person eating, because I can hear everything in the latter case (and it's torture).

There is a Wikipedia article about misophonia, a number of useful Youtube videos, and some newspaper and TV articles. A few discussions of sensory issues on WP also get a number of participants with misophonia.



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12 May 2012, 9:30 pm

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17 May 2012, 6:24 pm

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17 May 2012, 6:27 pm

Welcome from a person with many sensory issues! :lol:


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17 May 2012, 9:29 pm

one-A-N wrote:
One very under-researched sensory issue is misophonia. This is a form of sensory sensitivity that involves a severe reaction to "mouth and nose sounds" - usually eating and drinking. A person with misophonia will find certain sounds excruciating that the average person doesn't mind at all - and it is not related to the loudness of the sound. Most Aspies are sensitive to loud, high-pitched, or sudden sounds (so-called hyperacusis), but some Aspies - and quite a few people not on the spectrum - react to eating, drinking or similar sounds, even if they are not loud, sudden, or high-pitched. For me, it is better to eat in a restaurant with a lot of background noise masking the eating and drinking sounds, than to be in a quiet room with just one other person eating, because I can hear everything in the latter case (and it's torture).

There is a Wikipedia article about misophonia, a number of useful Youtube videos, and some newspaper and TV articles. A few discussions of sensory issues on WP also get a number of participants with misophonia.


I didn't know there was an actual name for this! I absolutely hate the sound of people eating or gulping. I would rather hear fingernails on chalkboard.