Reflex/Sense Teasing

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Have you ever been teased because their reflexes or senses are more sensitive?

I've always been teased for being startled at subtle noises, or people at school enjoyed poking me because they liked to see my reaction. It not only was uncomfortable, but embarrassing as well.

I've never been teased about it, but I find that even when I explain why, well at least try too, people don't get it.

I've been teased because I have a ticklish butt... that IS pretty funny, though.

Yes. By co-workers in their 50's to 70's! I have always had an exaggerated "startle response" that increased somewhat after my stroke (brain aneurysm). Add to that my powers of concentration, and it was easy for someone to enter my cubicle while I was working and get me to jump out of my seat. One guy used to smirk "Gee, I didn't mean to scare you..." to which I'd always reply "You didn't--you startled me. Perhaps you could knock first..." But he never did, showing me that he just got a kick out of watching me jump, then telling other people about it. A few other co-workers did it as well, but not as sadistically. OTOH, within a year of retirement, this guy committed suicide, so I guess he had other issues.

People tryied it only 5 times in my life and they all had some physical injury. People around me know that make me "surprise" is not good... FOR THEM, my reaction is not to jump on my chair but to jump on the cause and sometimes I can be "too quick" before I understand the cause.

My responses could be considered abnormal. I am VERY hard to be startled, there is a way to do so, but there is NO way I'm going to share it. I don't want anyone abusing that knowledge

I could be considered deaf by my actions, but I hear, I just don't know what the best action to take is, unless I see it. After all, light is faster than sound and I react faster if I can see it. VERY fast...

Yes, it was part of the bullying a lot. Classmates didn't understand why a person who behaved as if they're not particularly hurt by insults and such common tries to tease and bully would on the other hand so badly mind being moderately yelled at or whispered at, being pocked in the back or being fleetingly touched. Because they wouldn't be as bothered by it, given their sensory perception is unlike mine.

The bad thing was for me that most others people didn't comprehend this concept either. Thus making help hard to receive. Even after lengthy explanation of the basis of sensory processing disorders too many teachers thought that exploitation of sensory impairments was a silly thing that couldn't possibly bother me. Though of course it did and at worst to the point of non-functionality which again totally confused others.

After hearing similar stories from autistic kids that would freak out at a classmate whispering at them who may not have meant ill and didn't know that they absolutely cannot stand and are hurt by this sound, I began to see this as a real issue, a real problem for more people than just me. Sensory processing differences may not be taken as serious in some schools and others places for kids. And adults of course, too. More awareness may be a way to help with that, but it's difficult to do this sometimes. People don't always understand that well.

People at work are not too understanding my hate of high pitched noises. Especially from machines like computer monitors and old TL (tube lights). It got some remarks about crying too much. But my consistent behaviour of making these sounds stop got some recognition when a colleagued got a desk nearby who also had 'high hearing'. Now I compare it to the noise a baby makes when crying (something I also hate).