sensory issues
I'm learning to deal w/ sensory issues-lights, sounds, etc. in a park setting. I'm finding once I relieve one another one pops up. For ex, lights were first (sunglasses) and vesitbular (heavy backpack), but now I'm so super sensitive to the sound. It seems the list is never ending and the senses will never not be overwhelmed. I feel so helpless.
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Have you ever heard the saying that if someone is blind; there other senses like hearing are better than most people who are not blind Well I have a rare vision disorder that I was born with & am extremely nearsighted amongst having extreme light sensitivity & some color blindness & my hearing is better than average in some ways. I have a theory that the brain can only process so so much of senses at a time so the brain turns the volume on the senses down for most people; like the brain only focuses on the main details of the senses instead of things that are very faint & for away. So when a person is blind or visually impaired; their brain can spend time processing the fine details of the hearing. I think the the case of AS the brain may not of learned how to turn the senses down like it has for NTs so if you get rid of the overload from one sense like start wearing sunglasses; the brain notices the overload on the other senses more.
I'm not sure if this makes sense to anyone I understand this in my head but I cant explain it rite. Maybe I've seen to many eps of the Sentinel; a serious about a cop who has suerper heightened senses
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a suggestion- if your mp3 player has an fm radio, turn it to interstation hiss [between the stations] and adjust the volume so that you can hear dangerous traffic but loud enough so that the white noise hiss can take some of the edge off of other unpleasant sounds in your environment.
I'm interested you mentioned that. I have ALWAYS had to have a heavy backpack on my back. It's like a comfort thing! I never connected it with a sensory thing but now I can!
You can download a white/pink noise soun from various websites... for a price (nothing is free sigh). Also if you do go for the MP3 thing, just remember not to turn it too loud as for some of us, the sound of someone else's MP3 player is UNBEARABLE!! ! I personally opt for a mixture of MP3 player, ear plugs and ear protectors. I only use the latter in my house now because they look ridiculos on my tiny little head!
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I'm not sure if this makes sense to anyone I understand this in my head but I cant explain it rite. Maybe I've seen to many eps of the Sentinel; a serious about a cop who has suerper heightened senses
I think what you said is very informative. It's true, and not having the ability to tune it out until I find a coping mechanism. My husband has an interesting theory which goes along w/ sensory integration. That once I get used to my backpack stabilizing me and my sunglasses help w/ my visual that new pathways will develop in my brain to better manage all the sensory input. So, one step @ a time I guess. This is not easy, but in the long run I hope it helps me manage the outside world better.
I'm interested you mentioned that. I have ALWAYS had to have a heavy backpack on my back. It's like a comfort thing! I never connected it with a sensory thing but now I can!
lolI used to carry the heaviest backpack in the entire school, probably. I actually liked to carry it on my back a lot.
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I have ALWAYS had to have a heavy backpack on my back.
I actually liked to carry it on my back a lot.
I am too old to carry books around in it now , so I just use cans of soup instead.
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