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...what specific things in this world are most often sensory issues to people with Asperger's?

Crowds, flourescent lighting and sweaters seem to be common things here...

Maybe not a study - but note this will vary for each and every person. The ones you mentioned are perfectly normal irritants in NTs as well - Aspies are just amplified. And because they are common occurrences in society, they will naturally appear on the "top" list.

Unless you are a social butterfly, few people actually like crowds because they are outright confusing.
Fluorescent lights are just lights - and bright, but not natural hence slightly strenuous on the eyes. (I can actually fine with these - it is sunlight that gets me.)
Sweaters stereotypically itch.

Sensory overload of any kind.

vaccums. Bright lights I can take flourescents if they are not too bright. Many people talking at the same time. Power tools.

high pitched and/or very loud sounds.

girls screaming.
cars tooting their horn.
horrible, common day musics.

I can't give you a study, but I can give you a list.

- High heels
- Heavy bass
- High pitches
-Beeping
-Scratching noises
-Loud laughter
-Eating noises
-Swallowing
- Whispering
-Pen clicking
-Foot stomping
-Toilet flushing

-Clothes that don't sit right
- Shoes not tight enough, or too tight
- Itchy clothes
- Drops of water (like a shower)
- Cold temperature
- Potholes in a road

- Bright lights
- Sudden movement
-Eye contact
-Dizzying patterns (different from pleasant ones)

-Swerving
-Spinning
-Turning
-Falling

- Perfume smells


I think that's it for now.

Anyone care to do a study???

"Sensory Integration and the Perceptual Experience of Persons with Autism" by Grace Iarocci and John McDonald
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, ISSN 0162-3257, 01/2006, Volume 36, Issue 1, pp. 77 - 90

There's a lot of other studies referenced in that one that you could look up. That's how I do research. Start with one article and look up all the others it references.

Most autism research is not done at a minute level, so articles like this say "odors," "sounds" and "movement" but not "cigarette smoke," "loud laughter" and "ceiling fans." I'm sure there are different opinions on why that is, but my opinion is that the articles are more interested in examining what's wrong with people with ASD and less interested in asking, perhaps, what's wrong with ceiling fans. I think that's maybe a better question. But that's me.

There are probably other articles out there looking at sensory problems in general, because people with other neurological issues have sensory overload. I have migraines and a neurological disorder, so sometimes it happens to me too.

I heard clothes labels are a common one. Not surprising, since they are often scratchy or plasticky fabric and sit at the base of the neck and lower back, which can be very sensitive spots.

I'm no professional but here's what gets me

-lights (like the kind on Christmas trees)
-clothes tags (now they're just printed on and not tags, its awesome)
-loud noises out of my control
-sudden noises or sharp movements near me
-too many people
-especially when they try to communicate with me

I hear sweaters a lot but they dont bother me, in fact I prefer to have my arms covered. Unless its long sleeve shirts, those are usually too tight.

I hear people complaining about crowds all the time. It's just a bit easier for NTs to block them out a little better than Aspies can, but that doesn't mean to say they are completely comfortable in busy crowded places. Most NTs I know hate places where there are too many queues aswell.