Sensory overload video on youtube

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What do you think of this video. It was made to show how sensory overload affects people with autism.


[youtube]http://youtu.be/ycCN3qTYVyo[/youtube]

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I don't know why suddenly it will not display the video on this thread. But that is the correct link

I didn't find this "true to life" because it was very orderly. In real life, for me anyway, the sensory overload happens because all of those sounds or sights are happening in random, irregular and chaotic patterns, which makes for a lot of sudden surprises and stuff all happening in a jagged way, audio-wise. This video has everything marching to a predictable beat, all at the same time, which is actually more comforting to me because it's rhythmic. It's when real life sounds all clash chaotically that is the real sensory nightmare.

I don't have all that trippy stuff but the sound at high volume was really offensive and probably enough to cause overload in someone. I don't quite see and hear at the same time (who does?) so the sort of steady camera was not realistic. And everything is at discrete frequencies in real life there is more actual noise I think, interesting vid though

I get that way sometimes. Sometimes a sound at a particular frequency will cause one or the other of my ears to feel like it's spasming-- as if the sound were painful to hear, though the sound itself isn't too loud.

It's too orderly. While it is loud it is also predictable, like a music. It is not disturbing because it got a pattern.

I find this video more accurate:
(Be careful, it might really cause a meltdown!)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M20DIK1Yt3A[/youtube]

About TV spots of Autism I find this Polish one quite good:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vhqJrEE5_g[/youtube]
My translation:
"Autyzm wprowadza zmysły w błąd" - "Autism misleads senses"
Dla mnie to było zadanie aktorskie a dla wielu ludzi to codzienność z którą muszą się zmagać. Dowiedz się więcej o autyzmie i wesprzyj fundację Synapsis, www.synapsis.org.pl .
For me it was just a role as actor but for many people it is reality they have to deal with everyday. Find out more about autism and help Synapsis Fundation, www.synapsis.org.pl .

Btw, they got a great idea. At first the actor was pretending he is autistic in a popular talk TV program and later he did it too in public places (they were putting "amator" clips from those on youtube) to make a rumor that he "gone crazy". Then he got to the talk TV program again, explained everything and played the clip above. It was a successful campaign, autism awareness really increased since many people got interested. The program is well known for changing crowd people behavior. For example the day they said "carrot juice make your tan better color"(not a popular drink in my area, it is always staying on shelves) you couldn't find carrot juice in shops because it all sold out before noon.

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The first video was not as realistic but I did start to get fussy with it especially when they showed the clock with the moving pattern on the wall. That was too much for me. I would not have been able to watch it much longer. But it was too orderly. The second video, the one that was strictly audio, I already knew about so I was not surprised nor was I caught off guard. I had heard it before so I knew to expect it so it did not really affect me. I don't hear everything at the same volume but I have found it very difficult sometimes to focus on a conversation when I am in a restaurant. And when I am at a restaurant it's usually the sounds combined with everything that is going on visually that overloads me. I can get pretty severe overload from just auditory especially if a Misophonic trigger is involved but I think that when there is visual stimuli as well it gets much worse for me.

Sometimes I find that the person talking to me that his or her voice will blend in with all the other noises and I can't make out the words.

The third video was pretty realistic. I am not as severe as the actor but I am very similar. Some places I just have to avoid because I can get overloaded pretty quickly. And the noises that over load me don't have to be loud. They just have to be there.

Even though I love Red Robin burgers, I absolutely cannot be in there especially on a crowded night. And Red Robin is also too visually stimulating. I have to place my order and wait in the car and have the girl bring my order out to my car when it's ready. Fortunately they are really understanding and are glad to do that for me.

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I had minor meltdown watching that video right now because I didn't heed to the warning. I started rocking and flapping and foot tapping and then I started humming and I yanked my ear buds out and started moaning and humming.

Please, don't make anyone listen to that. I think I should be glad that my family didn't freak out upon hearing me. They are all going to bed.

This. The things that cause sensory overload in me are much more random and sporradic; they are unpredictable sounds crashing startlingly on top of current persistent sounds that fluctuate in number, volume and intensity. That said, the persistent beats of noise in this video were rather unsettling; they felt like pins sticking me every time; not pleasant. I don't know why they added the visual effects though -- my sound sensitivity in no way affects the way I see things, unless it is persistent and pushing me toward a meltdown, in which case lights will seem uncharacteristically intrusive and bright.

I concur; I found this video unsettling, especially the cell phone, closing door and crying baby sounds. When they all stopped, I felt physical relief. I really hate sudden sounds, even if they're quiet.

Not my fault. The video got a warning. It's your choice to ignore it.

But I agree - the sound of the clip is very upsetting. It doesn't make me meltdown (I am able to turn it off when I feel I am on my limit - I know my triggers. I never watched it till the end) but I do stim a lot when it is on.

I find this video good for showing NTs how we feel. It is very accurate, very real life - at least in my opinion.

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It's predictable for me.

Kinda like how touching something really hot will always hurt (unless you've got nerve damage).

I've seen a much better sensory overload video. It's at my local library and it's 13 minutes long. They go through the different senses and it is very loud and chaotic. I almost could not watch it, but that was the point. It was normal stuff a kid sees every day at school but with the sound and light amplified and the camera moving really fast, every thing very chaotic.

I could not watch that either.

The sound only video brought back strong memories of elementary school.

For me though, it's not true that the drip in the first one was too regular. I have always been bothered by clocks with audible second ticks. Back in the days before cell phones replaced watches I had to be picky about those because of the sound and I still can't sleep or work in a room with a ticking wall clock. It destroys my concentration.

When I was younger I had frequent migraines and the sounds went from being a sort of assault to agonizing. I am so glad that changed with puberty.

That audio-only video was spot-on! That is what my world seems like aurally, to me, every time I step outside, in my local urban area.

The actor in the other video -- I love pigeons flying around me (I'm a fan of pigeons, long story! I love birds). But everything else that bothered him in the street, I relate to that strongly too.

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