Sense of Smell

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Couldn't have said it better myself!

I love going to the book store and smelling the new books. I also love the smell of really old leather bound books at the library and what's at home.

As with all of my senses, I have to really make an effort to experience them clearly, because it is in my nature -- autism -- that I'm turned inward. Over time and especially thanks to Buddhism, I have learned to sense more clearly, to really see, listen, feel.

My sense of smell is generally really intense but it does fluctuate. I find hormones make it even stronger, for example after orgasm and during ovulation my sense of smell goes through the roof. I'm guessing it would be a nightmare for me to be pregnant.

I definitely agree! I've caused myself to sneeze in book stores on multiple occasions after smelling old books that happened to be dusty

I am often bothered by smells other people don't notice or don't think are that strong. I also smell things over and over again when I like how they smell. So I'd say my sense of smell is at least somewhat better than average.

Ditto!

I also have a very keen nose and often detect odours that others can't or don't register consciously. I can detect the bacterial count in my milk and how close it is to going off based on that. I can tell how close a rain storm is (imminent or still several hours away) by the change in smells in the air when i'm outside. Things like that. It can come in handy, but it can also be inconvenient (like sharing space unavoidably with people with body odour, for example.)

I've smelled books in thr bookstore before.

When I was 2, I recieved clothes for Christmas. I wasn't too excited of course, but before tossing them aside, I smelled them. I also smelled a plush cow my aunt got. She didn't even notice.

I have olfactory hypersensitivity....my sense of smell is very sensitive.

My sense of smell fluctuates a lot.
When I am very tired or stressed it becomes extremely intense and troubling.

I'm not sure if it is something that I can normally suppress or if it somehow becomes hypersensitive when things are not going well for me neurologically.

It can be intensely unpleasant.

Actually, I have noticed that my sense of smell is my strongest sense. I am sensitive to both good and bad odors.

Instead, eyesight is not good, hearing is so-so, taste is OK.

I am extremely sensitive to many smells.

That study was questionable due to the fact that they couldn't distinguish whether the children simply didn't find the smells objectionable or they didn't detect it.

A lot of Aspies are sensitive to smells in places like supermarkets, so I don't think the sense of smell is the weakest in Aspies. I have weak sense of smell because I have sinus trouble.

Definitely my weakest, but not absent. I love book smells, coffee, bacon, fish (cooked and raw!), rain, wood...
I think my sense of smell is average, which makes it seem really weak compared to, say, my touch and hearing. My sight and taste are also fairly average.

I am like that too.

I'm hypersensitive to smells. Smells that irritate me but people find pleasant include perfumes and deodorants, chocolate, coffee, wine and vinegar and some fruit juices.