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03 Jan 2018, 3:26 am

is it possible that someone with AS could have no issue with flashing lights etc?



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03 Jan 2018, 3:44 am

about as possible as an AS person who doesn't hand flap.

or obsess over trains, or who isn't an outcast.

flashing lights don't evoke any special, particularly negative reaction within me, they're just a generic form of annoying.


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03 Jan 2018, 4:24 am

Sure. Some are hyper sensitive to light, some are hypo sensitive, and some have normal sensitivity. I have issues with light, but not with sounds.



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03 Jan 2018, 8:24 am

Unless you count nearsightedness, I have no visual sensory issues or whatsoever.
Some would have the same thing, some won't with issues to whatever certain degree.

So yes, it's possible for someone with AS not to have issues with flashing lights -- or any visual sensory issues.


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03 Jan 2018, 2:41 pm

A trait of autism is having hyper or hypo sensory sensitivities. Which sensitivity or sensitivities does not matter.


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03 Jan 2018, 4:25 pm

Biscuitman wrote:
is it possible that someone with AS could have no issue with flashing lights etc?


You don't even have to have the trait of either hyper-/hyposensibility at all.

Excerpt from DSM-5 wrote:
Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities, as manifested by at least two of the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative, not exhaustive; see text):

At least two of the following. So it's possible to meet the criteria without having any sensory issues at all. You only have to meet two out of the 4 criteria listed in section B.



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03 Jan 2018, 4:29 pm

Flashing lights don't bother me, but really bright lights can... Mostly the sun is the only thing that will bother me, it will pulsate as it reflects off of surfaces.



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04 Jan 2018, 9:51 am

No light issues here, except for sneezing when going from a dark area to a bright area.


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