Not noticing your own sensory issues?

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I don't think you mean this in a bad way at all, but I honestly find it a little insulting to suggest I must have them just because I happen to be on the spectrum, and if I don't, then I'm either not noticing or am sheltered from it.

I've never had more problems with them than anyone else around me, and sometimes less. One time there was a very distinct smell of gasoline on the bus and a lot of presumably NT people complained and wrinkled their noses while I wasn't bothered in the least.

This is one of the reasons why I preferred the old diagnosis criteria that didn't mention sensory issues but still has the clause about possibly being clumsy (which I am).

However, under-sensitivity to sound, specifically not being able to hear the sounds that make up words, is believed to be the cause of dyslexia. So is it a learning difference? Or is it a type of sensory processing disorder?

I have heard plenty of stories on here about how things like fire drills, traffic, vacuum cleaners and malls, and I can't relate to that at all, because they just don't bother me. I've never had more problems with them than anyone else around me, and sometimes less. One time there was a very distinct smell of gasoline on the bus and a lot of presumably NT people complained and wrinkled their noses while I wasn't bothered in the least.

NTs can be bothered by some sounds, I've had relatives that were, but I didn't share them.

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I have extreme sensory issues. Way too hypo and way too hyper, plus misophonia, photophobia, heliophobia, and Sensory Processing Disorder. I stim 24/7, even in my sleep, both sensory-seeking and sensory-avoiding at the same time.

On top of all that I have alexithymia and problems with interoception (reading my body signals). I don't know when I'm hungry or full. I really have no clue what hunger / fullness feels like. I eat because something looks good or smells good but I don't really feel hungry, and after eating I don't feel any different (full). I also have issues knowing if I'm hot or cold. Sometimes one arm or leg is hot and the other one is cold, or I'm split down the middle, or I feel nothing. I'm one of those people who goes out without a coat and doesn't need to wear shoes for a jaunt outside, even in snow. I can't tell if I'm tired or not because my mind is always awake even when my body wants to sleep. I don't notice my own behaviour patterns very well either. Doctors will ask me if x was correlated with y, and I won't have a clue.

So to answer the question, I'm very aware of my stim issues but I didn't realise how poor my interoception was until recently. I didn't realise that other people feel a stream of recognisable cues, signals, and patterns. With me I don't notice those cues until it's too late and I have a meltdown.

For reference re: Interoception >
https://autismawarenesscentre.com/what- ... ct-autism/