Question if olfactory hallucinations can be explained by ASD

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Can olfactory hallucinations be explained by Autism Spectrum Disorder? I have sensory issues and I sometimes smell things that are not there.

How do you know that the smells are not really there?

I have non-psychotic hallucinations.

Now I'm confused. What does that mean? Is it like you just see or hear things without paranoia or anxiety or anything negative going on?

What do you mean?

If you see things that arent there ...then...you are psychotic.. UNLESS you only see them while trippiong on acid, or mescaline, or like that.

It means that I am that I am self-aware that it's hallucination.

Its good that you're aware that they are hallucinations, but your brain is still playing tricks on you. So its psychosis. And it has nothing to do with autism.

Now, that makes sense. I am sorry that it was Autism Spectrum Disorder, it's just that I have sensory issues and sometimes smell things that are not there, due to my sensory overload.

I am not sure what you are asking. But Aspies do have amplified senses. We can smell things at heightened levels. It can be a GIFT.

Makes sense.

It's possible that your sense of smell is sensitive enough to pick up scents and nuances that others cannot pick up. My hearing is like that and sometimes my smell for certain scents is like that also. So it would be difficult to tell if it was a hallucination or not. If your sense of smell is just that sensitive then it is most likely an Autism thing. But I don't know how you could know for sure if you were hallucinating. You might have to be clinically tested to find out.

I sometimes have non-psychotic hallucinations. It means that I sense things that are not there, but by learning that it's not real.

Some medications can cause olfactory hallucinations. A friend of mine who took a mood stabilizer kept randomly smelling either oranges or burning plastic. Once he ceased the medication, the hallucinations stopped.

Mine is a sensory issue