CompassionForAll

Continued from "Life with Autism - Pt. 1" : Sensory Sensitivities Almost all autistic people have some sort of sensory sensitivity disorder. We aren't able to shut off our brains to outside stimuli like neurotypicals do automatically. We have to be consciously aware of every little noise around us at all times. We're hyper-aware of the way the lights flicker in buildings, the way the air touches our hair, the way our clothes feel against our skin, the feel of our hair against our neck, the tags in our clothes, the tightness of our shoes, the noise you make as you breathe next to us, the cars passing by outside, the birds singing, the music