Our microwave oven is a sensory nightmare for me. I always try to stop it before it reaches zero and begins beeping. I get extremely anxious over this.
@autism101@actuallyautistic i would do that with ours, but it still emits an annoying beep when you hit stop. So... no matter what I get beeped at, and i have to be closer to the beep if i hit stop.
@autism101@actuallyautistic pointy objects directed towards me and quick movements. I guess it is connected with my vision impairment. Sometimes even a bottle on a table next to me is enough.
@autism101@actuallyautistic haha I don’t even recall the last time I tried to boil water in the kettle and let it finish. Like the microwave it’s always a race to turn it off before it officially says it’s done.
I realize you asked for other things we avoid but I can't not comment on the weirdness that appliance beepers aren't volume-programmable including off. It would be a far better use for the "soften frozen ice cream" button or whatever.
Regarding things we avoid, my spouse is wet-touch avoidant, so for them,
everything that falls under that category? I dissociate at the drop of a hat, so I don't avoid much. Especially if someone needs something done. That may not be a good trait?
@minxdragon@actuallyautistic@autism101 Two cautions, the included pan for air frying is teflon coated. Using it as a toaster makes very uneven toast. We ended up getting a basic toaster that sits next to this. Otherwise, this thing is great.
@autism101@actuallyautistic It still makes a noise when I click the button before it goes off! Not as loud a beeping but would still be nice to turn off the sound completely
@autism101@actuallyautistic 💀 Had to show this to my husband so we could have a good laugh. He does not understand why I must stop it before it beeps! But he does it too, for me. ♥️♥️♥️
Also watch videos without sound, play games without sound, and cannot stand my stupid car turn-signal blinker noise.
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Beeping kitchen appliances are very bad for me too, but the worst ist metal scraping on metal. My mom always scraped the food with metal spoons out of pots, it was like torture. The first thing I bought my partner after we got together was therefore a silicone spatula. 😁
@autism101@actuallyautistic Not sure if that might help: set the timer to 30 seconds extra and you got more time to react without risking to hear the sound.
If you ever find a bathroom exhaust fan that's quiet, that doesn't make a horrible rattling/whirring/vacuum cleaner noise, post it far and wide. I'll buy 3.
I was actually testing the smoke detector when I left my Bialetti coffee maker on the stove and joined an online meeting (planning to go back after a few minutes to get the coffee, and then forgetting) ...
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