As much as I hate how much money I spend eating out on a regular basis, I can't deny that it really does help prevent meltdowns...
Everything went wrong with our grocery trip this evening, from overstimulation to the car not starting again. Meltdowns. And then to have to come home and have to cook after that... 😩
I'm starving but my nervous system is so out of whack that this food probably won't even feel satisfying.
@spika Going to the store over the past year has been a toss-up when it comes to overstimulation, be it from smells from the cleaning/laundry/meat section, to sounds of people banging or chucking stuff into their carts, or people simply not respecting personal space.
Noise cancelling headphones or ear buds can only do so much re: noise, even in ambient or transparent mode.
Autistic people have a reputation for fearing change, yet non-autistic people typically fear any changes we suggest, even when those changes would actually help them. I think autists’ fear is simply expressed more, as we have extra variables to consider and change is rarely in our favour.
@AutisticAdam@actuallyautistic There are contexts where non-autistics feel free to express their reluctance to change. For example, when technology they rely on changes, they’re don’t hesitate to complain to the companies that make the tech.
But of course, they’re not comfortable with the tech in the first place. Whereas we’re not comfortable with the world.
@theautisticcoach@actuallyautistic a little less than a year ago, at age 45. I've known most of my life that something was up, and in recent years began to suspect that I might be autistic. Thanks to reading about the experiences of #ActuallyAustistic comrades and some resources shared with me by someone close, I now understand that I'm not just a messed-up jerk.