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EmOiva

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AuDHD, nerd, queer, vegan
Cat & hedgehog mom
Sub editor in global news
Big News Morgans is my spirit animal

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EmOiva, to actuallyautistic
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For an @actuallyautistic person who's terrible at getting hints, I use them an awful lot myself. It drives my also neurodivergent partner mad. We recently realised it might be another part of the masking that kept me undiagnosed well into my 30s. Wish me luck untangling that mess!

18+ JeremyMallin, to actuallyautistic
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Some of my triggers/tortures:

• very low pitch sound
• very high pitch sound
• very loud sound
• sock toe seams
• shirt wrist cuffs
• wrist watches
• in ear buds & plugs
• over ear head phones (but not as bad)
• wool clothing
• my whiskers
• my ear hair
• my nose hair
• background noise when I'm trying to hear
• very bright light
• very dim light
• artificial light
• rapidly blinking light
• repetitive sounds

What are yours?



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18+ EmOiva,
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@JeremyMallin @actuallyautistic For me, smells are definitely the biggest issue. Strong perfumes go without saying, but I also struggle with most air fresheners and even mildly scented laundry detergents. Generic unpleasant smells are also up there: for example, I cannot clean the cat litter boxes because of the smell, even though I'd be fine with how it looks or feels.

Another big one is textures of fabrics, with most of them being itchy, not to mention any tags left on clothes.

EmOiva, to actuallyautistic
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Does everyone have a running commentary in their head for whatever they are doing or experiencing, or is that a neurodivergent thing?




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