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diff --git a/content/entry/what-is-sensory-overload-like-attempt-2.md b/content/entry/what-is-sensory-overload-like-attempt-2.md index 3f4e418..b3e4dde 100644 --- a/content/entry/what-is-sensory-overload-like-attempt-2.md +++ b/content/entry/what-is-sensory-overload-like-attempt-2.md @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ So what happens subjectively is I start understanding fragments of sentences her One thing that makes sensory overload even more stressful is that neurotypicals seem to have difficulty accepting it. If someone tries to tell me something while I'm overwhelmed, I can explain to them "I'm autistic and I'm overwhelmed right now. I cannot understand you. Whatever you're saying, please tell me later." but that usually doesn't do any good. It usually just prompts them to start repeating themselves, thinking that I didn't hear them properly or something. -But when I don't understand neurotypicals, it's not because I don't hear them. What's happening is that their words have no meaning attached because my ability to understand language is offline. I can make out that they're saying words as opposed to gibberish, but I have no idea what those words mean. Repeating themself with different words won't change that. It doesn't matter how inconvenient this is for them because my autistic brain doesn't function according to the convenience of neurotypicals. +But when I don't understand neurotypicals, it's not because I don't hear them. What's happening is that their words have no meaning attached because my ability to understand language is offline. I can make out that they're saying words as opposed to gibberish, but I have no idea what those words mean. Repeating themselves with different words won't change that. It doesn't matter how inconvenient this is for them because my autistic brain doesn't function according to the convenience of neurotypicals. If I continue being overwhelmed by my senses, I experience a shutdown. From the inside, a shutdown looks like a breakdown of the ability to perceive and interpret what's happening in my environment. Language and physical objects no longer have any meaning. There's only raw sensory awareness of light, colors, sounds, smells and sensations. From the outside, I look frozen. I become temporarily mute, lose my ability to mask or socialize, and may abruptly leave the scene before matters get worse. |