Sensory overload: Sensory over-stimulation. Right off the bat it is important to note that sensory overload is not exclusive to those with Asperger’s Syndrome. In fact, sensory overload can be experienced by anyone subjected to enough sensory information. Most commonly sensory overload is compared to a computer freezing up, unable to process new information. It’s …
What is the fuss all about? Are aspies just faking it for attention? Definitions: Aspie: Someone with Asperger’s Syndrome, a high functioning form of autism. Neurotypical: A person with a typical brain structure , entirely off of the autism spectrum. How many times do you think you’ve met someone with high functioning autism? Well, around …
What actually makes aspies (anyone with Asperger’s syndrome) different from neurotypicals (any person with a typical brain structure)? This question is very deep so I’ll actually be doing this in parts. This first part is actually going to be covering how aspies are similar to neurotypicals in how they handle stress, rather than focusing on …
What stimming is from an aspie’s perspective. First thing is first: what even is “stimming”? Well, from my experience stimming has been any action I perform to help myself deal with sensory overload (something I’ve talked about before) that involves creating some amount of sensory input. To make this a bit more clear, I will …
Now this topic is far from a fun one, and I promise I’ll be covering some happier things in the articles to come, but this is really important. As I’ve mentioned previously, managing sensory experiences is really important for an aspie (a person with Asperger’s). Managing sensory experiences helps aspies like me stay functioning properly, …
Now this is a very common question! As such, it only seems natural for this to be the very first thing I run through. Basically, sensory stuff is insane for an aspie (that’s just short for someone who has Asperger’s syndrome) and because of that, there are a million different things each and every one …
