Thread by @AutSciPerson

"In support of neurodiversity, Apple is introducing new background sounds to help minimize distractions"

So, they're adding -more noises- (ocean/natural sounds) to the phone.. for neurodiversity..

Let's see what they're doing for Deaf/HoH people:
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https://twitter.com/tim_cook/status/1395074896791674885

"support for recognizing audiograms to Headphone Accommodations. Users can quickly customize their audio with their latest hearing test results imported from a paper/PDF audiogram. Headphone Accommodations amplify soft sounds & adjust certain frequencies to suit a user’s hearing"

A lot of autistic people experience hyperacusis. This Headphones Accommodations they created could likely easily accommodate hyperacusis by creating a limit on max sound volume and also adjusting certain frequencies.

But.. let's just be able to add a rain noise to the phone. 😞

Why can't hyperacusis be accommodated in the same way that Deaf/HoH people are in technology? They clearly have the tech to do it.

Don't #ActuallyAutistic and all Neurodivergent people deserve painless sound? #GAAD

[for people who don't know what hyperacusis is, it is ear pain from moderately loud sounds - sounds other people don't consider to be "too loud"]

Also a lot of people who have hearing loss also have hyperacusis.