🧵 What your senses experience is real. What you feel is what you feel. If you're cold when others are hot, or overwhelmed by noise when others are not, you really are cold, or overwhelmed, etc.
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Acknowledging sensory experiences is the beginning of acceptance.
Instead of responding like, "You're cold? It's not cold in here. It's hot. Stop complaining. Get over it."
Try responding like, "You're cold? That's interesting, as I'm hot. Would you like a sweater or blanket?"
Instead of responding like, "You're cold? It's not cold in here. It's hot. Stop complaining. Get over it."
Try responding like, "You're cold? That's interesting, as I'm hot. Would you like a sweater or blanket?"
Many of us autistics grew up with people around us ignoring, dismissing, or punishing our sensory experiences. As adults, even a little validation can feel like a huge relief.
Yet simple acknowledgment is a really low bar for a standard. It should not be such a big deal for someone to simply believe you when you say something hurts, or is loud, or bright, or smells bad, or is cold, or whatever.
To those reading this with sensory differences, know that it is okay to feel what you feel. It is real.
To those reading this who are parents or providers to those with sensory differences, please believe us when we tell you how something feels.
To those reading this who are parents or providers to those with sensory differences, please believe us when we tell you how something feels.
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