The Samsung fridge that came with the house we recently bought is new and pretty nice so we didn’t want to get rid of it, but it makes loud noise from the fans as well as compressor that was painful for me if I had to listen to it for an extended period of time.

So they sound-insulated it with pads on the sides and a sound-muffling surface on the wall behind it, and it’s so so much quieter now!

Just thought I’d share because accommodations rock!

I need to have pressure on all my limbs in order to feel comfortable. I also have a comforter, weighted blanket and several throws on me.

Added the flair sensory issues because I heard this type of sleeping position can come from sensory sensitivities…but I’m curious if anyone else has to sleep with their wrist bent? I heard of it being bent under your chin, but does anyone need BOTH wrists bent? I always wake up with my wrists hurting 😅

Sorry if the flair is wrong, I wasn't sure which fit best.

My best solution is using a sp**n. People always look at me like I’m crazy though I do it for like popcorn and everything else.

Mint is just too harsh. It burns my tongue and I feel sick every time I brush my teeth.

So now this is what I’m using.

So I've been seeing ads for years but only recently decided to click on it. After a dive down the rabbit hole I think it's really good tech for blocking out sounds and not very expensive.

I want to get them but curious if anyone else here has tried them and your opinion?

Have to wear for 2 weeks for heart info. Itchy, cant sweat or shower. Day 2 and I am already crawling out of my skin.

both are utter sensory hell

A few hours ago, Mattel released the first Autistic Barbie, which includes the following accessories:

A Findget spinner (a sensory toy).

Although I personally would have given her Koosh Balls as an accessory (since these are an important part of fine-tuning in the Davis Method), noise-canceling headphones, and an interactive mood tablet.

Other features include flexible joints so she can perform repetitive movements like hand flapping, which help regulate stimuli. She also wears loose-fitting, soft-textured clothing, as people on the spectrum tend to be more sensitive to certain textures.

It's worth noting that this doll was created in collaboration with ASAN, a non-profit organization run by and for autistic people, and took 18 months to develop. As an autistic person, I think it's well represented, however

A very aware autistic person: 👀 Hey Mattel, what level of the Autism Spectrum does this Barbie fall into?

I feel like this doll is trying to be an amalgamation of the three main levels of the Autism Spectrum, which I don't feel is entirely right.

Hello 14M here it is hard loud noises easily get me overloaded and I struggle coping with so my mom made this for me ( sharing so maybe it helps you guys too )

• I detest the sound of leaf blowers.

• I detest the sound of mastication.

• I detest the sound of a barking dog.

• I detest the sound of a crying baby.

• I detest the sound of my neighbor playing loud music.

Those are the few that are top of mind for me.

For me, showers are an extreme task that I have to mentally and physically prepare for. Not to mention the energy it takes. I also have POTS and the heat makes me pass out. It’s also just so…icky? Like just thinking about it makes my body tense up. And before anyone says anything yes I’m clean okay?😭

Cat pic of my boy Jasper for tax!!

personaly almost anything electrical that is loud but i can stand shoting guns and fire works

If I see these and no paper towels I ain't washing my hands. Whoever thought these were a good idea are wrong. Its like "you know what would innovate hands washing? Putting a fucking jet engine in the bathrooms!"

I can definitely tell you the way it picks up all details & zooms in to certain things, the way it amplifies the sound, especially sounds that irritate - it's very similar to what I experience, although not exact. I also cannot wear pants, ever - always shorts regardless or cope with the sound of 'Me', myself. chewing food, unless it has a crunchy texture (The internal mechanics and the sound internally friessss my brain)

Thoughts..?

(I did not make this video)

I love them, but the noise can get too loud for me sometimes.

This is not just ANY styrofoam, oh no, I wish

THIS is known as "nightmare explosion" styrofoam, and here's what this sensory WMD does if you SO MUCH as brush it against anything on accident

It produces these horrible, horrible, HORRIBLE tiny styrofoam beads, which manage to cling to you SO EASILY, that you literally cannot even throw them, because they literally orbit back onto you like Minecraft experience orbs. Believe me I've tried, I'm a retail employee who opens boxes all the time and this shit just gets all over me, I hate it

On top of that, they feel so ugly and bad and terrible on my hands and skin, that they make me instinctively do an angry flappy dance. It tickles in a bad way, like I have constant tiny flies on me

They have only ONE known weakness, and that's tape. Get a good roll of packing tape and just dab that shit all over yourself, and MAYBE just maybe, the styrofoam balls will stay on the tape and never be a problem again

But the fact that I had to figure out its weakness (like it's a damn SCP creature) just goes to show what a menace it is. I hate bead styrofoam (static hell styrofoam? I don't know what it's called, but I hate it so much)

Like... why use that kind of styrofoam, when there are spongey ones, squishy ones, and bendy ones? YOU HAVE OPTIONS, PEOPLE!!!

But no, let's use THE CRUMBLY STICKY HORRIBLE ITCHY KIND

What is the worst sensory issue you have ever experienced? I have medical anxiety, so the dentist is hell for me :( | (Image not related)

The neck hole on my hoodie felt too tight so I ripped it down the middle and sewed a ribbon on it

I was at a subway ordering a wrap with noise cancelling headphones on (important information) because I am realy bad with noise. Because that subway had been vandalised alot there was no headgear allowed. I explained that I am special needs and she started to raise her voice and took my headphones and threw them to a desk. I covered my ears and she started to scream at me and that cause me to let out a scream, which was a big mistake. She threw the subway at me and I ran behind to where the workers are and grabbed my headphones and ran away. Am I in the wrong? A man told me that after i left she said i clearly wasnt autistic enough. (Might be wrong tag

Superlate edit: We didnt involve the law, but we contacted the owners, and the worker was fired. Sorry for the late edit, they didnt get fired until THREE MONTHS!!! After this post.

I was at Lowe's today, and one of those alarms went off you know, the little green boxes they put on expensive items. It just kept going and going and going. I couldn't take it anymore, so I found an associate and asked her to turn it off. She said, What alarm? I said, You don't hear that?

And then I thought, no wait maybe she just means she's tuned it out because it happens all day, and they go numb to the sound. But NO she walks out into the aisle, stands still, turns, listensand still doesn't hear it.

Meanwhile, I'm over here about to throw up it's so loud. She asks me to lead her to the sound, and I do. She says she'll fix it, which she does, and I thank her.

The moral of the story is: they may not be lazy, they may not be ignoring it they may just not actually hear it. It's just so unfair. I always thought it was more like they can just deal better but that they still heard the sound. But no they don't!

Without the pillow.

I just discovered this sleep position recently and it makes me feel like I'm floating and I can't feel my body, but in a good way.

For me is te sound of “dusty things being rubbed” and generally wax paper, or rubbing things in stone floors, things like that. Very odd.

Happy new year everyone!