Ok so quick context here,
I really want to focus on the “explain like Im five part. ”
I’m already quite aware of what is autism.
But I have an autistic 9 yo son and I really struggle to explain the situation to him and other kids in simple understandable terms, suitable for their age, and ideally present him in a cool way that could preserve his self esteem.
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A normal brain filters out the majority of information your senses take in. People with autism don’t have that filter (to varying degrees). Actually experiencing ALL of the information your senses take in is overwhelming.
Sit down on a park bench and take the time to notice everything you can. What is every noise you can hear? What is every feeling you can feel from your head to your toes? How does your tongue feel in your mouth?
You had to deliberately concentrate to experience all of that, and even then, it was one by one. An autistic person experiences *all* of it *at the same time*. That makes it very difficult to take in the stuff people normally take in, like social cues, and it makes them easily bothered by things that don’t bother most people, because they’re already dealing with so much sensory input.
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