I understand that they get them but what happens exactly to them?
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Have you ever been driving somewhere unfamiliar and as you get to a place where you really need to concentrate on which lane you’re meant to be in, when and where to turn and so on, you turn down the radio? If you can understand that turning down the radio makes it easier to concentrate then you can understand why autistic people struggle with sensory overload. We’re basically stuck in a world where the radio is stuck on full volume (and someone is wearing the most pungent cologne, and your passengers are loudly arguing, and the sun is shining in your eyes, and the tag on your clothes is itchy) and interacting with that world requires concentration and constant conscious effort. Too much input makes it difficult to think and process. Prolonged sensory overload is like torture and eventually you crack and have a meltdown. And a meltdown is not some “weird” autistic behaviour, it’s how ANY human would react if they were tortured for a prolonged period.
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