I understand that they get them but what happens exactly to them?
In: Biology
Hurricane.
The autistic brain simply gets overwhelmed by external and internal stimuli and it feels like a hurricane or tornado with way too much sound and light and noise and visual movement and people all saying and doing things which all hurts and makes it super hard to function.
It feels chaotic and anxious and demanding and suffocating and confusing and painful and you just need to find someplace dark and quiet but as an adult you’re supposed to not run away with your hands over your ears or start screaming because that’s all you can do (I can’t imagine how much more effed up it is for non-verbal autists) or spin in a circle because it grounds you.
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