AGXStarseed
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Each time the tap drips, you anticipate the jarring sound when the water hits the metal sink.
Outside, a dog barks, an alarm goes off, and the noise is unbearably loud.
In the sitting room, someone is drumming their fingers on the sofa and someone else kicks the cushions rhythmically.
The sounds seem to hammer, repeatedly, intolerably, until you want to scream.
This is how some people with autism feel every day, according to a video made to raise awareness to the condition.
The film, created by the National Autistic Society (NAS), was made to help people understand how some people with autism's senses might be more sensitive.
Most people understand autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as a condition affecting communication and social interaction.
But many people with the condition also have sensory sensitivity, or sensory integration difficulties.
Our brain processes all the information we receive and helps us organise, prioritise and understand the information.
We then respond through thoughts, feelings, movement and behaviour, or a combination of these.
Most people process sensory information automatically, without needing to think about it too much.
But people with autism who have sensory sensitivity cannot process or organise the information from their senses.
For some, sights, sounds and smells can be heightened, known as hypersensitivity.
They might have distorted vision, with objects and bright lights appearing to jump around.
Noises can be magnified, distorted and muddled and they can find it difficult to concentrate as they cannot cut out background noise.
Being touched might be painful and uncomfortable, and they may only like certain types of clothing.
Similarly, some tastes and smells can be overpowering and intense.
Others with autism might have under-sensitive senses, known as hyposensitivity, in which they experience the opposite.
They might struggle to hear sounds and so bang doors or throw objects.
Or, they may hug people extremely hard as they need a lot of pressure to feel touch and like spicy foods and strong smells.
The problems integrating their senses can lead to people becoming stressed or anxious, and possibly feeling physical pain, which can result in challenging behaviour, according to the NAS.
Children may be impulsive, easily distracted and some children may also have difficulty adjusting to new situations, reacting with frustration, aggression, or withdrawal.
However, according to the charity, people can be helped by occupational therapists, who make changes to the environment so that people with sensory difficulties can live as independently as possible.
Speech and language therapists and music therapists can also help people's sensory systems to develop.
For more information, visit the National Autistic Society website.
SOURCE (With Images and the Video): http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...everyday-sounds-ticking-clock-unbearable.html
- People with autism may have sensory sensitivity - where sights, sounds, touch, smell and taste are heightened or numbed
- Video shows what it is like to have heightened senses for 60 seconds
- Ticking clocks, dripping taps and feet kicking the sofa are intolerable
- Explains why people with the condition find some situations stressful
Each time the tap drips, you anticipate the jarring sound when the water hits the metal sink.
Outside, a dog barks, an alarm goes off, and the noise is unbearably loud.
In the sitting room, someone is drumming their fingers on the sofa and someone else kicks the cushions rhythmically.
The sounds seem to hammer, repeatedly, intolerably, until you want to scream.
This is how some people with autism feel every day, according to a video made to raise awareness to the condition.
The film, created by the National Autistic Society (NAS), was made to help people understand how some people with autism's senses might be more sensitive.
Most people understand autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as a condition affecting communication and social interaction.
But many people with the condition also have sensory sensitivity, or sensory integration difficulties.
Our brain processes all the information we receive and helps us organise, prioritise and understand the information.
We then respond through thoughts, feelings, movement and behaviour, or a combination of these.
Most people process sensory information automatically, without needing to think about it too much.
But people with autism who have sensory sensitivity cannot process or organise the information from their senses.
For some, sights, sounds and smells can be heightened, known as hypersensitivity.
They might have distorted vision, with objects and bright lights appearing to jump around.
Noises can be magnified, distorted and muddled and they can find it difficult to concentrate as they cannot cut out background noise.
Being touched might be painful and uncomfortable, and they may only like certain types of clothing.
Similarly, some tastes and smells can be overpowering and intense.
Others with autism might have under-sensitive senses, known as hyposensitivity, in which they experience the opposite.
They might struggle to hear sounds and so bang doors or throw objects.
Or, they may hug people extremely hard as they need a lot of pressure to feel touch and like spicy foods and strong smells.
The problems integrating their senses can lead to people becoming stressed or anxious, and possibly feeling physical pain, which can result in challenging behaviour, according to the NAS.
Children may be impulsive, easily distracted and some children may also have difficulty adjusting to new situations, reacting with frustration, aggression, or withdrawal.
However, according to the charity, people can be helped by occupational therapists, who make changes to the environment so that people with sensory difficulties can live as independently as possible.
Speech and language therapists and music therapists can also help people's sensory systems to develop.
For more information, visit the National Autistic Society website.
SOURCE (With Images and the Video): http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...everyday-sounds-ticking-clock-unbearable.html
