Tag: hyperacusis

Sensory Sensitivities Are Not Preferences, They’re Needs

Sensory Sensitivities Are Not Preferences, They’re Needs

I have a request for non-autistic people, and anyone who does not experience sensory sensitivities: Treat sensory sensitivities as disabilities and accommodate them as you would for any other person who is pain. Believe Them.

How Autistic People Hear the World: auditory chaos and the search for silence

How Autistic People Hear the World: auditory chaos and the search for silence

I just watched the movie Sound of Metal and it is by far the most relatable experience of my hyperacusis and auditory sensitivity that I have ever seen and heard on film.