You Know, I'm Autistic and I've a Sensory Issue, Isn't It?

When we grow up not knowing that we're autistic, our nervous system gets used to being keyed up and working at that level. So then when we get a break and it relaxes into a normal state, then even just the slightest stress feels huge to us. I think it's like that, isn't it? It's that, but that's exactly it. On an even greater level, actually, I think. Yeah. You know, our nervous systems are very finely tuned, I think, you know, and they are adaptable. It's a survival mechanism, right? And so once we start building our life that works for us then when the wrench gets thrown in,

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