Seven things I wish I would not hear as an autist

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by todsacerdoti • 2 years ago

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uudecoded• 2 years ago

My list of seven things I wish I would not hear as an autist:

1. Loud refrigerators / appliances / computer fans

2. ICE engines with mechanical problems / modified exhaust

3. Smoke alarm replace-battery beeping

4. Noisy airflow (bad air gaps / glass insulation) in vehicles and rooms

5. Bad electric noise (bad AC/DC converters)

6. Emergency vehicle sirens that are too loud (I think this is a US phenomenon)

7. Television commercials that increase in volume over ordinary programming

I'm sure there are many more out there

cassianoleal• 2 years ago

2. ICE engines with mechanical problems / modified exhaust

Ah the dickheads with pierced mufflers... That and low cc motorbikes.

3. Smoke alarm replace-battery beeping

How the hell has anyone ever thought that was a good idea? I had one beeping in the middle of the night, without access to another batter, and I couldn't make it stop. I had a very long next day and needed the rest I couldn't get. I did manage to turn it off eventually but not without it completely disrupting my sleep. I had a terrible few days after that, and because of my tiredness I only remembered about the missing battery over a week later.

6. Emergency vehicle sirens that are too loud (I think this is a US phenomenon)

London and the UK are the worst offenders I've seen. Not only they're absurdly loud, but the frequencies they use pierce right through my brain and my chest. I can't count the number of times I nearly jumped off my bike in the middle of the road because of a sudden siren of a police car or an ambulance. Mostly I just completely freeze for a few seconds with my entire body tensed up.

7. Television commercials that increase in volume over ordinary programming

Agree. Not only ads but excessive volume dynamics in general.

Not that I disagree with the others but they bother me less than these.

xnx• 2 years ago

2. ICE engines with mechanical problems / modified exhaust

Every two-stroke engine (e.g. leaf blowers) is unnecessarily loud

rufus_foreman• 2 years ago

> Television commercials that increase in volume over ordinary programming

These are banned at the federal level in the US. If you hear them, the FCC wants to know about it: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/loud-commercials-tv.

yjftsjthsd-h• 2 years ago

Anyone happen to know what format(s) that applies to? The page you linked says

If you watched the commercial on pay TV (cable or satellite) or if you watched it on a broadcast station

so I'm assuming not just OTA TV, but ex. what about YouTube ads?

drewcoo2• 2 years ago

The shopping malls with all of the crowd noise and disorientingly bouncy sounds.

Some fabric noises. Not just parachute pants, but those, too.

The high-pitched whine of tube televisions.

A certain hallway in a building where I worked that had thick acoustic tile along only one wall, allowing us to only hear from one ear as we walked through it.

These are some of the things that annoyed/nauseated me but no one else I knew.

tommiegannert• 2 years ago

3. Smoke alarm replace-battery beeping

I swear the battery runs out more often at night than day. My wife sleeps through it, I become wide awake after the first beep. The beeps are 38s apart, so it takes a while to locate which one is bad.

I'm currently designing an add-on circuit for the MCP145010 chip to start blinking the LED before the darn beep.

8. As my dad was emptying the last drops of yoghurt from the Tetra Brick at breakfast, he used to tap it incessantly at the bottom. I had to ask him to stop every time. Breakfast!

9. Tea sieve against cup. Nails tapping on a cell phone screen.

jayski• 2 years ago

> 1: Being neurodiverse is a superpower

I have a small child on the spectrum. Hes very hard working and its good he is, because pretty much everything is 3x more difficult for him to learn. Language, coordination, emotional regulation. Before diving into this world I also thought it had some benefits, now that I see the daily struggle I dont think it does.

boredinstapanda• 2 years ago

Be careful he doesn't burn out. I did pretty early on because it took me a lot more effort to get some things done.

rodgerd• 2 years ago

My number one is fans of scumbags, or scumbags themselves, blaming autism for them doing rapes or sexual assaults.

If you like the post referenced, you'd probably enjoy "The Autist's Guide to the Galaxy" by Clara Tornvall.

drbig2• 2 years ago

Makes me wonder, this being a spectrum, does it make any sense to try diagnosis on say anyone over 30 years old?

drewcoo2• 2 years ago

Maybe. To what purpose?

drbig2• 2 years ago

Pruning of the possibility space? Either on the spectrum, `clinically`, or not.

LaundroMat• 2 years ago

Yes it does. A diagnosis helps you better understand how you're wired and work with that. It solidifies the fundaments of who you are.

GolberThorce• 2 years ago

Autism is exaggerated these days, everyone says they are on the spectrum

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