So some friends are doing an ADHD bingo card, and well...um, I'll let mine answer all the questions ever about that. Including the blank for anyone that wants to look it over and do it for themselves. And yes, self diagnosis is valid. #AutismAwareness #Neurokin
@PaganMother I feel called out after looking at that.
@sentientdessert Heh you too huh? Yeah I did as well when I saw the list and went "oh, well fuck half that..no...about 90% of that is me."
@sentientdessert Yeeeeep auditory processing is where you mishear, or don't make sense of some sounds or words that you hear. Sometimes it takes repeated listening to actually catch the meaning of what is being said and it doesn't quite click in the brain at first. I've had the issue for a while but I find having music playing, even softly, helps me focus more on what's being said so I can hear and understand it more clearly.
@sentientdessert For some they experience it like a garble, you know something is being said but you can't quite make sense of it.
@PaganMother Ah, I was wondering if it was like misophonia, but no, I do not have that.
@sentientdessert I do think it's linked, but no, not quite.
@PaganMother Example, I can't stand when anyone is chewing food and their mouth pops open while doing it... also have a similar thing for tactile things... I can't touch some fabrics because of it... sets my teeth on edge.
@sentientdessert Texture sensativities and audio sensativities is actually fairly common in folks with autism and ADHD both. There's some materials I can't stand to touch because it also sets my teeth on edge but makes my inner ear hurt for some reason. Wool and cotton balls for instance, they really wreck my senses. But soft materials, or silky materials like brushed cotton and brushed wool oddly enough don't set it off as much.
@sentientdessert Funnily, I remembered that I have bamboo fabrics in the household and how they felt when I first opened their packages. So silky smooth and strong! Makes for great towels and bed sets.
@PaganMother @sentientdessert whaaaaaat.
Sand! Chalk! Flour! Cotton!
*goes to get an adhd test*
@Beanc @sentientdessert Blackboards and chalk for some reason set off my audio sensativities, every time I hear a chalkboard in use, I immedately get this urge to flee the room to escape the sound.
@PaganMother @sentientdessert I’m currently cringing.
@Beanc @sentientdessert The texture of it is kind of cool, long as I have ear plugs or buds in, it won't bother me to use it. Flour? The texture is kind of nice run through the fingers but it's annoying as hell when it's tacky wet and dough-like. It's one reason I don't bake as much as I used to. It just bugs me out too much.
@PaganMother @sentientdessert ewwww no stop don’t make me touch it
@Beanc @sentientdessert I know right? Corn starch have the same effect for you?
@Beanc @sentientdessert I noticed cornstarch and potato/rice starches feel almost silky to the touch dry, much easier to handle moist for baking and treat making.
@PaganMother stage already 😭
Lol really tho, Anything with that superfine ultra powedry feeling.
@Beanc Oof, that makes sense though!
@PaganMother my feeling in a meme