Sometimes it’s not possible to avoid a sensation. When you’re exposed to a distressing stimulus, try to breathe slowly and deeply.
Autistic Sensory Sensitivity on Campus: Part Three, The Role of Environmental Context and Internal Stress
Our sensory experiences don’t only depend on the sensory input—don’t only depend on the properties of the specific sensory stimulus we experience—but also depend on other factors.
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Autistic Sensory Sensitivity on Campus: Part Two, Real-World Examples
Only you can say whether you are upset by any of these common sensory challenges, and whether there are stimuli that distress you that I haven’t listed here. You can hardly develop coping strategies if you’re not sure what you’re coping with!
Autistic Sensory Sensitivity on Campus: Part One, Introduction
I’ll do my best to introduce the problem and provide a sort of vocabulary and framework that we can use to help understand our own sensory experiences.
Strategies for Autistic Students Around Exam and Paper Due Dates
Organizational whiz Katie Matthews shares techniques to help autistic students optimize their studying to earn good grades on exams and major papers
Safe Sexuality on Campus for Adults on the Spectrum: Recognizing the Unique Challenges
Emotional safety, physical safety, and practical considerations that help autistic students create and maintain a variety of healthy relationships.
Establishing an Autism Peer Support Community
However, before you despair and conclude that facilitating a peer-support group is not for you, please remember that things usually sound more complicated written out on paper than they are in practice!