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00:05:56 - I often get sensory overload from certain situations. I tend to get snappy & mean to my husband when this happens. Any tips I can use to calm down quickly?

00:27:31 - I constantly change my opinions when I hear other people's opinions. I want to be able to stick to my opinion confidently. Any tips?

00:41:32 - My friends recently have been treating me differently from when they used to. They seem annoyed with me, and they do not want to talk about it when I've tried talking to them about it. Am I overthinking things?

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Anonymous

I thought i wasnt autistic for years, and people kept telling me I was. But turns out I am absolutely very fucking autistic. So alls i'm sayings is, get yourself tested.

Zander Corvin

I had a very similar situation, and I didn't want to be labeled as autistic but going down that path and seeking out treatments and people to support it is very much worth the "label". :)

James Conway

no idea if its been a thing for the past episodes, but love the piano in the background

Lion

don't think slime is for sure autistic but "I'm not autistic because I have a Strategy/System to get over my problems" is incredibly adult autismpilled

bryceiverslyce

I want Slime Steve-O and real Steve-O to have a conversation

meg

"No, what's that?" is the best advice!! As I've gotten older it's more admirable to me when I (or others) are willing to say "I'm not sure" or "I don't know" and then ask for clarity

Jaded Kills

As an autistic person, I wanted to respond to the sensory overwhelm anger question. Over the years Ive gotten slightly better at recognizing when I am overwhelmed and about to snap at someone over nothing, but I’ve found you can only make so much progress there. It’s not normal anger. It can go from zero to RAGE before you even realize what you’re saying. The best strategy I’ve found is sort of “predicting the future” in a sense to stop yourself from ever nearing that threshold. For example if I’m watching tv and there’s a fan making noise one room over, even if it’s not bothering me whatsoever, I will turn it off. If the dryer is going and making noise I’ll put on my headphones. If the neighbors cut their grass that morning and I can smell it, I’ll put on a mask. Even though none of it was bothering me. Because let’s say an hour later I stub my toe. The pain and sensation from stubbing my toe after smelling grass all morning, while the squeaky fan had been on since yesterday, plus the noisy dryer running for the last hour COMBINED would be enough to make me snap. But if I had stopped all those other inputs prior while they were benign now all I have to deal with is my toe, which I can breathe through and handle. It can be annoying to constantly manage yourself/your surroundings trying to predict what could turn bad for you, but it is better than snapping at the people you love. And if you share with them that you are trying to improve and take these measures so it doesn’t happen, they’ll be much more understanding the few times it DOES happen bc they will see your effort and know you don’t want to be that person. Sorry this was long! But I thought it was worth sharing for the person that asked the question and anyone else that might find it helpful.