I genuinely open up about this matter.
All my life, movies have usually beaten my senses whenever I watch them somehow.
Anyone could yell and it would affect me but not anyone else whether they have autism or not.
Wherever I went, a movie or show would be playing and people would make me deal with it by refusing to turn it off over other people.
Never mind the things I disagree on with each movie or show…all of them genuinely affect my senses and they always did even right now.
I am autistic myself…does anyone else with autism know how to handle this situation?
I’m sorry to hear that people aren’t respecting your needs by turning down/off the TV when you’re visiting. It sounds like you respond a lot more strongly than most to sensory input and particularly the combination of visual and auditory styles used in TV and movies. I definitely do not respond as strongly as you, although am still quite sensitive to visual and auditory input.
Could you clarify whether you’re seeking assistance with managing the sensory input, or in trying to explain the impact it has on you to other people (so that they don’t have the TV on in the background, for example)?
Thank you. More like I am explaining the impact I have on others because I happen to be very opinionated in what I like and don’t like.
I grew up on movies and shows like anyone else (even in treatment) but it was always a painful experience because I don’t like actors yelling or making faces and chewing the scenery, not to mention the other reasons I despise movies and shows which does tie with how opinionated I am with most of them.
If I even see one clip of a movie I loathe, all bets are off, but thankfully my parents understand what I do and don’t like and I can politely explain why I don’t like that one clip.
Some movies and shows in particular (like Pixar) are universally loved yet they hurt when I watch them because they ‘make you cry’ as they say because they pander to your emotions so much when all I would rather do is if not watch an actual movie, then read a book or a comic because I handle that better.
I figured as a genuine autistic person I could explain myself here and be understood.
Plus, I decided to volunteer as a moderator and upload more content for this instance.
