Guest guest Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Hi :Stillness:A humourous incident from my youth:When I finished University and moved to Western Canada, I used to travel by train to Ontario every few years to visit family. Some times I would chat with others on the train, other times, I preferd to be 'in my own world'. One time, just after I had boarded the train in Ontario, but before our tickets had been collected, a fellow sat beside me, introduced himself, and said we had been in high school together. I had no memory of him (did not necessarily think he was fabricating a connection) For some reason I was more annoyed than anything, so was quite 'cool' and also sat very still. Eventually he said 'are you handicapped" I said "NO Why do you ask?" He said "I wondered why you were not moving, and wanted to know what I was getting into." I was then REALLY ANNOYED, as from my point of view he was not getting into anything with me! I was too annoyed to even give a rebuttal, so I got up and moved to another rail car. On a less humourous note:I am not generally a fidgiter, but both my husband and daughter are. I prefer to operate in stealth mode, and try not to draw attention to myself. I felt that stillness and quietness would achieve this BUT NT'S don't seem to think so!Sitting/standing minding my own business does not always spare me from others' comments. (The strange looks I can deal with, it's the comments that tend to aggravate me)When I need to flag down a bus or attract someone's attention, I can be quite animated. When speaking I tend to use hand and arm gestures.Silence, blessed silence!! A rhym I learned somewhere as a child: 'speech is silver, silence golden" I need a lot of silence, it can be lack of sound but also my own ability to 'tune out' much of what is happening around me. Too much noise including chat that I have to deal with can overwhelm me. Chat is something I can only deal with at times and in limited quantities.I don't feel a burning need to ALWAYS chat when I am in the company of others. I am OK with my own thoughts, looking at life go by, or reading. If I am bored (rarely) (laugh if you want) I will engage in some rote mental memory excercise like reciting the 'times tables" silently. An observation: most people seem to be afraid of silence and need to fill it with chatter. I don't know if they are afraid of their own thoughts or genuinely enjoy chatter. In my more untactful past i have asked peopl why they feel the need to avoid Silence BUT this has made them uncomfortable, so now I try to live and let live. (and have given up trying to understand)I suppose I am prejudiced against the need for chat and noise exhibited by many NT"s. (I don't mind if they chat BUT many seem to feel uncomfortable if some one is not participating. They may be kindly trying to include some one whom they think is inhibitted, buit at times I have calmly said "I am too tired to chat, I am happy to listen", Then some one says "did you have a hard day at work?" or some other question.If I am waiting for a meeting to start, I have paperwork to 'look over' to avoid the requisite chat as peopl arrive.renaissanzelady What with all the politics being discussed, I thought a personal level autism post might be in order. I have noticed that very often when I stand still, I stand still. By that I mean often very little fidgeting or looking around with anything but my eyes. Now, there will be little movements like for balance and such and I don't always do this, just no one else ever seems to. It does draw some odd looks though. Does anyone else do this? This also tends to be the case if I am standing more than sitting. Sitting I tend to fidget a lot. Also, I can usually stop on a dime. By that I mean if I am walking along, like say in the grocery, and someone suddenly comes around a corner, I can usually stop instantly when my forward foot hits the floor. Stillness also comes into play here because I go stock still and can feel my muscles trying to disperse the energy of motion. Now, on a related note: what about silence? Most people I know in real life hate it. Personally I like it, and would appreciate it more if not for the bad tinitus. The quiet doesn't bother me at all. What annoys me more is that there is so little of it. Around here there are the house noises, which don't bother me, but there is always some kind of outside noise that intrudes, especially barking dogs. If I could live underground or have a quiet room like the one my hearing was tested in so long ago, that would be great. Yahoo! Canada Toolbar : Search from anywhere on the web and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 "Does anyone else do this? This also tends to be the case if I am standing more than sitting. Sitting I tend to fidget a lot." I have always stand absolutely still whenever I want to stand still. When I do that, I find that my senses are heightened to a higher degree than if I were moving. "Also, I can usually stop on a dime. By that I mean if I am walking along, like say in the grocery, and someone suddenly comes around a corner, I can usually stop instantly when my forward foot hits the floor. Stillness also comes into play here because I go stock still and can feel my muscles trying to disperse the energy of motion. " I'm the same way. This comes in handy when hiking. I've seen loads of animals others have missed because I had been standing, then made as if to move, and stopped immediately - or else I stopped immediately from a stride. Raven and I were hiking one day, and as I suddenly stood still in response to the ruffling of the nearby brush, a fox crossed our path. "Now, on a related note: what about silence? Most people I know in real life hate it. Personally I like it, and would appreciate it more if not for the bad tinitus. The quiet doesn't bother me at all. What annoys me more is that there is so little of it. Around here there are the house noises, which don't bother me, but there is always some kind of outside noise that intrudes, especially barking dogs. If I could live underground or have a quiet room like the one my hearing was tested in so long ago, that would be great. " I have the same problem with finding quiet. If there are people in the house, it seems I can hear the air being disturbed in addition to all of the noise the people make. When I am alone, I like the silence, and there are no air disturbances, but then I hear the noises from outside better, which I cannot stand unless I am in a natural setting, with maybe running water nearby. Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 I hate it when people talk to me like I should know them, particularly if they don't introduce themselves. For the most part I'm not good with faces, so if I don't regularly see someone or if I have a particular interest in them, I probably won't recognize them. Stealth mode is how I prefer to go around too. I have good peripheral vision, so I can watch people as far as knowing where they are without looking right at them. Other times, reflective surfaces make a handy way to unobtrusively observe people. Most times I am aware of the people around me, even if they don't think I am. Yes, most people do seem to need some kind of chatter or noise. I keep some noise going here to drown out the all too common intrusive racket from outside. Those rare periods of real quiet are a treat. Like you, when I travel I always have a book, my iPod, and usually my Gameboy. I will alternate between these and people usually leave me alone in waiting area like at the train station or airport, though now and they you do get the doofus who asks what you are reading or listening to, and aren't video games for kids? It is also rather annoying to have a couple of chatterboxes very close by while trying to read or just listen to music. If I am waiting for a meeting to start, I have paperwork to 'look over' to avoid the requisite chat as peopl arrive.renaissanzelady Get a jump start on your taxes. Find a tax professional in your neighborhood today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 That's an interesting point. When I freeze, my hearing does seem better, tinitus aside, and I am more aware of my body's sensory input. Usually I don't notice what it is doing very much at all. When I used to hike regularly, it wasn't very hard to move very quietly at nearly walking speed. When it came time to rest, sitting still wasn't very hard either. After a while, birds and other creatures would come around that had themselves been still and silent when a human was about. I've mentioned this before, but once I did an experiment where I picked up another stick the length of my walking stick and used them both to simulate an extra set of legs as far as walking noise went. The results of that experiment were amazing. Birds began to sing and some even flew within arm's reach of me where before there was nothing but silence. The goal of the experiment was to sound like a 4-legged animal like a deer or the like rather than a 2-legged human in order to sound more like something that belonged. Silence is very rare in the cities. I often think about C.S. 's Screwtape Letters. Screwtape says that Hell is a very noisy place and that demons despise silence. Silence makes thinking easier and also hearing that annoying still voice deep inside. In a message dated 2/26/2009 1:43:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply writes: I have always stand absolutely still whenever I want to stand still. When I do that, I find that my senses are heightened to a higher degree than if I were moving. Get a jump start on your taxes. Find a tax professional in your neighborhood today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 > I have noticed that very often when I stand still, I stand still. By that I > mean often very little fidgeting or looking around with anything but my eyes. Yes< mimi > Also, I can usually stop on a dime. By that I mean if I am walking along, < yes mimi > > Now, on a related note: what about silence? Most people I know in real life > hate it. > > again yes< I frighten people by avoiding them or standing stock still and silent. I rerely get bumped(except in a mall that is crowded) I usually am so focused on trying to escape that on occasion I have gotten bumped as I missed the cue. It happes usually that children do this as I precieve them as lower risk (which I have noticed they are not) I instinctively avoid obstacles that I have seen people completely smash (that always shocks me. Also lastly I sleep like I am dead. It has been well reported to me and proven that I do not move during sleep (unless it is to avoid another person) And that often my hands are together in the traditional holding lilies fashion > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 " Also lastly I sleep like I am dead. " If I am utterly exhausted, it is this way with me also. Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 " Children, on the other hand, are unpredictable in their movements and most don't pay any attention to where they go. Most young ones I observe simply run without looking and frequently run into people or things. You would think that running into things and people like that they would learn. Usually the parents don't bother to correct them, sometimes they do. " I used to not have so much patience with children, but I am understanding now that even when they are ten, each day they learn or see something new and interesting, and for them to refrain from being overwhelmed, they have to maintain a sort of tunnel vision, especially in crowded places. I think as they get older, they lose the tunnel vision and learn to cope. Possibly Aspies cannot make this adjustment. Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 > > " Also lastly I sleep like I am dead. " > > If I am utterly exhausted, it is this way with me also. > > > Administrator > I mean I don't move, if someone moves or makes a sound I am up. When the alarm goes up I shoot strait up like a rocket. I am just very still in sleep. I think I do all these things because even my own person noises can bother me. i don't yell because I hate the sound of my own voice. I only yell to shock people into halting in life threatening situations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Hi;Most of the time I sleep like a log, often with 3 or 4 cats against me. (and sometimes wake up stiff and sore from staying so still) Maybe I have conditioned myself to not move when asleep, so as to not disturb the cats.Over 20 years ago, my cat Boots and I slept on a mat on the floor, she would try to snuggle against me, and I would subconsciously sense this and move away, (instinctively avoiding physical contact with a living being)Then Boots would move over against me, and I would move away, until I ended up on the floor. I mentioned this to my husband, and he told me "Boots is trying to snuggle, when you feel her against you, STAY STILL" Boots was a feral cat who adopted my husband at his workplace, when she was injured we got her vet care and brought her home.(I love my cats but sometimes am as clueless about understanding their behaviour as I am about human behaviour)When my child was young, the idea of family beds or baby and mom sleeping together was popular. When peopl asked me if I had my baby in bed with me I said "NO, I feel it is not safe for me to have someone helpless with me when I am asleep, as I might push her out of bed, sensing somethng living against me." If the person thought I was joking, my husband would say "No, she is serious"renaissanzeladyFrom: environmental1st2003 <no_reply >Subject: Re: Stillness.To: FAMSecretSociety Received: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 2:53 PM "Also lastly I sleep like I am dead." If I am utterly exhausted, it is this way with me also. Administrator Yahoo! Canada Toolbar : Search from anywhere on the web and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 " I mean I don't move, if someone moves or makes a sound I am up. When the alarm goes up I shoot strait up like a rocket. I am just very still in sleep. I think I do all these things because even my own person noises can bother me. i don't yell because I hate the sound of my own voice. I only yell to shock people into halting in life threatening situations " Yep. Same here. Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 " Maybe I have conditioned myself to not move when asleep, so as to not disturb the cats. " That's how I learned to lie still. My cat used to lie at my feet, and if I rolled around I would knock him out of bed. Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 > > " I mean I don't move, if someone moves or makes a sound I am up. When the alarm goes up I shoot strait up like a rocket. I am just very still in sleep. I think I do all these things because even my own person noises can bother me. i don't yell because I hate the sound of my own voice. I only yell to shock people into halting in life threatening situations " > > Yep. Same here. > > > Administrator > I thought it over later and figured that was what you meant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Hi all. I've been reading this site for a while but this is my first post. I find that I can create an " aura " of stillness around me, to the point that I am practically invisible to the people around me. It used to be that I would wonder why I would be overlooked as though I was invisible. Then I analysed it and realised it was my projection of self (or lack thereof). Then I learnt to control it. Now if I want to, I can project my presence into a situation, but mostly I am happy to be invisible. I find this " invisibility " occurs with some of the asd kids I know, also. Something about them makes them easy to overlook. Maxxii > > > > " Also lastly I sleep like I am dead. " > > > > If I am utterly exhausted, it is this way with me also. > > > > > > Administrator > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now at > http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Maxxii wrote: " Hi all. I've been reading this site for a while but this is my first post. I find that I can create an " aura " of stillness around me, to the point that I am practically invisible to the people around me. It used to be that I would wonder why I would be overlooked as though I was invisible. Then I analysed it and realised it was my projection of self (or lack thereof). Then I learnt to control it. Now if I want to, I can project my presence into a situation, but mostly I am happy to be invisible. I find this " invisibility " occurs with some of the asd kids I know, also. Something about them makes them easy to overlook. " Hi, Maxxii, and welcome to the group. :-) Now as to invisibility, some of us in this group have experienced invisibility to the degree that even electronic eyes on doors do not recognize or 'see' us. I don't think it's just a projection situation but rather that some Autistics are operating on a different energy level than the rest of the population. I find that I am oftentimes invisible in real life and online even though I am, in my opinion, being very visible. Raven Co-Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Welcome to the site Maxxii. When I was younger I was very good at the "invisibility" thing. Up through my early 20's it was easy for me to walk up on people who were in the middle of their yard after walking half a block down to meet them. Frequently people would startle a bit when I suddenly appeared near them. This even happened with groups a few times. For some reason, I haven't been able to do that since about age 28 or so. On the other hand, there have been times when I have made people aware of my presence, though that is hit and mostly miss. Sometimes I can look at a person and "touch" them and make them aware that I'm watching them. This doesn't always work and I rarely do it since those times when it does work it seems to disturb the person in question rather a lot. Social situations is when I am most aware of this invisibility. For me, it is very easy to simply fade into the background and largely pass unnoticed. Well, people notice me enough not to bump into me, but they will rarely speak to me. If I'm at a function of some kind and I wonder off, rarely do people notice or comment about it, and they certainly don't come after me or call me back. This does get annoying at times, but usually isn't a problem. Regarding an Aura or social skills, leadership skills have always been hard for me. Part of this because I'm below average size for a man, which in spite of what many people say IS a major disadvantage. But also there was something else that made people tend to slack off in my presence or not really pay attention. The only way I found to get around this was to be very honest and not play favorites, in other words very straight and narrow without being a martinet. What really gets people to follow along is that reputation, but even then it is hit and miss. So even though I don't mind leadership positions, I tend to avoid them. Raven, There could be something to the different energy level you mention. Usually those doors aren't a problem for me, but now and then I will run into them, though I'm not sure if it is a fault of the door mechanism itself or not. Another oddity is that frequently I will have a kind of static charge when no one else seems to. By that I mean I will be wearing my normal clothes but will get send up a spark when touching metal things. This happens even though I'm walking on tile floors like in the grocery or even across a parking lot. I don't think it is related to low humidity or anything since it happens year round, even in the humid summer times. Need a job? Find employment help in your area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 It is more intermittent for me. I'm not sure if this happens with people because I rarely touch people. Also, I typically only send out one spark and it takes a little time to do it again. This will happen if I move around or if I've been standing still and touch something metal again. Later I'm going to post more on something related to this, about seeming out of phase sometimes. To this end, Cub is not unlike myself and, as I see, you. I am not flip when I say that I think that some of us operate at a different energy level than others. It would certainly explain the difficulties with the electronic eyes on various doors.Raven Need a job? Find employment help in your area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Hi maxxii: Welcome as a poster! Maxxii and Raven: At times I also have been 'invisible'. The WHEN of my invisibility seems to vary, possibly correlated to how comfortable I am in a situation. IF I am neutral as to being 'seen,' I can often be invisible BUT if I walk into a room and WANT to remain 'unseen' for a bit, people tend to notice me, draw verbal attention to me etc. etc. When I want to be 'visible', i.e. heard, and am not, it's really annoying.... If it just happens occasionally, I think that the topic or question might not be of interest to the person at that time and that's OK. With certain people, I seem to lack social skills or 'the aura' which would lead them to hear me. (OR maybe I 'picked' 'certain friends' (now ex-freinds) who are predisposed NOT to hear me. Kind of like a built in desire to fail?? that's convoluted psycho babble) Sometimes, I think I am being invisible, discrete, but other people think I am not!! Some years ago I read a couple of self help books on gender based communication, mistaken perceptions that women are more talkative than men, people might listen to a boring man expound on something but not a boring woman etc etc. addressing a hidden social stereotype that women are like children and should be seen but not heard. (my women's equality bias is showing) renaissanzelady "Hi all. I've been reading this site for a while but this is my first post. I find that I can create an "aura" of stillness around me, to the point that I am practically invisible to the people around me. It used to be that I would wonder why I would be overlooked as though I was invisible. Then I analysed it and realised it was my projection of self (or lack thereof). Then I learnt to control it. Now if I want to, I can project my presence into a situation, but mostly I am happy to be invisible. I find this "invisibility" occurs with some of the asd kids I know, also. Something about them makes them easy to overlook."Hi, Maxxii, and welcome to the group. :-)Now as to invisibility, some of us in this group have experienced invisibility to the degree that even electronic eyes on doors do not recognize or 'see' us. I don't think it's just a projection situation but rather that some Autistics are operating on a different energy level than the rest of the population.I find that I am oftentimes invisible in real life and online even though I am, in my opinion, being very visible.RavenCo-Administrator Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 wrote: " There could be something to the different energy level you mention. Usually those doors aren't a problem for me, but now and then I will run into them, though I'm not sure if it is a fault of the door mechanism itself or not. Another oddity is that frequently I will have a kind of static charge when no one else seems to. By that I mean I will be wearing my normal clothes but will get send up a spark when touching metal things. This happens even though I'm walking on tile floors like in the grocery or even across a parking lot. I don't think it is related to low humidity or anything since it happens year round, even in the humid summer times. " I have been keeping mental notes on Cub's static charge as well. The last five times we have been at the hospital when he has had an IV needle inserted, the first nurse to touch him always gets enough of a charge from Cub that she jumps back in surprise. The floors are tile over concrete so it's not from there. The covers on the gurneys are cotton so it's not from there either. Cub's not wearing anything that would create static electricity. You get the picture. On 2 occasions, I have touched him on the arm (to reassure him) prior to the nurse touching him and yet all 5 times, the moment the nurse touches his arm she gets a jolt. To this end, Cub is not unlike myself and, as I see, you. I am not flip when I say that I think that some of us operate at a different energy level than others. It would certainly explain the difficulties with the electronic eyes on various doors. Raven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 " Hi all. I've been reading this site for a while but this is my first post. " Welcome to the forum. " I find that I can create an " aura " of stillness around me, to the point that I am practically invisible to the people around me. It used to be that I would wonder why I would be overlooked as though I was invisible. Then I analysed it and realised it was my projection of self (or lack thereof). Then I learnt to control it. Now if I want to, I can project my presence into a situation, but mostly I am happy to be invisible. I find this " invisibility " occurs with some of the asd kids I know, also. Something about them makes them easy to overlook. " There are a couple people here who have trouble getting through automatic doors because electric eyes do not seem to recognize them. Seems that ASD people have to make a lot of noise and move around alot to be noticed by NTs and electronic devices. Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 " Another oddity is that frequently I will have a kind of static charge when no one else seems to. By that I mean I will be wearing my normal clothes but will get send up a spark when touching metal things. This happens even though I'm walking on tile floors like in the grocery or even across a parking lot. I don't think it is related to low humidity or anything since it happens year round, even in the humid summer times. " As strange as that sounds, it's a possibility. I know that people's body chemistries are very different generally speaking. there are of course the blood types, RH factors, etc. But there are also PH levels. Compartment pH Gastric acid 0.7 Lysosomes 4.5 Granules of chromaffin cells 5.5 Urine 6.0 Neutral H2O at 37 °C 6.81 Cytosol 7.2 Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) 7.3 Blood 7.34 – 7.45 Mitochondrial matrix 7.5 Pancreas secretions 8.1 If a person is more towards the acidic (pH<7), then they may hold less of a charge, but if they are more toward the alkaline (pH>7) then they could hold more of a charge. In chemistry, one of the things they warned us NOT to do was get any of the diluted hydrochloric acid we worked with on our skin. The more of a certain PH value our bodies had, the more likely our skin would be affected by the acid. Well, I got a drop on me, and one of the three people who sat at the table got a drop on them. There was no effect to my skin, but HIS skin turned to soap. Diets also play a role in our ability to hold a charge. Adminsitrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Not sure if you got this already. Sorry if you have. :-) And thanks for the welcomes. Hmm, interesting what you say about different energy levels, Raven. Initially I was going to write that it is like the air particles around me feel more or less charged, depending on how visible I am. I thought this would seem a little too wanky (or out there). Seems it is not so unusual. As for static charge, I also find this happens far far more regularly than it does with other people. I will have to monitor if it is especially prevalent at times when other aspie traits are more obvious (particularly times of stress or over-socialisation). Maxxii > > It is more intermittent for me. I'm not sure if this happens with people > because I rarely touch people. Also, I typically only send out one spark and it > takes a little time to do it again. This will happen if I move around or if > I've been standing still and touch something metal again. > > Later I'm going to post more on something related to this, about seeming out > of phase sometimes. > > > > > > In a message dated 3/4/2009 5:28:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > ravenmagic2003@... writes: > > To this end, Cub is not unlike myself and, as I see, you. I am not flip when > I say that I think that some of us operate at a different energy level than > others. It would certainly explain the difficulties with the electronic eyes > on various doors. > > Raven > > **************Need a job? Find employment help in your area. > (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies & ncid=emlcntusyelp00\ 000005) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 "Hmm, interesting what you say about different energy levels, Raven. Initially I was going to write that it is like the air particles around me feel more or less charged, depending on how visible I am. I thought this would seem a little too wanky (or out there). Seems it is not so unusual." I think if you or Raven talked about this to non-Aspies, they would think you are both nuts. However, one needs to keep in mind that many Aspies have heightened senses or heightened sensory abilities. The presence of other people, whether they are in close proximity or not, is something I can feel due to shifting air currents. Even if I am on the second floor of a house and someone else is on the first floor, I can "feel" their movement below. Many people on the spectrum also have synaesthesia, which can best be described as a crosswiring of the senses. In fact, the majority of the people who experience synaesthesia are on the autism spectrum. Raven and I both have it. I can taste smells and smell tastes. That doesn't make any sense to other people but it's something I have lived with all of my life. Raven sees colors when she listens to, composes, or plays music. There are a few other people here who have synaesthesia as well. I suppose the only reason we don't talk about it often is because for us it is just an everyday thing. Thus a lot of us on the spectrumhave weird sensations that the majority of the populace do not have. For more on this, you might start by going to this link, although I HATE using Wikipedia as a source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 " joking aside the amount of electrical impulses I recieve is unsetteling. Any major building seems to do this to me. " If they have a steel structure, they are probably carrying a current of some kind. " My phone makes me sick when I put my head to it. If I answer a call I use speaker " My cell phone makes my head " buzz " on whatever side I am holding it to. It feels as though it is vibrating as I use it even though it is not. I have not noticed this phenomenon with regular cordless phones or phones with chords for some reason. Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 My hearing is very good, which is both good and bad. It causes trouble because of all the background and outside noises that I hear the no one else does. Still have trouble with speech though because there is a short lag between hearing the speech and understanding what it means and that causes problems sometimes. Cell phones don't normally bother me. However, some years ago, I was trying to use one and it made this squawking noise, very loud, right in my ear. Whatever that sound was, it caused an instant attack of vertigo and nearly made me pass out. Got a new phone shortly after that. In a message dated 3/6/2009 2:12:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply writes: My cell phone makes my head "buzz" on whatever side I am holding it to. It feels as though it is vibrating as I use it even though it is not. I have not noticed this phenomenon with regular cordless phones or phones with chords for some reason.Administrator Need a job? Find employment help in your area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 > > My cell phone makes my head " buzz " on whatever side I am holding it to. It feels as though it is vibrating as I use it even though it is not. I have not noticed this phenomenon with regular cordless phones or phones with chords for some reason. > > > Administrator > cell phones emit something called EFT's. I looked it up when suddenly after using the phone I had to lie down. It was very scary. Eft's sound like voodoo and tin hat stuff But i pretty much fainted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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