What is Autism Sensory Overload and how do you help it? This video is all about autism sensory overloads. Sensory overload in adults can occur at any point in an autistic persons life due to the unpredictable nature of autism. But sensory autism symptoms are quite similar as they are all based around the senses. An autistic person may not have all of the sensory issues present for every sense but, they may have just sensitivity to sign or sound etc. That being said, an autistic person can also b

Sensory overload as an autistic person is not subtle for me. It is my nervous system hitting its limit. Too much noise. Too much light. Too many conversations. Too many demands at once. My brain stops filtering and everything comes through at full volume. This is not stress. It is overload. When sensory overload builds, my body reacts before I can explain it. My focus drops fast. I feel irritable or panicked. Words become harder to access. Shutdown or meltdown gets closer. People often think I a

3.9K views · 326 reactions | Behaviour management 13 He’s not “being disruptive”. He’s stimming to avoid sensory overload. How would you support him? #neurodivergent #behaviour #inclusion #send #teachersofinstagram | Neuroteachers | Facebook