Sensory load and places
“Too much noise or light”, after the shop
Articles on sensory overload in shops, airports and family gatherings, and how to recover afterwards, with ideas autistic adults describe.
Sensory overload in adults and what helps in shops
What it can feel like when a shop is too bright, loud and crowded, and the things autistic adults say help before, during and after.
Read articleHoliday and family gatherings when it is too loud
Loud rooms, many people and a hug at the door. Ideas people use at family gatherings and holidays, and sentences for a break or for leaving.
Read articleOverstimulated after the supermarket: what can help
Home from the shops with nothing left. What autistic adults say helps, from planning the trip to the quiet afterwards, and sentences for the moment.
Read articleAirport sensory overload: quiet rooms and lanyards
Bright lights, announcements and queues can add up. Quiet rooms, sunflower lanyards, a small kit and sentences for staff, from airport guidance.
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