People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are often more or less sensitive to sensory stimuli than the general population. This can include the sense of touch. In my case, I am hypersensitive to touch ( Read more... )

I've been reading about the human sense of touch and the receptors in our skin that detect touch, vibration, and pressure. There are actually four types of mechanoreceptors in human skin. Here's a summary of them with some quotes from Wikipedia:

Lamellar corpuscles (Pacinian corpuscles) - vibration ( Read more... )

I noticed a theme in some of my posts and wanted to note them.

9/18/2017 - "the idea of passing through the world and encountering these things, bumping into them like geometric shapes on a mathematical plane - that's how life can feel to me oftentimes. Even if the people and things are not physically touching me, I still feel jostled, pushed, and ( Read more... )

From what I understand, those with Aspergers often experience atypical sensory sensitivity. Their sensory experience may be heightened (hypersensitive) or lessened (hyposensitivity) compared to others. Hypersensitivity means that sensory input feels more than what it really is. Noises sound louder, touches have more impact. Hyposensitivity means ( Read more... )

Happy New Year!

I hope you are all having a blessed start to the new year <3 ( Read more... )

"Humans live best when each has his own place, when each knows where he belongs in the scheme of things. Destroy the place and destroy the person." -Frank Herbert, Dune, page 153 of the 1990 edition ( Read more... )

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"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law." Galatians 5:22-23 ( Read more... )

Of all the Star Trek characters I've met so far, the one to whom I feel that I can relate most is Miranda Jones. She was born a telepath and is buffeted by the thoughts and emotions of others. She is also jealous and jealousy loyal ( Read more... )

In Croatia, the only time that I felt free was when I went to sleep. I didn't have to feel guilty for ignoring others or worry about missing a chore. I could hug my plush lobster as much as I wanted. I didn't have to listen in order to react and respond to others. I could stretch out and listen to my own music and not say anything. I could ( Read more... )