![]() Shopping centers during the holidays were definitely not an exciting situation for me either. ![]() I get what I need and leave, even at 34 I still don’t like excess stimulation. The child is likely experiencing panic and anxiety over the excess sounds, lights, people etc. You have probably been in the store and seen a child who was acting very upset, other shoppers whisper “that child needs disciplined”, assuming that the child is having a tantrum over not getting their way, but this is also known as an autism meltdown, which is the same thing as sensory overload. We do not process things in our surroundings with ease. We start to panic and get upset, this is the result of a sensory processing disorder that we experience. Pic ID: An image of my violin, laying on top of sheet music.įor people on the autism spectrum, situations that are fast paced with a lot of lights, sounds, and people can feel very confusing. I heard other people say, “Let’s do that again!” I was just looking forward to trying other rides that came with less stimulation. It took me several minutes to feel comfortable with my surroundings again. Once the ride stopped I was very relieved to get off of it. The idea of being stuck in a space and not having clear thoughts of my surroundings was frightening to say the least. My surroundings became very confused, I could not tell if the ride was going up or down, and the stimulation was coming at me too fast and I just wanted it to stop. ![]() It was worsened by the high pitch sounds around me, which were screams from excited patrons at the park. The roller coaster started going, and so did my anxiety. I was already extra nervous about it because I did not like heights and did not like the stimulation that comes with certain rides. It started out pretty fun, but then we got in line to ride the roller coaster. I was just happy to be included in something, so I went along with the group. We were given tickets to the theme park at school for reading a certain amount of books. I was 12 the first time that I got on a roller coaster at a theme park. Pic ID: Tree on a college campus during the fall that is a very red, vibrant color.
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