What Triggers Overstimulation in Neurodivergent People?

Any dirty rooms and textures I hateB

for me it's usually too many noises or even just simply too many people!

for me it’s definitely very loud noises around A LOT of people. Even though I have bad hearing, loud noises always set me off if i’m around a lot of people. Especially loud restaurants, went to one last night and had a total meltdown lol

Too many different sounds at once and too much light.

cold things touching me. its the absolute WORST for me and overloads me so quickly. also loud noises and conversations when Im trying to focus.

multiple different volume conversations happening at the same time is the quickest way. or, having one headphone in and other out and there’s a bunch of different types of noises.

Whenever there’s too many different sensations at once. The worst is when it’s loud and bright with lots of people

for me it’s a lot of different TYPES of noises. if it’s all just talking i’m fine but if there’s speaking and music and a train i go insane. but especially if it’s an unfamiliar place or if i am also being exposed to Textures

Multiple medium volume conversations happening all at once in a classroom with some people shouting or trying to talk over others. Random laughing makes this even worse, I'm honestly shuddering just thinking about it

Multiple separate conversations happening at once, even if they are relatively quiet

For me the worst is buildup over time. Particularly to exposure of lots of loud, high pitch noises, and bright lights. If I had to choose one worst thing it would be either high pitch sounds or touching mushy food without knowing.

for me it's multiple noises in differing octaves (i am deaf in one ear so i can only here some things however if it's a lot of different sounds it muffles and sounds horrible and i can't distinguish ANYTHING) or blinking lights / multiple different colored lights as well as if i touch sherpa it overstimulates me SO quickly