Listen I get it but you CANNOT use "sensory nightmare" as an excuse to avoid essential things. You HAVE to find a way to make it work, such as finding effective alternatives. But you can't just avoid it.
You need to eat some vegetables in your diet or you will become a lich.
You have to wear a life jacket or you will literally drown and die.
You need to be able to exist in public spaces with children.
You have to find a way.
WEAR A HELMET WHEN YOU RIDE A BIKE!!!
my fellow autisms here are a few of the things I have discovered to accommodate myself to daily tasks:
—vegetable yucky? v8 actually tastes really good, and they have a variety that tastes exactly like koolaid…but it’s got all the nutrients you need
—cleaning/dishes/etc hard bc texture bad to touch? dedicated cleaning gloves! you can buy them for like a dollar a pop and then you don’t have to touch the gross
—loud and annoying public spaces? high fidelity earplugs! they don’t muffle sound like regular earplugs, so you can still hear everything but at a much lower volume
—shower floor texture bad? buy a cheap pair of flip flops as shower shoes! no more contact with conditioner gunk
—too hot in certain places? wet towel wrapped around your wrists keeps you cool while you work in the hot place
—too bright…anywhere? wear sunglasses! yes, even inside! nobody will even ask about it (source: I was prescribed sunglasses for my cataract and not one person in 15 years has asked why I’m wearing them)
yes, the world has sensory nightmares, but you’re not a kid anymore! you don’t have to rely on how other people think you “should” do things — and remember that if you need an aid to help you do something, it’s not shameful, it’s ACCOMMODATION. don’t raw dog life and just give up on things that are hard because of it. find the path that makes it easy and bask in your newfound comfort
