#understimulation

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

ADHD Guide: Music vs. Silence

Future ADHD

[kaiabbot]

I swear non adhd people not understanding how extreme understimulation is is so annoying. I tell them I get so bored I want to smash my head into the table and they look at me like I'm insane, or as if I'm exaggerating like no I'd rather repeatedly hurt myself to the point I'm in genuine pain thansit here for another 10 min. It sometimes gets so bad that I go home in complete distress because I'm just so bored and feel so trapped (I also have social anxiety so stimulating stuff is something too embarrassing).

[germcore]

When you say you accept and support autistics you have to support us at all times

when:

• a autistic is nonverbal

• a autistic is semiverbal

• a autsitic has speech loss at inconvenient times

• when a autistic needs time to use their AAC device

• a autsitic is having a meltdown

• a autistic having a shutdown

• when a autistic need help with hygiene

• a autistic is overstimulated

• a autistic is underestimated

• a autistic is unmasking

• a autistic stims

• a autistic has tone issues

• a autistic has low/fluctuating empathy

• a autistic doesn't understand something

• a autistic has a hard time relating

[boxofwood]

The idea of internet censorship is especially terrifying to me because I'm extremely sensitive to understimulation. I can't get through a single day without constant TV or music blaring in my ears. But if I can't access any of that because they start requiring I give ID to some random easily-hackable third party, I'll gradually get sick of what little physical media there is left until I start losing my sanity.

If the internet gets bad enough, I don't see myself surviving it.

[bismutharts]

I NEED TO SCREAM: a zine about understimulation

i have a hope this might be of help to someone. otherwise it's just art, which isn't half-bad either

[void-galaxy-shenanigans]

“i’m overstimulated. i’m understimulated. ...actually i don't know which.” *thinking* “...the stimulation is off. yeah. the stimulation is just wrong either way.”

- me, auDHD, unable to tell if I'm overstimulated or understimulated but knowing the Vibes™ are off

[neometrocosmopolitan]

Understimulation is not the same as being bored in the same way overstimulation is not the same as being overwhelmed with tasks/confusion. btw

[tiddlywinksdestroyer]

Just looked up what understimulation is and turns out I don't have random bursts of BLOODLUST and AGGRESSION