The Hidden Sensory Overwhelm of Pain

In the cartoons when a character like Elmer Fudd gets hit on the head a big bump appears, pulsing red, so the viewer knows the character's head hurts. It's a comedic element, the bump an obvious sign of the injury (And far more palatable to Saturday morning cartoons than the real effects of having an anvil dropped off a

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@actuallyautistic I have a question for the #ActuallyAutistic community and anybody else who experiences #SensoryDifferences and #SensoryOverwhelm (including meltdowns and/or shutdowns).

Feel free to give a detailed answer in the comments.

When you experience sensory (and/or emotional and/or social - as far as these can be separated) overwhelm, does it help you to: