I can't stand the noise of those hand-dryers in public bathrooms. (The loud ones that blow air on your hands to dry them.) They have one in every bathroom in my school, so whenever I open the door to someone using the dryer, I get irritated.
Similarly, I can't stand the noise of blenders, power-tools, and motor-cycles. I have to close my ears whenever I use a blender.
Lots of clothes are irritating to me. I dislike jackets because they make me feel sick when I wear them. Nauseous. Certain types of sweaters feel annoying against my skin. Anything with a collar irritates me. Clothing tags irritate me, and I am aware that this is common among people with Autism. Wearing clothes in hot weather is irritating.
I get motion sickness in cars. I also get sick just from the smell of cars, similarly to jackets.
I'm sure that there are a lot more that I don't remember now.
have you ever tried using the disabled toilets? these are often situated away from the regular block of toilets so there is little to no noise from the hand dryers and with your aspergers/autism sensory needs you are completely entitled to use disabled toilets.
i do because i have exactly the same issue with hand dryers [but i also have personal care needs to and need the space for my support staff to be with me],i have a RADAR key that opens up a lot of disabled toilets in the UK.
you probably have forgotten a lot of sensory issues,its a pretty complex subject.
my main sensory issues are noise,i use industrial ear defenders everywhere and earplugs at night,sometimes i use the ear defenders while in bed to, if i dont do this i fall to the floor and smash my head on the floor and can also trigger my epileptic seizures.
clothes are another sensory issue,i like having no clothes on [just my nappy and my sports bra],all clothes hurt me and scratch me,but i have to tolerate them when cold [which takes a lot for me but my apartment is freezing] or when going out,i used to strip off outside up until a few years ago as i loved the fresh air on my skin and the feel of the drive when lying down,i was frogmarched back in by my two support staff every time and told off like a naughty child.
water on my skin,up until my late twenties i had to wash with baby wipes,water on my skin felt like how dragging glass down your skin should feel,i was left in agony by it and it would trigger my behaviors.
i had sensory integration therapy which allowed me to tolerate water with a wetsuit on and go in a shower now,but i still feel agony i just dont react to it like i used to.
food, i have to have only one meal a day at 11.30pm and its got to be very specific textures and colours,i have a very restricted variety of foods because of smell,texture,colour and feel.
sense of smell, i CANNOT tolerate perfume,if any support staff come in my apartment with perfume on i feel physically sick and get a major headache and it triggers my behaviors.
ive told the company time and time again,please ask their staff and put on the advert for agency staff that they must have no perfume on because of my severe sensory issues and they dont listen.
my visual perception, its absolutely 'unique' to put it one way to put it another way it is a big problem for me,i see things in colour and lines these come together quite slowly to make their forms and i struggle to process what i see,humans are part of the background to me but i process animals very well.
i do best combining vision with touch.
