I’ve been working as a substitute teacher because I haven’t been able to find a “real” job and to be a substitute teacher all you have to do is sign up and if you’re background check is clean, you’re in. Being inside of a school is really stressful. Lights, constantly being perceived by others, the noise, the bullying of other students right in front of you?! I CANNOT do regular classrooms. It’s overstimulating and sends me into meltdown within two hours. In contrast, the special needs classrooms are under stimulating so I find myself stimming. Our school system has now created special classrooms for autistic children, and those are the perfect balance of stimulation for me. The lights are a little bit more dim. Some kids are nonverbal. Some kids are aggressive and some kids are very clingy and some don’t want to be touched. Unless we get to go to a sensory playroom! ❤

Whenever a loud car passes me, (if I'm alone) I will just shout "SHUT THE FUCK UP" and be so angry for like 30 seconds and then I'm fine 😂

Ohhh and clothing. I always wondered why I have been a hoodie collector my whole life… i love a hoodie.. I am so comforted to come home and get out of my shitty office clothing and get into my joggers and hoodie and get cozy in my comfy bed with my fav blanket and pillow and just escape there watching whatever show or topic I am currently obsessed with. IT IS EVERYTHING to me.

It is pleasantly rare to find a person 💖 trusted enough for a cat to let it be held on its back (feet up).

I also like to just lay dawn for 5 to 10 minutes at least 3 times during the day. I started to do that because I help my mom do the dishes and her sink is very low, so after a while I get a terrible back pain. But it also helped me to regulate my mood.

I’ve just found your channel! Love it!!

Hi Dana 😊 It was your video/ link on the flare website about flare audio ear plugs that helped me to make up my mind to buy them, and I wouldn't be without them now! I'm now a fan of your content and a subscriber 😊 Please keep making your autism content, it's so helpful and validating 🥰

I loathe bass sound and loud music others are playing, like bass in a vehicle driving by or neighbors blaring bass filled music… makes me want to get violent… it sends me into pure rage to the point I have gotten into verbal altercations with people over it. It’s like bugs crawling in my skin. I feel the same with loud obnoxious noises that are repetitive… like someone going in and out of the door and slamming the door within a few minutes makes me ANGRY. Sirens, alarms, ambulance, anything like that enrages me. Loud talking and obnoxiousness bullshit sends me into fight or flight, I have actually left my house during a get together my partner hosted and stayed in a hotel for the night because the loud music and talking and door opening and closing and just chaos around me made me insane. I couldn’t leave fast enough.

I was thinking about those full body pajamas with the plastic-coated feet I was forced to wear as a kid and I almost had a breakdown. 😂

Try working in a supermarket for 10. Years.

love this video

Hi, I get overstimulated in cafes and in a loud street, and also I can't stand a slimy soap, and also it's often hard to take a shower, because of how the humid skin feels. Thanks for the topic brought up

I just bumped into your videos lately and I love them! I think your lovely!!!

I hate my house smelling like food… like when we cook in the kitchen, I will change clothes multiple times because I don’t like smelling like the food and I hate if the scent of food lingers to my bedroom too. I will put towels under the door to avoid it. I usually ask my partner to use the outdoor grill to cook meats. I have super sensitive sense of smell and the smell of like motor oil or gasoline makes me cringe… like don’t get near me with that smell. A BIG one for me is soft touch. It took me forever to explain to my boyfriend that he can’t just reach over and slowly stroke me because the discomfort I feel.. makes me squirm. I cant fkn stand it! Now a strong touch or pat or even deep tissue rub, I am all

Oh and I hate phone calls. I can’t stand my phone ringing or alert sounds. My phone stays on silent and do not disturb mode and I check my messages when I am in the mood to actually face the task. 🤷‍♀️

loved this video, relatable as always, but it's hilarious to me that there's a horrible whining grinding noise in the background for the very end of the video hahaha

You said fuck

I feel for you, talking about sensory issues while it sounds like a fighter jet is about to take off in the background. 🫂