iamthestrangerinmoscow:

I don’t like when people talk about sensory processing disorder (SPD) in autistic people as a solely bad thing that can only cause trouble. Sure, SPD can make your life much harder, but it also makes it more intense sometimes, and it’s not always a bad thing.

Like I can’t stand more than three sources of sound, and some sounds send me into an overload immediately, but at the same time the joy I get from listening to music is profound and deep.

I can’t eat 85% of foods because of the texture or smell, but the ones I do like I can eat for breakfast, lunch and supper and they will always taste perfect to me.

I can’t bare most clothes textures, but nothing feels better to me than wrapping up in my favorite blanket or touching soft pieces of fabric.

Of course some of my senses are understimulated, but it’s also good sometimes. I never get motion sickness cause my vestibular sense is somewhat weak, and though my tendency to focus on what’s right in front of my eyes and ignore the peripheral vision can be confusing, I’m much better at picking out small details and noticing changes.

So SPD is not plain bad, it’s just different. And people who have it should try and find good things about their senses, because I’m sure there’s plenty of them.