Why Autistic People Hate Light Touch
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
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My name is Christian Swenson. I'm a 29-year old autistic man with interests in philosophy, art history, and all sorts of things. I made this channel to talk about the experience of autism from an autistic perspective. Autistic consciousness isn't normal consciousness. The autistic world isn't the normal world. I want to explore that world with you.
For me, being touched lightly kinda feels like someone running Ice Cubes over my skin. Not cold but it still sends uncomfortable shivers over my body. My most sensitive part is my head, especially the top and I don't like it at all if someone just runs their fingers through my hair. Scratching is okay but if it's just a light touch, it's so intense that I just back of. It doesn't hurt, it just feels weird.
The only one who can touch me at any time without my verbal consent is my girlfriend because she knows where I like to be touched and what parts of my body she should stay away from.
your description of autism as fear of energy flow and movement has really stuck with me, and it explains so succinctly why i have difficulties with starting things. it has really helped me.
I was getting some x-rays recently and there were two radiologists. One used light touch to get me positioned appropriately-and of course it worked, because how can you possibly not move away from light touch? The other tried to reposition me more firmly, but my default reaction to that is to push back, become rigid. I'm not used to / good at turning that default off, so it was awkward. Trying to be cooperative, but my body doesn't want to...
What a fantastic analysis!
I have long suspected that autism is at root a condition of unusually permeable boundaries. It's certainly my experience - my boundaries have always been on the low side, even to the point of feeling other people's emotions (empath).
For some reason I never got the touch disgust reaction though. Maybe because my whole family are autistic, so I was born into an environment of everyone being very sensitive to others and all kind of half-merged. My mother kind of negotiated the boundaries for everyone.
Hurt a lot of people's feelings with my reaction to light touch. Love a bear hug though.
Thank you Christian, i just found your channel (and just entered the phase where i recognize a lot of autistic traits in me) and wanted to say thank you. I felt 'seen' in a way I actually never felt seen. Recognizing a lot of what you say about fear of feeling energy, feeling sensations and how my life basically revolves around making sure i can stay in control to only let the world enter me to a certain extent to not 'loose' myself, whatever that means... anyways, looking forward to learn a lot more from you. Thanks a lot! 💜💜
I hate light touches AND light sounds.
I've never saw it from this side... thank you!
I'm so happy you're back making content. You're amazing!
Yo I feel this so much too much. I don’t want to be touch and the feeling of someone else and then being myself
If we drown I don’t really want to. But then I also enjoy some touches if we flow together and it takes time
But I don’t like sudden touching
You’re right about the world being filled with wonder
Like the feeling of petting the dogs is joyful and fluffy
Explore the good feelings
Thank you for this