When an Autistic person is a sensory seeker, they might crave loud music, spicy food, blazing bright colors, or plenty of activity and motion. They don’t wear headphones in public to drown out the overwhelming noise of other people, but because a thumping synthpop track helps keep them engaged and grounded. The goal is the same in either case—to make sense of a barrage of data that’s hard to process. A sensory seeking, fun-loving persona makes for a very effective Autism mask; no one sees you as an “overly sensitive” disabled person if you’re constantly traveling the world and thrashing to the
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