Sensory Issues Quotes

“Does it hurt you or something? Can I ask you that?"
"Eye contact? No. Maybe it hurts for some people, but not for me. It's..." I've tried for years to put it into words. All the things I want to compare it to—music that's too loud, flavor that's too strong, images that flash too quickly—are different for other people, too, so it never feels quite right {...} "I can do it for, like, half a second. Anything longer is just too much. Too intense. It scrambles my brain."
It's intimate, I think, but don't say aloud.
"Right," he says slowly.
"Like a shock," I say, trying again. "Like a jolt that goes through me the second I make eye contact, or someone touches me when I don't expect it... like those things are suddenly so present, so loud and intrusive. It's so overwhelming I can't think right.”
― Corinne Duyvis, On the Edge of Gone

“If you have sensory issues yourself, keep in mind that sensory problems manifest differently in every person, and they can even differ from day to day.”
― Nancy Peske, Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues