Comments on: How to recognize overload. https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/how-to-recognize-overload/ Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:09:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Fenners^Kerry https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/how-to-recognize-overload/#comment-15924 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:09:35 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=315#comment-15924 I really liked this article. I thought that it put into plain writing exactly how bad some people’s overload can get. Whilst none of us quite get the same reaction to numerous people in our environment, too many of them around us for too much time will cause us to become less functional, or at least less comfortable. Their speech seems louder, their movements become more noticeable, and their presence is a distraction. I think that a lot of the problem with having too many people around is that unlike some other unwanted stimuli, you can’t necessarily control them or tell them all to leave your space.

—Kerry

]]> By: ballastexistenz https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/how-to-recognize-overload/#comment-15923 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:08:37 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=315#comment-15923 I used the bathroom when I was a kid, but it wasn’t enough for very long. I needed to not be in school, actually, but nobody picked up on that until it was too late.

]]> By: chamoisee https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/how-to-recognize-overload/#comment-15922 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:11:19 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=315#comment-15922 Getting a restroom break is what I did…I woudl go in the bathroom, turn all the lights off, and ball up in a corner (the pressure of the walls was comforting) and sometimes rock. It wasn’t enough to compensate for the stress of the job, though. I just quit/lost the job due to a catastrophic meltdown.

]]> By: n. https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/how-to-recognize-overload/#comment-15921 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 21:21:15 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=315#comment-15921 chamoisée, i think the usual way to get a break when you aren’t allowed is to pretend you are going to the restroom. not sure if that works in your kind of job.

]]> By: Ettina https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/how-to-recognize-overload/#comment-15920 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:05:10 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=315#comment-15920 I learnt to try to ignore people bugging me because the teachers kept saying ‘just ignore them’. Because of that, my brother will be unintentionally bugging me and I won’t realize it until suddenly I snap ‘stop it!’ at him. My parents tell me I get annoyed too fast, but I keep trying to tell them it’s just that I suppress annoyance until I reacxh my limit. I’ve been trying top reduce that, mainly by consciously noticing annoyance earlier and asking him to stop when I’m still calm enough to be nice about it.

]]> By: Fer https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/how-to-recognize-overload/#comment-15919 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:52:35 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=315#comment-15919 The bits on sound getting far more jarring when overloaded actually make sense–if I’m stressy or really tired, sound (even normal sound) seems to be too loud, to give too much “pressure” on the ears, etc. Touch also tends to be physically painful at these times, and if I’m tired or stressed I’ve tended to devolve into “Engrish” when I talk (in that I will phrase things oddly, or be unable to remember the word and then describe what it does or its purpose in an attempt to “word” it–even last night, I forgot the word “frosting” (I was sick and dead tired) and asked my husband why he was eating “cake topping”, LOL).

I’m hesitant to describe myself as autistic or aspie (never been “formally” diagnosed, though I think at least four people keep telling me I could be a textbook aspie, lol) but it IS things like this that I’ve noticed with myself that do make me seriously wonder at times.

(And the musical wire thing–that’s one hell of an idea, thanks :D)

]]> By: chamoisee https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/how-to-recognize-overload/#comment-15918 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:34:32 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=315#comment-15918 I think this is interesting. Most of the time, I can recognize signs of an impending meltdown, but what should a person do if you are at work, about to melt down, and are not allowed to go home or take a break?

People are not very accomodating, because I pass for a “weird” normal most of the time.

]]> By: Jennifer Gibson https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/how-to-recognize-overload/#comment-15917 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:11:30 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=315#comment-15917 I am just learning about Autism because my husband is getting involved in fund raising for a particular school. I am curious what happens when someone gets overloaded and how does it feel? Thank you for all of the wonderful insight.

]]> By: ballastexistenz https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/how-to-recognize-overload/#comment-15916 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:24:44 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=315#comment-15916 Reduce most stimulation (except for ‘stimming’), stay with familiar places/things/etc, cut down on all unnecessary activities (and possibly on necessary ones if it’s gone far enough).

]]> By: Zetetic https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/how-to-recognize-overload/#comment-15915 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:22:37 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=315#comment-15915 So what do you do to prevent overload once you see it coming?

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