Coffee Drinking and Autism

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I'm allergic to coffee

i'd REALLY like to know. (the boxes of tea in the store don't say.)

mine doesnt if that helps

I hate the taste of coffee. However, it is the smell of coffee that is the issue for me. The smell of coffee gives me sensory overload.
level 1 - offended by the smell
level 2 - headache from smell
level 3 - earache
level 4 - dizzyness
level 5 - disorintation
level 6 - panicky feeling
level 7 - panick attack

level 1 is always reached.
level most times.

other levels now and then if exposed for too long. Level 7 is quite rare but happens if already very overloaded or stressed and I cannot find where the coffee is.

it's common for autistics to either have a hypo or hyper sensitive sense of taste,more common than autistics with normal sense of taste.
as coffee is a strong taste [especially the plain stuff],it would be more likely to appeal less to those who have a hypersensitive sense of taste,but it's possible not just to like the taste of it anyway,it is a unique flavour.
have tried mocha? the chocolate dulls the coffee a bit and tastes good.


Bearsac-Debra,
have ever got sick from the smell of it?
sister [NT] started having this problem some time ago,used to drink it,but then the smell started to make her dizzy and sick.



am self medicated with caffeine for years,it has the reverse effect on am and slows am down,am have been diagnosed with adhd though,as well as having autism,not sure how it would affect someone who was purely autie or aspie.

I love strong black coffee, I have a grinder and everything. For a while one of my obsessions was coffee and I used to order beans from all over and wnatnot. Now that has faded and I just use Costco brand.

I think it also has a different effect on me than most. I remember when I first started drinking the world would slow down so much and I would be able to think about a hundred things in every moment.

i love a little bit espresso coffee as black as the night and so strong that the cup almost cracks with a lot of milk in it, preferable goat's milk, and without sugar.

I love coffee without sweetener only a little milk in it. I cannot drink more than 1 cup at a time on an empty stomach. It gives me a tummyache and makes my head feel funny. I can drink a cup before going to sleep at night.

many NT people also had to get used to the taste of their first coffee, alcohol and cigarettes, because that's just what adults do. most people on autistic spectrum, however, don't respond to peer pressure and unlike the NT ones they don't see a reason to get used to the taste of it just to fit. i'd never started drinking alcohol, coffee, smoking cigarettes, on the contrary i never stopped drinking milk and eating cookies

Can't stand the taste of coffee.

Love my Rancilio espresso machine and the short blacks and lattes I can make with it...

A little instant coffee...3 spoons of sugar and lots of creamer.

Basically it's sugar water with the flavor of coffee.

Probably like those sugary bottled coffee beverages which I detest...I really hate cold coffee.

I like coffee with milk.

I LOVE coffee. It gets my brain working in the morning. I like it fresh-ground and black. I didn't like it at all until I was 25, but I eventually succumbed to the aromas.

For later in the day I like caramel macchiatos once in a while. I only drink coffee at night if I'm also eating a rich dessert.

The caffeine from tea comes from the tea leaf and herbal teas usually don't have any actual tea in them and thus no caffeine. Tea typically has less caffeine than coffee does. Usually black teas will have about half the caffeine and green teas around 1/4 that of coffee. White tea has even less I believe. For other sources of caffeine, you can also look for cocoa or dark chocolates and things like energy drinks that have guaranine, mateine, or theine. These are all synonyms for the chemical compound caffeine and just refer to the source of the caffeine.

I drink it whenever I work overtime to give me a jolt, its plain, but i cant drink hot fluids, i guess my mouth is sensitive. I used to hate coffie, only the past 2 years i started drinking and suddenly i enjoy!