Which of your sense(s) are most severe?

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Mine are hearing and smelling. I can hear literally everything and need to wear earplugs at night to be able to fall asleep. As for smelling, it's about the same.

Hearing!

Sound. Always sound. I wish I were deaf on a daily basis.

One man's noise is another man's treasure. Good for him, but it is still noise to me.

And, touching by others when THEY want to do so without asking. I don't mind being touched or hugged, just warn me with a little cue (like arms wide open)! Gregarious men (employers, salesmen and any sports fan) are the worst for this; backslapping, rib-poking, arm-slugging ... OMGG, really?!? It reminds me of my days as a kid learning Taekwondo. But, at least I knew it was to be expected then and there.

Also, while smells are almost never bothersome to me, the smell of pubs and bars is disgusting. The combined smells of beer, wine, cigarettes and cologne or perfume practically knock me back (this complaint might be universal, not specific to my Aspieness).

Sound and taste. I am very sensitive to loud noises and wear earplugs or cover my ears so I wouldn't hear them. For tastes, there are certain bitter flavors of certain food, such as onions, that make me gag whenever I put them in my mouth.

Sound and smell.

touch

Mine are sound (hearing) and touch (tactile defensiveness).

visual, auditory, and tactile


I'm VERY sensory defensive and hypersensitive over all but those three cause the most problems. I also have trouble with visual processing. I have trouble with all of my other senses as well (i.e. olfactory, vestibular, proprioception, pain)

Hearing! The world is a noisy place.

Hearing and vision.

I hate going to the supermarket because of all the noise but also because I can't keep my eyes focused on the products. There's so many colours and shapes and rows of products and my eyes are all over the place.

The same thing happens when I walk down the road. I notice tiny details in things but then I miss the big things like the car that's coming fast around the corner. I used to bump into lamp posts all the time when I was a kid walking home from school.

I used to get panic attacks because I got so overwhelmed visually and I wouldn't go out for a long time. I still get scared when I go out by myself... too much noise... too much to see. Having said that, I would hate to be deaf or blind so I am very blessed to have my sight and hearing, just wish I could tone them both down a bit!

very severe impairments in all senses apart from smell,think having grown up around mum as a heavy smoker,it had really stunted sense of smell,nothing at all like her extremely poor sense of smell though as am still sensitive to certain things.

Hearing. I can't deal without some ear plugs handy

Audio, sight and touch are the only ones that are Hyper Sensitive, my scent and Taste are Hypo Sensitive, and do not affect me at all.

Hearing has always been the worst though.

I taste bitter where others don't. am VERY sensitive to phonographic surface noise. VERY sensitive to judder in motion picture projection. VERY sensitive to bumps in the road when riding in cars with mediocre suspension systems.