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SplendidSnail
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01 Jul 2018, 10:29 am

Arganger wrote:
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Asher helps a lot, he creates like a little bubble of space around me. Without him I'm lost, I get confused and light touch hurts, so I avoid entering crowds and if I cannot help it, I likely end up in meltdown.

Yay for Asher!

Who's Asher?


My service dog

That seems like something that a service dog would be really good at. Yay for Asher!
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01 Jul 2018, 5:57 pm

I believe I've studied and analyzed humans up to a point that I can basically figure out where they're going and what way they're going to turn next - I see it as "Terminator vision," I can just weave in and out of any crowd.

Crowds when I'm nervous get to me, but when I'm having fun or not paying attention - such as at amusement parks - it doesn't even register other than to get around them.



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01 Jul 2018, 8:38 pm

Spooky_Mulder wrote:
I believe I've studied and analyzed humans up to a point that I can basically figure out where they're going and what way they're going to turn next - I see it as "Terminator vision," I can just weave in and out of any crowd.

Oh gosh, that is one thing I'm TERRIBLE at. I do it at work all the time. I have no idea where someone is going to go, so I just stop and wait a second =|


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01 Jul 2018, 9:44 pm

I don't do crowds anymore. Crowds put me in a trance so bad that OUT is my only thought until I get away.


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