what are these things i am experiencing?

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First thing is when i am focused on something and someone interrupts me i get scared because i get lost in the things i focus on. Second and most disturbing thing is in the school environment there are a lot of noise and i get migraine almost everyday. I lose my balance i can't focus on anything i get sick in my stomach and feel like vomiting.i used to get really angry, screaming, throwing stuff into the wall,crying etc but after medication i don't get much angry. I take painkiller but because noise continues my pain doesn't stop. Does autism cause that or do i have some other problem? Do you guys ever experience this?

I experience it too. Both of those sets of symptoms sound familiar and I associate them with autism. I have to keep written lists of things I work on because I easily forget them if I get even small interruptions - I have to focus so hard on what a person is saying that I totally forget what I was doing and even have a hard time remembering what I want to say. I get scared that others will see that I have to focus so hard ant that I get lost. I have a limited short-term memory due to autism, although my long-term memory is much better than average. Your description of how you react to a noisy environment is also familiar - I get brain-fried with too much light or noise or commotion - even nice things like sightseeing interesting flowers burns me out if it goes on too long. Even my dear cats can deeply irritate me if they persist in begging for food when I'm trying to read or eat. I get really irritable and want to snap! Somebody loudly talking on the phone while I'm reading or working really gets to me because I can hardly focus. I've learned to see those challenges as opportunities to work on my tolerance and patient behavior, although there are plenty of times when I still am struggling inside. I often get dizzy and get nausea or stomachache when these situations happen. I normally have a very high pain tolerance, but when I get overwhelmed I get sensitive to pain and discomfort. I think the root of a lot of the issue is sensory overwhelm and issues related to focusing, which a lot of autistic people experience. I've taken medications in the past, and it seemed to help at first, but I found that over time I actually did better managing my feelings without them. For me understanding that I was experiencing hypersensitivity and overwhelm from my autism helped me be able to choose how to react. Before realizing that, the problems seemed to be outside me, attacking me, and I tended to just blame people in my mind and would generally silently judge and resent them.

Yes autism causes this. I experience it when I hear sharp noises. I also experience it when I wear a certain type of PT glove.

You are experiencing hypersensitivity to noise. It can be caused by Autism or Sensory Processing Disorder.

Autistic people do tend to hyperfocus on topics that interest them. Being interrupted in that state can seem like the equivalent of someone slapping you while you are in a deep sleep.

I agree with the above, it gets really difficult when the flight or fight response kicks in. The only problem is my brain wants to do both at the same time its like I need to get out of here right now before I punch someone.