Sensory Overload

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I’m in a nursing home, I have 5 roommates, they are quiet,but one of the women talk crazy talk, I don’t understand anything coming from her. I’m having sensory issues.

How do people here handle it?

My mother-in-law has a roomate at her nursing home that I hate visiting because I can't understand what she says to save my life.

The only piece of advice that I could give would be to try and understand her non-verbal ques and body language. As someone with ASD I realize that this may be a lot to ask of someone else on the spectrum, but if possible it could open up a new realm of communication between the two of you and might ease some of the frustration for you about not understanding what she is speaking.

My father was in a nursing home with two roommates, and one of them had some sort of mental problem and talked loudly to no one in particular, and did so a lot. Through the mediation of a friendly nurse, we got him moved to a room where he only had one roommate, someone who was quiet.

Could you talk to the staff and explain that you have sensory issues related to your autism? Possibly they could move you to a quieter room.

I asked a nurse about her, she has dem (I think Alzheimer) it sad. I did tell them & they moved me.

I'm glad! Have a nice day, Kitty.

Why do you have sensory overloads? Only due to sounds? Or due to other sensual stimuli also?

I (think that I) have never experienced sensory overload, so I can't say how to deal with it. Many sounds at the same time are not unpleasant to me. I would say that I have a sort of autism which is not well-studied. I do not fit to the examples of autistic individuals described by Leo Kanner.