Do you get Goosebumps when touched?

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When my partner lightly touches me, I get goosebumps along the same side of my body as I've been touched, right from head-to-toe regardless of where I've been touched/tickled.

I am hypersensitive to touch, and I find light/gentle touches to be the worst, but it's interesting that I get goosebumps from it and wondered if other aspies are the same??

^^ I am very sorry as I do not believe I obtain goosebumps when touched. Alas, often when touched gently or softly I am blessed with shock. ^^ I am sorry for being of little help.

yes, i do.

I had a meltdown yesterday at church. My fiance and I had gone to an isolated room and I was getting calm from it and staring into space, and then he touched me (I believe it is a normal comforting thing for NTs?). Broke out into goosebumps (but didn't have a meltdown). I don't think of myself as especially hypersensitive to touch (can stand most neck tags on clothing without complaining although not ribcage tags). Either way it was very salient and I stopped breathing for a few seconds.

When I initiate the contact I usually don't get it, but if someone touches me lightly or brushes me for more than a sec or touches me when I'm too overloaded to bear touch I get goosebumps all over.

I heard people say it's very strange that I work with little kid then (because they jump at you and hug you all the time), but kids just go to hug you tightly and uncoordinated. There's like no chance they brush you lightly by other than accident.

They're noisy and loud and awkward in their display of childish affection which I don't mind.

Adults however are subtle and only initiate focused touches (unless they have motor issues) and seem to only like touching others lightly and are usually uncomfortable or even pained easily if you touch them firmly.

I am hypersensitive to light touching and often times get goosebumps from it. Happened to me today in a big way. Less gentle touching doesn't send me over the edge nearly as much, although I am still not a big fan of being touched in general unless I am prepared for it.

I'm not usually so sensitive to touching but the kind of touches I am sensitive to do give me a bit of goosebumps.

When I get massages I tell the people to use a firm touch, none of the feathery light touch stuff for me. I am much better with touch in general if I initiate it or it's coming from a trusted person (there are very few people in that circle).