Autism Awareness Month - Autism Simulator | Operation Ouch | Science for Kids
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For Operation Ouch autism awareness month special, Dr Xand and Dr Chris are trying out the VR autism simulator to experience what it's like to have autism. S...

They did two simulations of sensory sensitivity. I thought it was going to be bs, but when they did the park and mall videos, I laughed because I found it to be so true for me. Then, I realized that NTs live like they’re in a movie: they can focus only on what they intend to focus by tuning everything else out. Wowwwww.

Anyone feel similar or disagree? Have you seen video that you think are better representations?

  • BOMBS@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    4·
    11 months ago

    Also: The best way to trigger an autistic person is to start saying a lot of obviously false bullshit and then ask them ‘isnt that right’ or ‘does that sound good to you?’

    Basicslly causes a short circuit, because what I just heard was a gish gallop of nonsense that I cannot logically respond to all of it + now i know that if i do not agree, i will lose social standing with the person i ostensibly care about, but i also know if i do agree now and disagree later this person will be angry at me.

    And even if i can somehow explain everything logically wrong with what was just said, i will lose social status anyway because i will either be mocked for caring too much or as some kind of weird.

    I really needed to hear that someone else has had that experience. I’m learning that there are people that know to do this on purpose to build a trap. It’s quite selfish because you spent all that energy paying attention and addressing the illogicality of their statement, but when you go to respond, you are attacked for it.

    When I witness it now, my plan is to just leave. I’m not dealing with that nonsense.

    • vexikron@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      Yes, there are absolutely people that do that on purpose, problem is they are more or less everywhere.

      At least in my experience, neurotypicals often do this without even realizing it, and then get angry with you if you attempt to talk with them about it.

      And, yeah, if you run into someone who does this /intentionally/? Just run, basically.