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I went to a grocery store in the morning that I normally go to at night and they had dimmed lights, soft music, as well as no sounds coming from the cash registers (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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It seemed really surreal to me so I asked about it, apparently they have hours for people on the spectrum to make it more comfortable for them. As far as I know, I'm not on the spectrum but this environment was soooooo calming. It was like being at a spa. Is this not something everyone enjoys or should I consider getting checked out for autism??

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[–] Camille_Jamal@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Hi I'm AuDHD (autism ADHD) it is not inherently autistic to find places like grocery stores discomforting, as they are meant to be discomforting, as your decision making is heavily reduced when you're overstimulated, and thus customers buy more product, or the wrong product so they have to come back and buy more, etc.

I do get overstimulated and sometimes overwhelmed by grocery stores, yeah. If you have any questions about this, or autism, or ADHD, feel free to ask!

Have a great day and be kind! :D

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's so weird that these days you have to almost bring a note from your doctor if you don't want a constant barrage of sensory overload

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

Hello, I work in retail in Australia. The shopping malls I'm at all have "quiet time" for "people with sensory issues" every Tuesday morning from 9 to 11:30 am. It is as you described, and I agree with you.

Now I'm not sure where I stand on the spectrum but I've heard colleagues say they also prefer the quiet time, so, there you go. I just don't understand the point of bombarding people with music all the time especially for Christmas.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

should I consider getting checked out for autism??

do it because it's much more common than people realize.

also, it's called a spectrum for a reason; there are varying degrees of "strengths" and "types" of neurodivergence. (there's actual words for them but my memory is useless before coffee).

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 weeks ago

There's also over diagnosis where people want a reason for their personality traits and doctor shop. Sometimes people are just quirky as part of life experience, and not everything is a disorder.