07/03/2026
Thank you The Autistic Teacher 🤗
Autistic sensory experiences can be:
✨ Hyper-sensitive (too much)
✨ Hypo-sensitive (not enough)
✨ Fluctuating
✨ Deeply intense in both beautiful and painful ways
It’s not one-size-fits-all.
If a child covers their ears, avoids eye contact, refuses certain clothes, or melts down in busy places —
ask “What are they feeling?”
not “How do I stop this?”
If you want to support autistic people:
✔️ Try reducing sensory load in classrooms and workplaces
✔️ Offer alternatives (lighting, headphones, seating)
✔️ Believe people when they say something hurts
✔️ Stop labelling distress as defiance
Accessibility is respect.
