Tarren (They/Them)@actuallyautistic @neurodivergentblind Curious if this is an #ActuallyAutistic thing, a #NeurodivergentBlind thing, or just a me thing. Sounds that, when identified, don't remotely faze me will drive me up a wall if I can't either perceive or envision what is making them. It's almost like the unknown factor triggers me more than the sound itself.
Audrey Farnum@Tarrenvane @actuallyautistic @neurodivergentblind Yes, I do the same thing. Once I identify the sound, I'm fine but I fixate on unknown sounds. It apparently has a look associated with it because my friends will ask me what I'm listening to and tell me I have my listening face on. I'm blind. Never been diagnosed with autism but I definitely have some neurodivergent traits so I don't know for sure what which is the bigger contributor but I suspect it's a little of both.
@neurodivergentblind @actuallyautistic @atfarnum Funny story about that "look" thing: My partner and I were visiting her dad, so the unknown-sound-trigger wasn't really an issue since I was already in a space of expecting unfamiliar sounds. My partner's dad was cutting some green waste, and she and I were debating what the sound was. He let us debate it for a minute before he finally told us what it was. But he could tell we were trying to figure out what the sound was.