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.
Xantastic@Tarrenvane totally a probably all of that thing. YOur'e blind and nd, so am I, I have this thing. IT also depends on what kind of sound it is that's happening. But i have experienced this.
@cordova5029 Yeah, type of sound and context does make a difference. I'm more triggered by unidentified sounds in my own home environment than I am by those in places outside the home. I think, as I said in an earlier post, that this has to do with expecting the unexpected. When I'm away from home, I'm expecting to hear sounds that aren't readily identifiable, but when I'm at home, I have a certain expectation that I should be able to recognize what's making what sound where.
@Tarrenvane all of this. Unkown sounds especially if they sound offputting are rather unnerving. It's like, wtf is that/ how is that happening, where... ok, downstairs in the... huh? why is the drain bubbling liek that. joking of course, but just an example.