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ChromaticRaven
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17 Jun 2013, 12:15 pm

laylasmith wrote:
I don't know if this is the right place to put it but it seemed like a good choice.

I recently found out that one of my aspergers symptoms was not actually part of my aspergers. Its actually a disorder called Misophonia.
This link explain it a bit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia misophonia.com/symptoms-triggers/

I have been struggling with it for all of my life and I didn't even know it was a problem until about 5 years ago when the noises of my class mates sent me to the school nurse in tears unable to explain why something as simple as a noise could trigger the worst feelings in me.

I just wonder if there is anyone else on here that has the same problem. Or if you know anyone that does. If not we can talk about the noises you don't like. I probably don't like them either. I can't stand most noises.


Freaky freaky, squeaky squeaky! Yes, you'r not alone in this.. I also have problems concentrating at school because of all the noise there (plus i wonder if i have a hypersensitive hearing of some sort because sometimes i notice noises no one else manage to hear before i've mentioned it to them), just random sounds that you really shouldn't take much notice off manage to distract me. I recall once a couple months ago while having a big test getting really annoyed by the sound of the wind combined with the ticking off the clock on the wall, and a student chewing gum - In the end i had to ask the teacher to put me in another room, because every time i got distracted by the noises i forgot parts of the question/the answer i was writing and would then have to read/start all over again.

After that incident i had a talk with my teacher about the problem, and we agreed on that whenever it was possible, and it became to hard to get through similar situations i would get the opportunity to change to another room by myself.

Maybe you could get such an agreement? If not because the noises are annoying but so that you get the chance to perform your best at school.



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20 Jun 2013, 12:10 am

ChromaticRaven wrote:

Freaky freaky, squeaky squeaky! Yes, you'r not alone in this.. I also have problems concentrating at school because of all the noise there (plus i wonder if i have a hypersensitive hearing of some sort because sometimes i notice noises no one else manage to hear before i've mentioned it to them), just random sounds that you really shouldn't take much notice off manage to distract me. I recall once a couple months ago while having a big test getting really annoyed by the sound of the wind combined with the ticking off the clock on the wall, and a student chewing gum - In the end i had to ask the teacher to put me in another room, because every time i got distracted by the noises i forgot parts of the question/the answer i was writing and would then have to read/start all over again.

After that incident i had a talk with my teacher about the problem, and we agreed on that whenever it was possible, and it became to hard to get through similar situations i would get the opportunity to change to another room by myself.

Maybe you could get such an agreement? If not because the noises are annoying but so that you get the chance to perform your best at school.


I am graduated now but I had a lot of awesome things in place for me to help with the noises. I was allowed to keep an mp3 player on me that played only white noise to help drown out the noises. I was allowed to request to do school work/tests in another room if I needed it plus I had a hand full of places I could go if the noises got bad enough to cause me an anxiety attack.

They did this as part of my aspergers and what in my state is known as a 504. though thinking about it know I think my noises are more misophonia than just simple sensitivity. Though it might be a bit of both or neither.