Overwhelm

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Sometimes. Mostly it happens when there's too much sensory input, somebody might talk too fast and not clearly enough, and sometimes my life might get worse if I don't take it in, but I can't. I notice this loop, with my brain saying "can't take it in, must take it in, can't take it in......" Luckily it subsides after a minute or two, I don't know how.

Before I knew anything about ASD I noticed I got into a state I called the "ton of bricks" situation, where too many problems were on my plate. I also noticed that it got better as soon as one or two of the bricks either fell off me of their own accord, or I managed to shake them off somehow. Then I was able to overcome the weight of the remaining bricks and stand up again.