Is irritation/agitation caused by wind an Asperger's thing?

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I get very irritated/agitated in relatively strong wind. Do you guys?

It wouldn't surprise me. The wind is noisy, and if you're in it it's blowing on you. It's could cause a sensory overload, which could cause us to be anxious/upset. And usually, when it's windy, something is changing in the weather. It may become story/snowy, or the temperature could be really changing, and change also brings on anxiety!
So, it sounds logical to me.

I don't like strong wind either.

To directly answer your question though, no, it doesn't have anything to do with AS. At least no connection that's ever been studied or proven that I know of.

I personally can't stand strong wind, because I can't breathe in it.

There is a recent study though, that suggests a connection between an airway abnormality and Autism. There's a pretty recent thread about it in the General forum. Nothing really proven yet, but if further studies are done, who knows?

They may, or may not, find something.

Droning noises can bother me.

At first I thought you meant flatulence.

I think nobody likes strong wind blowing towards them. My mum gets annoyed when she's having to battle through strong winds. And the other day when I was waiting at the bus stop it was very windy, and an older woman said to me, ''gosh, I wish the bus would hurry up and come so it can get us out of this wind!'' And I agreed.

I hate snow the most - snow is what causes anxiety, agitation and panic attacks, due to the fear of slipping right over and hurting myself, and/or drawing attention (people here literally humiliate people who slip right over). Also I don't like the ground being covered, and all your plans are all mucked up. But wind is my second worst weather, maybe not causing as many panic attacks and snow does, but I still hate it when it's windy and I walk into places looking windswept and red in the face.

I can not STAND the snow. So cold. It's pretty when sparkling in some sunlight, but when not it just looks grayish and depressing. And then driving in it is scary. I still have mild panic attacks when driving in snow because where I live, just a little north, the weather seems to change drasticly. I was driving home, and it was overcast, but no snow. Then what seemed like out of no where, you could literally see the line of snow in a LINE starting up. I tried to slow down for when I went into it, but did it at the wrong time, and my care spun around twice, on the free way. The entire time I'm going "Oh sh**," over and over again, and watching people dodge around me in their cars until my car (fortunately) slid and ended up at the shoulder/edge of the road. There I was able to calm down enough to get it, and myself, back going and to get home.

No, I know of people without AS who don't like it.
I don't like it because I hate that it blows my hair in my face, and I'm sure that isn't just an AS thing.

This discussion reminded me of a book I read years ago - Heaven's Breath by Lyall Watson. It's all about wind, famous winds, and how they affect us.

When I was younger I regularly used to get a stomach-ache from being outside in windy weather.

I regularly get earache from being outside in windy weather.

I get that, too--especially when I used to swimming at Lake Michigan when I was a kid.

I like wind under certain circumstances. Driving with the windows down is not one of them...but in a nature setting (say, camping or hiking), wind can be fun - even exhilarating. What I like even less than the times of 'non-fun' wind exposure are fans and vents. I'd rather stay hot or cold if, to cool down or heat up means having a fan or vent directed straight at me. It may well be a sensory/Aspie thang.

I only like wind if the air temperature & humidity is such that it doesn't feel cool or cold. I hate cold air on my skin. There's also something depressing to me about wind in trees, but I can't say why.

I dunno about wind but I can't *stand* the feeling of my own breath on my skin.