Do flashing lights/flickering images give you headaches?

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I've noticed this problem for a long time, and realized it's probably why I often drew or worked on crafts while listening to TV, rather than watching the screen all the time. Flashing lights, flickering images, or even things that move very quickly like zooming lenses give me headaches that can last for DAYS. Just a little flickering can make me really anxious, dizzy, disoriented, or go into a trance.

Does anybody else have this problem? I've read that in the UK, they have warning messages on TV that a story will have flashing images, but I wrote someone in the FCC and she said that it's not required in the US. I was wondering if this is common in autistics, maybe as a part of sensory processing disorders. Maybe we could start a campaign. It's gotten so bad that I mostly only watch publicly funded TV (PBS) or British TV shows, which don't generally have much flashing (maybe because of different laws?)

Yes, they tend to give me headache, eye-aches and I even get nauseous at times, especially with neon lights.

Only on certain frequencies and color/tone/brightnesses. No particular combination. But, it does have to be just right. But when it is, it is almost migraine level. And, I really am adverse to light in general.