Like I think my experiences are... more pervasive... than the airline-food study suggests (I am preeetty sure it's not just umami and sweet that get fucked up for me) -- but that is in fact completely in line with "autism" and, as you say, "sensory processing"! I just didn't realise this was a thing allistics did at all, let alone something that widespread and well-documented, so next time I'm explaining I don't want to eat in place X because I won't be able to taste the food I will have SCIENCE to back me up with instead of just treating it as a personal quirk to be vaguely ashamed of and apologetic about!
OK, I didn’t think it could possibly true that I can’t hear as well when I don’t have my glasses on, which is a thing I’ve said since adolescence. But no!
...noisy restaurants might want to re-think their noise...
Also, HUH! (We avoid noisy places since Offspring is not keen on sensory overload causing a meltdown, so I don't think they've noticed this one? I could be wrong. They don't tell me everything. O:> )
I had sortof assumed this was true for most people to some extent.
My biggest problem with very noisy restaurants is that I can't decide what to eat. I'm usually already hungry which by itself will make decisions harder; with sufficient noise I can't even scan the menu for a familiar default choice that is usually acceptable.
(I still nurse a grudge about the fact that Wagamama used to have a reliably Alex-food noodle soup on the menu, back in, oooh, 2014 or so, and they REMOVED IT circa 2015 so now they're not even reliable-easy-food for me!)
This confirms all my experiences and many of my biases ;-)
Did you see this piece from last year on how minimalist architectural choices in modern restaurants increase the level of ambient noise, particularly due to loud, easy to clean surfaces: How Restaurants Got So Loud
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Date: 2019-05-09 10:40 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-05-09 10:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-05-09 10:46 pm (UTC)Like I think my experiences are... more pervasive... than the airline-food study suggests (I am preeetty sure it's not just umami and sweet that get fucked up for me) -- but that is in fact completely in line with "autism" and, as you say, "sensory processing"! I just didn't realise this was a thing allistics did at all, let alone something that widespread and well-documented, so next time I'm explaining I don't want to eat in place X because I won't be able to taste the food I will have SCIENCE to back me up with instead of just treating it as a personal quirk to be vaguely ashamed of and apologetic about!
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Date: 2019-05-10 02:02 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-05-10 10:13 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-05-09 11:21 pm (UTC)but that is interesting to see attested to in allistics!
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Date: 2019-05-09 11:28 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-05-10 04:12 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-05-10 04:15 am (UTC)...noisy restaurants might want to re-think their noise...
Also, HUH! (We avoid noisy places since Offspring is not keen on sensory overload causing a meltdown, so I don't think they've noticed this one? I could be wrong. They don't tell me everything. O:> )
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Date: 2019-05-10 04:20 am (UTC)1. Can't understand the waitstaff
2. Can't understand my partner/friends
3. Instant migraine if loud enough.
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Date: 2019-05-10 05:26 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-05-10 06:01 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-05-10 08:35 am (UTC)My biggest problem with very noisy restaurants is that I can't decide what to eat. I'm usually already hungry which by itself will make decisions harder; with sufficient noise I can't even scan the menu for a familiar default choice that is usually acceptable.
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Date: 2019-05-10 10:49 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-05-10 11:41 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-05-10 12:46 pm (UTC)BAHAHAHAHA.
(I still nurse a grudge about the fact that Wagamama used to have a reliably Alex-food noodle soup on the menu, back in, oooh, 2014 or so, and they REMOVED IT circa 2015 so now they're not even reliable-easy-food for me!)
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Date: 2019-05-10 02:21 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-05-11 06:57 am (UTC)Did you see this piece from last year on how minimalist architectural choices in modern restaurants increase the level of ambient noise, particularly due to loud, easy to clean surfaces: How Restaurants Got So Loud