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Recent content by Suzie D

  1. Suzie D

    Hypersensitivity to noise within autism for university dissertation project!

    I'm also with you here. The scale with occasionally at the centre is the scale for auditory sensitivity, taken from the - I'm pretty certain - only available, checked, and rated scientifically reliable adult sensory profile. (There's a lot out there for children.) I have to use their measures to...
  2. Suzie D

    Hypersensitivity to noise within autism for university dissertation project!

    I really relate to this, and it pains me a bit to have to stick to such robust scales. Scientific method and my neurodivergency don't go hand in hand, I wish there was more room for nuance. Unfortunately since this is my first dissertation/empirical project of this size I'm using quantitative...
  3. Suzie D

    Hypersensitivity to noise within autism for university dissertation project!

    Hi! I'd be more than happy to. The project won't be complete for another few months, and I'd have to figure out how to publish the report on here, but I'd love to share my findings once it's all written up and marked :)
  4. Suzie D

    Hypersensitivity to noise within autism for university dissertation project!

    Thank you so much!! :)
  5. Suzie D

    Hypersensitivity to noise within autism for university dissertation project!

    Hey! That's absolutely fine, thank you for letting me know. The medical diagnosis question won't be playing a key part in the study, just the numerical data - autistic traits are being measured by one of the survey response scales. If I use the diagnosis information at all it will likely be in...
  6. Suzie D

    Hypersensitivity to noise within autism for university dissertation project!

    Thank you so much!!!
  7. Suzie D

    Hypersensitivity to noise within autism for university dissertation project!

    Hi! I'm Suzie, a 22 year old university undergrad student. I'm a queer woman based in Newcastle, UK. I'm currently seeking an ADHD diagnosis, but I suspect I'm autistic too. It's been a long discovery process for me and I'm still working my way through it. As long as I can remember, I've had...
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