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amygdala

  1. Jamila

    Wrapped up in the middle of a staring crowd

    When I feel overstimulated, I feel like a bat trying to enjoy something but then, I feel that my feelings are just getting worse and worse until I just bundle into my wings and start to cry but keep my crying private. People are near me, they are looking at me, people are staring into a part...
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  2. Au Naturel

    Interesting YouTube video.

    The topic of the video is about why the sound of fingernails screeching across a chalkboard is so irritating. But if you FFWD to 11:00 in, he starts to discuss the amygdala and various ideas relating to autism. I thought it was interesting.
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