my college hacks as an autistic student
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- college is hard. i addressed this in my last podcast episode, but i didn’t go into detail about how i get through it. i’m still a freshman, so i don’t have all the answers, but i wanted to take some time to share my unique experience at my state university and share tips to get through each day. as always, if any of you have helpful tips, please leave a comment so others can see it! we can do this!
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This upcoming year I will have a roommate who has a lot of friends and she said they will be in the room a lot. I told her I am introverted and that would make me uncomfortable. I think its also because I wish I had a friend group like her.. I'm not sure if I should tell her I have autism (you should do a video about when to tell someone your autistic). I also told her I would not be in the room often because I am trying to spend less time alone in my room. Last year I would have so much anxiety about going out to get food etc, because of noises and people. I am going to try the earplugs and attempt to not spend all my time in my room. This week I have been watching all of your videos! Your so underrated!
first, thank you so much for the compliment! second, i'm sorry that sounds like a super stressful situation. it's awesome that you already told her you're introverted and set some boundaries, that's a great start to the year! i understand the wishing for a friend group like that as well, sometimes i can't tell if i really hate big groups of people or if i'm just salty (it's probably a combination). trying to spend less time in the room seems like a great solution!! i personally spent a lot of time last semester with noise cancelling headphones in cafes and study spots around campus, it's kind of nice finding new comfortable places to go. that being said, your room is your safe space and your roommate should respect that! if you are having a bad day and don't feel like you can get up i hope your roommate doesn't bring people over. wishing you so much luck, you got this! it's hard to say if you should tell her you're autistic or not, i honestly just slipped it into conversation with my roommate last year and it was a little awkward... let me know what you end up doing! this is definitely an interesting topic and i'd love to make a video on it :)
@@beyondthespectrumpodcast thank you for responding it is great to hear that you understand 🫶
@@TwinklingAurora of course! i made a video that will likely come out next week on tuesday about this topic.
Oh, I abhor those automatic flushing toilets especially! Wtf do they need to be so obnoxiously loud???
no literally it's so bad
I use the Loop ear plugs all the time. I hate the sound of trucks backing up. I hear that all day in my office. I started using them and they block that sound out well and I can still talk to people.
right they're so great! which color/kind do you have?
@@beyondthespectrumpodcast They are Loop Quiet Ear Plugs for Noise Reduction - the color is black.