Neurodivergent Experiences
6 terms
Dyschronometria
Difficulty accurately perceiving and estimating the passage of time - a common neurodivergent experience where minutes can feel like hours or hours like minutes, affecting daily planning, task completion, and social interactions.
Hyperacusis
Heightened sensitivity to everyday sounds where normal environmental noises are perceived as uncomfortably or painfully loud - a sensory processing difference common in autism, ADHD, and other neurodivergent experiences that significantly impacts daily life and accessibility needs.
Hyperlexia
Advanced reading ability that emerges earlier than expected, often accompanied by intense fascination with letters, numbers, and written language - commonly seen in autistic children who may decode text fluently while still developing comprehension and verbal communication skills.
Hypersensitivity
Heightened neurological responsiveness to sensory input where stimuli that others find tolerable or unnoticeable can be overwhelming, painful, or distressing - a fundamental sensory processing difference affecting how neurodivergent people experience and navigate the world.
Savant
Exceptional ability in a specific area that stands out dramatically compared to other areas of functioning. Most commonly associated with autism, where extraordinary skill coexists with support needs—but often misunderstood and stereotyped in media as the only way autism looks.
Vantage Sensitivity
The flip side of sensitivity—when your nervous system that suffers more in harsh environments also thrives more in supportive ones. Not just vulnerable; exceptionally responsive to positive experiences, interventions, and enriching conditions. Your sensitivity isn't a weakness that needs fixing; it's a high-performance system that needs the right fuel.