Monday 21 May 2018

Sensory Overload

When it comes to sensory overload, Tyson is the most susceptible to scent and temperature. Sight will get to him occasionally, but touch and sound are the rarest.
Tyson is incredibly vulnerable to getting overwhelmed by the smell of food. He’s a little sensitive towards strong perfumes or detergents, but those annoy him rather than forcing a reaction as the smell of food can.
He doesn’t cope with sudden hot weather all that well. Tyson will be the first to flop down on a cool tile floor and start spooning a slushy. Heat has always gotten under Tyson’s skin easily, and that has only been exasperated by how many awful memories Tyson had associated with hot places.
Since Tyson had learnt how to ‘control’ his Synesthesia, his vision has far less clutter and he finds himself getting overwhelmed less often.
Much like a cat, Tyson can get overstimulated by being touched. Overwhelmed by so much contact, especially after sex. However, since Tyson doesn’t let people touch him too often, he tends to avoid getting overwhelmed by that.
Extremely loud sounds will affect Tyson as they would anyone else and aren’t really a factor in Tyson experiencing sensory overload.