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[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 31 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The one friend may be autistic and suffer food related overstimulation. This plate feels very no stress safe.

This is not a joke, its a lesser known but very common thing among us.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is constipation and abdominal cramps from the lack of vegetables not also overstimulating?

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago

You would not believe the cosmic timing of how i find myself while reading this.

Id definitly label it sensory unpleasant but i would argue it cannot be compared.

The experience of both is one all humans will experience many times starting from childhood. Its a bad thing but its one you know, The experience is predictable and often the same as other times.

The experience of food is much more diverse and thus unpredictable. We all have experienced eating a “trusted” dish made somewhere else to find ourselves betrayed by “different brand”, “extra ingredient” or “chopped in unusual sizes”

Hyperbole aside (autistic adults may learn to get used to some of those suprises or mask their way trough), the exact sensory experiences are unique to each individual and many autistic people will chase certain stimulation as well as avoid it.

Some i know are:

Walking barefoot, Roller coasters, Storm chasing, And for me, somewhat ironically, some forms of fine dining.

[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I was gonna say the same thing. Everything on this plate is extremely common in restrictive autism diets. Its just missing french fries.

EDIT: This meme kind of explains it perfectly (and it applies to adults too):

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 days ago

Me parking myself at the kitchen counter with a quarter brick of firm tofu and pack of dried seaweed.