This level of stress can feel constant and our brains often find it hard to strike a balance between too much information and not enough information.Ī well known autistic trait is our ability to compartmentalise. For lots of autistic people just that experience may have been so overwhelming we are left feeling exhausted for the rest of our day. The dessert shop is one minor experience in a persons day, while that situation might have felt a bit stressful, your brain may be able to discard that and move on to the next task. All humans experience this, the difference for a neurodivergent person may be our reaction. Information overload occurs when the amount of information affects our ability to make a decision and take action. You probably just experienced information overload!
You pay in a panic and walk out feeling defeated, but you enjoy your ice cream anyway. You look and realise it’s your turn, you haven’t made a decision yet because you were observing your environment and you don’t want to hold up the queue, so in a panic you blurt out an ice cream order you have had several times before and as you pay, you spot something you really wish you had picked.
You watch as customers in front beam and glide out of the shop with there mountains of sweet indulged treats. The aroma of waffles sweetly linger, pancakes softly sizzle. Imagine you are at a new dessert shop, there is a rainbow of ice cream flavours laid out ready to serve delight to those who dare to relish in exotic flavours. Dealing with Information Overload On The Spectrum
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