I am an Aspie Girl. Danuta Bulhak-Paterson

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      Some Aspie girls are not interested in ‘girly’ things at all.

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      Aspie girls can be really sensitive to feelings, which means we might feel really sad, scared, or angry really quickly and we don’t always know why… You know, I often worry about making mistakes and think that I have to be perfect. This is scary for me! But my teacher reminds me that making mistakes helps me to learn.

      Do you worry about making mistakes?

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      Sometimes I get really angry and scream and shout. This just seems to jump out of me and I don’t mean to be like this. Afterwards I feel very sad.

      What are some of your strong feelings?

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      We might get bothered by loud noises, strong smells and tastes, bright lights, or scratchy clothes when other people don’t seem to notice these things. I don’t like listening to some sounds because they hurt my ears.

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      Also, I have a very strong sense of smell and find some ordinary smells HORRIBLE!

      Being bothered by such things is called having sensory sensitivities.

      Are you bothered by some noises, smells, lights, tastes, or feelings on your skin?