Today I was fiercely reminded of why I feel I was correct as being late self-identified autistic (AuDHD, to be precise).

I was at an Apple Store, and about halfway through my visit, the noise level become overwhelming. And I was expecting an open courtyard-style shopping center, not a huge mall with lots of people. I went into full sensory overload and had more than a bit of a meltdown. I didn't think it was that visible to others, but my friend that I called on the way from there asked what was going on. So I guess I wasn't masking as much as I thought.

This was near the end of a 15 hour day on the road, looking at apartments in my new area.

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