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I'm autistic, and this means a lot of tasks are harder for me or require more help, especially with regards to my sensory issues. Not being able to handle things that are a non-issue for most people is incredibly frustrating, and makes me feel pathetic. Sometimes I try to do things the "normal" way because I technically can and thus feel like I should.
But today I had my earmuffs on when I was doing laundry (because my housemate was making noises and laundry needed doing) and I remembered that, oh right, laundry is much easier and less stressful when I wear earmuffs, because of the godawful noises the washer and dryer make.
I stopped wearing earmuffs to do laundry because technically I can do laundry without earmuffs. I didn't "need" them, and it felt silly. But not only did this unnecessarily stress me out, it was making it harder for me to get anything else done on laundry day. Normally, despite the physical steps of loading and unloading the washer and dryer being easy and non-taxing, I don't have the energy afterwards to put the clothes away even if I did nothing else that day. Today, through the magic of earmuffs, I don't have that problem! And nobody cares if I wear earmuffs while doing laundry! it's allowed! The push-past-your-disability police have no jurisdiction here!
But today I had my earmuffs on when I was doing laundry (because my housemate was making noises and laundry needed doing) and I remembered that, oh right, laundry is much easier and less stressful when I wear earmuffs, because of the godawful noises the washer and dryer make.
I stopped wearing earmuffs to do laundry because technically I can do laundry without earmuffs. I didn't "need" them, and it felt silly. But not only did this unnecessarily stress me out, it was making it harder for me to get anything else done on laundry day. Normally, despite the physical steps of loading and unloading the washer and dryer being easy and non-taxing, I don't have the energy afterwards to put the clothes away even if I did nothing else that day. Today, through the magic of earmuffs, I don't have that problem! And nobody cares if I wear earmuffs while doing laundry! it's allowed! The push-past-your-disability police have no jurisdiction here!
