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  • “So apparently, when NTs walk down the street, their experience is like that of a movie: only experience what they want to focus on. They don’t hear everything like in this video or get hit hard with the light intensity changes. Can someone, autistic or NT, confirm that?”

    I guess I’m NT: the answer is no. We do experience everything but it’s much more varied than in this video. Distance separates sounds significantly and the brightness changes aren’t so dramatic. If we try REALLY hard, we can supress general environment factors, but they’re still there. It’s just not overwhelming in any sense.