

Turns out most of my sensory problems have to do with my hair and my face. As long as I’ve had my coffee (start up metabolism and keep me warm after leaving the shower) I can stand 5-10 minute “body showers”. I also have music or YouTube running on my speaker and a heater running in the bathroom. I can FINALLY regularly shower, in my 20s. Washing only my body also doesn’t seem to feel like the transition that getting my head soaked does.
A lot of people are nervous to talk about hygiene, because NT people simply do not understand the struggle it can be for neurodivergent people, especially those of us on the spectrum. But I think it’s important so we can share our strategies, and shame about it just isn’t good.
It makes sense once you accrue 1000 hours on /g/ (10 years ago, it’s a much dumber place now)