I’ve been meaning to make this post for a while, but hadn’t gotten around to it. However, i feel bad to have this topic discussed in ‘worst experiences ever’ so I thought now was a good time as any. Apologies for the long post. Note: Please be respectful in this thread and avoid controversial topic…

back to a little story in an old Reader’s Digest. Young man from a jade dealing family. One evening every week he joined his father and a few colleagues. Who took it in turn to bring a piece of jade. Passed around the circle, silently. Till the day when the young man blurted out - But, Father, this…

I’ve been getting more of those sensations of water drops or insects on my skin where there is nothing to cause it. There may not be any rain or insects around for it to happen. Perhaps related to this is recurring feelings of something crawling on my back, in the same area, which can last for an ho…

Yes, false sensations on skin may have many causes. After breaking my shoulder and injuring my neck, I have pins and needles, prickles, and itches on my left arm quite frequently. But, for me, that it is a different phenomenon from the see rain/feel raindrops sensation.

Here’s a quiz: http://hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-test/ I scored 21 so I guess that’s pretty definitive!

I’m thinking related, either to iNaturalist, or to being a naturalist (amateur, in my case.) I’m loving this thread - finding others with some of my neurodiversity characteristics, and how it affects being fascinated by the natural world (can I sprain my neck from nodding so much??) And I would love…

Just discovered this topic and it’s great to learn a new facet of a number of you that I have “known” for some time, and to see reflections of myself as well. I was definitely neurodivergent as a kid, and all my best memories are of making discoveries in nature on my own. I got better socialized an…

Just wanted to thank @charlie for starting this topic and everyone else for being so open, insightful, and supportive, it’s really interesting and uplifting to read.

Charlie, I think my senses are wired similarly to yours. I get that sensory immersion, too, when looking at a plant, with memories attached. For example, I was at a garden a few weeks ago and saw a Tibouchina urvilleana/Princess flower. Some years ago I worked at a botanical garden that had one grow…

“compulsive prefacing”…yeah, I inherited a case of that from my Mom. Our conversations are impenetrable to third parties.

Neurodiversity and iNaturalist!

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You are most welcome to post about that here!

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