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When neurodivergent roommates have conflicting sensory needs

My roommate has ADHD and I'm autistic and we're both overstimulated by each other's coping mechanisms - their music and movement helps them focus but overwhelms my sensory processing, while my need for quiet and routine makes them feel constrained.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people's survival strategies are fundamentally incompatible in a shared space neither can easily leave.

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“Where Are You with Neurodivergent identity — autism and ADHD?”

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