Periagoge
Scenario

When autistic couples have conflicting sensory needs around socializing

My partner and I are both autistic and we've been trying to figure out how to have friends over together but our sensory needs are almost opposite and every time we try to host people it ends with one of us overwhelmed and the other feeling like we can't have a normal social life.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people with different neurological processing styles are discovering that their individual accommodations create impossible conditions for shared experiences.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Autism spectrum — lived experience?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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