• BeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Autistic people suffer greater sensitivity to pain

    til. i wonder if it has to do with their senses already being overloaded so it’s harder to push pain out of focus.

    • Macchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zone
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      Quite possible. If you’ve already got problems coping with regular stimuli it’s reasonable that you’d have a harder time coping with pain stimuli too. Their pain receptors could be more sensitive than others or any number of other explanations.