INSIDE PERSPECTIVES of AS & Neurodiversity

 

ALLERGIES

 

   Supersensitive people are also often extra sensitive to common allergens, chemicals, stimulants, drugs, medicines and toxins and seem to be at higher risk of inheriting various autoimmune problems.

 

   According to Swedish alternative allergy expert Peter Wilhelmsson, reactions to various foods, additives, chemicals and other environmental substances may manifest in a wider array of symptoms than previously suspected:

 

·  Head/brain: dizziness, vertigo, dazedness, confusion, disorientation, pressure, headache, throbbing, migraine, fainting, temporary memory loss, poor concentration, spacing out, lack of mental clarity, listening or reading without understanding, poor motor control.

 

·  Ears: ear infections, redness, pain, tinnitus, poor hearing, hypersensitivity to sound.

 

·  Eyes: tearing, stinging, itching, clogged with yellow stuff upon awakening, red eyes.

 

·  Vision: blurriness, double vision, dimness, flashes, light-sensitivity, tunnel vision, dyslexia (letters moving).

 

·  Sinuses & nose: sneezing, runny nose, hay-fever, sinusitis, congestion.

 

·  Mouth: bad breath, itching of the palate, white tongue, excessive saliva, metallic taste.

 

·  Speech: blurry speech, stuttering, mutism.

 

·  Throat: tightness, difficulty swallowing, breathing and talking, mucus.

 

·  Thyroid & parathyroid: hormonal disruptions, fatigue, inexplicable weight gain or –loss.

 

·  Lungs: asthma, coughing, wheezing, panting, heavy breath, difficulty breathing, hyperventilation.

 

·  Heart: increased pulse, rapid heartbeat, irregular heartbeat, chest pain.

 

·  Pancreas: digestive problems, blood sugar fluctuations.

 

·  Liver: toxicity, poor fat metabolism.

 

·  Kidneys: oedema.

 

·  Bladder: bladder infections, bedwetting, pain, pressure & urinating difficulties.

 

·  Stomach & digestive area: ulcer, heartburn, gasses, swelling, nausea, cramps, diahorrea, hunger, thirst.

 

·  Small intestine: chronic inflammation, Chrohn's disease.

 

·  Large intestine: ulcerous colitis, colon irritable.

 

·  Genital area: itching, menstrual problems, impotence, low sex-drive, sterility.

 

·  Skin: rashes, redness, paleness, sweating.

 

·  Joints & skeleton: pain, stiffness, swelling, heating, red patches indicating inflammation.

 

·  Muscles: shivering, spasms, cramps, weakness, stiffness, tenderness, muscle inflammation, pain (especially in the neck- trapezius- & back muscles plus in the extremities).

 

·  Immune system: chronic infections, colds.

 

·  General: feeling too hot or too cold for no external reasons.

 

·  Psychological/neurological signs noticed in people with food or chemical allergies:

 

·  Lethargy, introversion, naïveté, poor contact with surroundings, spacing out.

·  Feeling uncomfortable, tension, anxiety, panic.

·  Depression, unmotivated crying attacks, suicidal thoughts, self-harming tendencies.

·  Negativity, irritation, unprovoked anger.