I was in art class (I'm 17) and I tried to grab a chalk pastel, but I gagged immediately upon touching it.
I LOVE chalk pastels - they leave so much vibrancy behind and stuff, but it's like my body perceives it as some sort of danger because I get really tense, I grit my teeth, and I feel nauseated while working with them. :/
So I have many strange behaviors but I've usually assumed it was my social anxiety until I came across something on the internet about Sensory Defensive
I'm a teen who was diagnosed with level 1 autism at age 13. Since I was very young I had sensory issues, they were very noticeable when I was in preschool,