SENSORY JOY! 🌈

Last week was Autism Day of Acceptance and we honoured it by celebrating all types of sensory joy! 🌈

Have we missed anything? Comment below!

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Illustrated instragram post with the words "sensory joy" in the middle of 22 illustrations of the following examples of "sensory joy":

the sound of rain, listening to music, swimming , spicy food, stroking a pet, fizzy drinks , weighted blanket
the feel of pebbles, bubble tea, tangle, bubble tea, clean bedding, watching fire, the colours of the rainbow, hugs, bath bombs, citrus smells, flapping hands, slime, teddies, grass, drawing, star lamps

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JJLemon18

If tangle is what I think it is, then I hate it so much!! Dunno if its a feature of this thing, but the one I had you couldn't straighten it out in any way! It was infuriating to fidget with xD

Also looking at the image, I wouldn't recommend hugging a cactus... no 'joy' to be had there. Just saying

AnonymousToe

JJLemon18 wrote: »

If tangle is what I think it is, then I hate it so much!! Dunno if its a feature of this thing, but the one I had you couldn't straighten it out in any way! It was infuriating to fidget with xD

Also looking at the image, I wouldn't recommend hugging a cactus... no 'joy' to be had there. Just saying

These things:

I know what you mean about not being able to straighten it out 😂 I’ve got a really old one that just pops apart too lol

Amy22

JJLemon18 wrote: »

If tangle is what I think it is, then I hate it so much!! Dunno if its a feature of this thing, but the one I had you couldn't straighten it out in any way! It was infuriating to fidget with xD

Also looking at the image, I wouldn't recommend hugging a cactus... no 'joy' to be had there. Just saying

Omg I used to have a tangle toy I don't know where I out it though xd. It's somewhere. I threw it once and it disappeared 😂 took me ages to find.

I get you they are not good at being stretchy. I had the one which broke off kind of like lego and you could rebuild it and stuff. Speaking of hugging cacti and a cactus my local neurodiveristy hub that supports adults actually sells merchandise I think and t shirt with the slogan "I don't do hugs" and it got a prickly catcus on the front xd. I don't know if they still sell the shirts...it kind of makes me wish I got one earlier on (except they were only sold in white and I wanted a black version of it haha).

For me @Ella my knitting or crochet is kind of sensory because of the different fibres and yarns I can play around with and experiment. It's like visual stimulation for me.

JJLemon18

AnonymousToe wrote: »

JJLemon18 wrote: »

If tangle is what I think it is, then I hate it so much!! Dunno if its a feature of this thing, but the one I had you couldn't straighten it out in any way! It was infuriating to fidget with xD

Also looking at the image, I wouldn't recommend hugging a cactus... no 'joy' to be had there. Just saying

These things:

I know what you mean about not being able to straighten it out 😂 I’ve got a really old one that just pops apart too lol

Oh you won't believe the urge I had to rip mine apart to bits xD

(Also wtf is 'Tangle the Lemur'?? How many sonic characters there are that I havent ever heard of before lol...)

JJLemon18

Amy22 wrote: »

Speaking of hugging cacti and a cactus my local neurodiveristy hub that supports adults actually sells merchandise I think and t shirt with the slogan "I don't do hugs" and it got a prickly catcus on the front xd. I don't know if they still sell the shirts...it kind of makes me wish I got one earlier on (except they were only sold in white and I wanted a black version of it haha).

Oh I didn't think of that. That's pretty cool though. Personally I really want to get myself a shirt someday that reads 'free hugs'

but this makes me think that if it also had a cactus on it it would be so much funnier haha

Edit: OMG those are actually a thing!!

This one is especially funny tho:

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Amy22

JJLemon18 wrote: »

Amy22 wrote: »

Speaking of hugging cacti and a cactus my local neurodiveristy hub that supports adults actually sells merchandise I think and t shirt with the slogan "I don't do hugs" and it got a prickly catcus on the front xd. I don't know if they still sell the shirts...it kind of makes me wish I got one earlier on (except they were only sold in white and I wanted a black version of it haha).

Oh I didn't think of that. That's pretty cool though. Personally I really want to get myself a shirt someday that reads 'free hugs' but this makes me think that if it also had a cactus on it it would be so much funnier haha

Edit: OMG those are actually a thing!!

This one is especially funny tho:

Haha that t shirt is amazing!!!. I need it so much. I love the idea of a t shirt saying free hugs, I think that would be really fun to wear because you get free hugs from people. Oo speaking of fidget toys, I have got one of those popper toys and I saw a video where someone utilised the popper as a row/stitch counter for crochet and I really want to use mine for that now. It's also a bonus for my neurodiverse brain as well that keep focused for just one second. Except my popper is not big enough and its a rainbow themed one and only got so many holes to pop. I might be on the lookout for those giant ones too!!!.

Former Member

Sensory joy Is what keeps me going! I created a safe place for me. My Sensory corner.

Former Member

out of 22, 14 are sensory joy and 8 are not. It all depends on the grass and the slime

Former Member

i think smooth mud is also sensory joy for me but if it's grainy or has stones in it

and dry mud is not nice. sand is also good bu only if i am completely dry the only issue is sand gets every where

Amy22

Sindy wrote: »

Sensory joy Is what keeps me going! I created a safe place for me. My Sensory corner.

omg I really want your sensory tube light and the frog pillow so so much!. I have got LED lights but those sensory light tubes look so beautiful and calming!.

Amy22

JJLemon18 wrote: »

AnonymousToe wrote: »

JJLemon18 wrote: »

If tangle is what I think it is, then I hate it so much!! Dunno if its a feature of this thing, but the one I had you couldn't straighten it out in any way! It was infuriating to fidget with xD

Also looking at the image, I wouldn't recommend hugging a cactus... no 'joy' to be had there. Just saying

These things:

I know what you mean about not being able to straighten it out 😂 I’ve got a really old one that just pops apart too lol

Oh you won't believe the urge I had to rip mine apart to bits xD

(Also wtf is 'Tangle the Lemur'?? How many sonic characters there are that I havent ever heard of before lol...)

@JJLemon18 I only just saw the Tangle sonic character just then and I am also questioning how many sonic charcters there are exacly?. I loved my tangle, cant seem to find it may be somehwere. I did throw it once for laughs then got annoyed because I coulden't find it!.

Former Member

I like dry warm sand on the beaches. Slime is a no for me cause its wet:p. And im planning to get a weighted blanket!!! (Also I tried bubble tea today, really liked it:) Oh and stimboards a cool too, along with cleaning videos

Laura_tigger82

Hey @dZhenGa. Thank you for your response. I have heard great things about weighted blankets! (more of a fan of PG Tips tea than bubble tea personally

but glad you enjoyed it)

Unfortunately, it has been a few months since this post was created. You may wish to create a summer post to talk about summer items with everyone. It would make for a great discussion!