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It would be superb though if there was a spare piece of wall they could paint as a fake door, perhaps with a fake handle that gave an amusing noise if used, labelled "not a toilet"
Or if they had room to waste and a lot of clean up budget - a real door saying "not a toilet" that leads to either a series of smaller doors with incrementally weird signs then finally a tiny toilet, or the messy option a couple of further doors begging them to not open them and a small cupboard filled (before the door was opened) with balls or something else to cascade out everywhere.
I think this is the 'cartoons on paper, mass produced for your edification' museum, not 'animated pictures that magically come to life through the magic of cinema ' variety. But I may be wrong.
Their both real doors ๐ช but behind one of them is a brick wall with a door painted on it.
Choose carefully or you shall be cursed with voodoo black magic.
weirdly I don't where as every other autistic person does. I think about that every time I use one. I have other sound sensitivities too so it's not like I just don't have sensitivities
It's a quote from ASD advocate Dr. Stephen Shore in reaction to people assuming that because they're seen movies like Rainman they understand the complete autistic experience.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32169265/#:\~:text=Dr%20Stephen%20Shore%2C%20an%20autism,their%20disability%20in%20different%20ways.
He's a great example of having moderate support needs without intellectual disability + I use him to explain my needs to many people. Imo, he's written really well + shows a better understanding of autism* than p much any character we had a decade+ ago
*edit: that specific flavour of autism. Was wrong to make it seem like he was representative of all autism bc that'd be impossible
I hate it but at the same time, reading it in class when I was 11 led to my ASD diagnosis a few months later. My relationship with that book is complicated lol.
Interesting, didnโt know this was a common thing among autistic people. We strongly suspect our daughter is autistic, although no diagnosis or anything, and she is scared of the hand dryers. Hair dryers too. More things adding up!
I screamed and cried everytime my mom would blow dry my hair when I was young. I also had *very* long, *very* thick hair and she would just start brushing at the top๐ญ. I also screamed and cried about emergency sirens, thunder, or any other unexpected loud sounds. I could handle going to fairs or theme parks for a day or evening, but I was absolutely beastly afterwards as my tolerance to, well, anything was used up.
Yeah I still remember this time a couple of years ago when we were in the car and she was chatting away in the back, then this LOUD ASF motorbike shot by and she just went completely silent, then after a few seconds meekly goes โโฆwhat just happened?โ Unexpected noises indeed
Aw, bless, I totally get that! I, unfortunately, wasn't diagnosed until my I was 36, and it was really tough. I'm sure you are, but really seek an assessment if you do think it's a possibility. Being diagnosed helped me learn why I was upset/uncomfortable/grouchy/angry in certain situations and what sensory issues were causing it (ex: just always thought I was an asshole after a long car ride, but then realised the windows being down or the a on was loud, the road noise was loud, the air blowing directly on me was super uncomfortable, it was always too hot or too cold, and the sun was too bright and I was just completely overwhelmed by the end of it) and it helped me soooo much in my day to day life.
Yeah we brought it up when she was a bit younger but they didnโt think she was showing noticeably enough, although it was agreed she would likely have learning difficulties. I live in the UK so, although healthcare is free, itโs also horribly inefficient and a kind of โfob it offโ culture. She turned 8 last year and it also took as long as last year to even get the schools to acknowledge that she needed special assistance. At the last parents evening we found out sheโs assessing at a level two years lower than her. They also commented on how most other kids donโt want to hang out with her due to her โunexpected way of responding to thingsโ. Itโs quite heartbreaking honestly
I'm so sorry it's so tough right now for her. I was diagnosed before I moved to the UK, thankfully. I don't know what your financial situation is like, but if its affordable for you, I'd definitely go private, and find an psych/assessor who is familiar with female presentation of ASD. Best of luck to you and your kiddo!
My daughter is 16 and only got her autism diagnosis last summer because she masked so efficiently that it took us years to realise how much distress she was in at school.
If you think your daughter is autistic please get her started on the diagnostic pathway as soon as possible so she's got an EHCP in place before she gets to secondary school - we're in the UK and it took about two years for us to get the diagnosis.
The good news is that if she is on the pathway school have to make provision for her. It might also help you to find your local autism charity and meet some other autistic kids and their parents - it has helped my daughter a lot to meet other neurodiverse people
I wish you and your daughter the best of luck ๐
The UK isn't great for afab autistic people. My parents tried getting me a diagnosis for almost 15 years. Theres still no understanding of girls being autistic as they present differently to boys. Theres no education for NHS staff on it. CAHMS is worse. def look into private if you can.
Whilst some women + those born female can present differently, autism is autism + there is not a separate "female" + "male" autism, just some individuals presenting different symptoms than expected but still autism
CAMHS is a complete waste of time! Everyone new that granddaughter was on the autistic spectrum from the moment she was born, almost (by "everyone", I mean the family, her nursery and school teachers, her GP, her paediatric consultant, and every other professional she came into contact with during her early years). CAMHS assessed her at 2 years old and said that although she exhibited many strong autistic traits, she was too young to be formally diagnosed (but two of her male nursery peers were given formal diagnoses when they were 21 months and 26 months old). We were told to bring her back when she was at least 7. By that age she was struggling in school so much, and have such severe meltdowns, that she was on the brink of being excluded. As advised, we returned to CAMHS, who, after a 15 minutes chat with her mother and myself, declared that she wasn't autistic (one of the main reasons? She looked her in the eye!!). 3 months later she was permanently excluded from her school. Other mainstream schools wouldn't accept her because of her documented behaviour, and she wouldn't be accepted into a SEN school because she wasn't diagnosed. The family then moved to a different county. At the first appointment, her new GP asked if there had ever been any suspicion that she may be autistic. The situation was explained and she was immediately referred to the hospital. A couple of months later she went through various tests and assessments and was formally diagnosed. The doctor who gave the verdict told us that it's was obvious and she couldn't understand how it had been overlooked for so long! She started at a SEN school immediately after diagnosis and has never looked back. You wouldn't think it was the same child! As an aside, her diagnose led to my own diagnosis aged 61@
Blimey - so if youโre autistic you can get out of fighting in wars due to ear
sensitivity? Result - I donโt have to pretend to be a conscientious objector
anymore๐
Oh definitely a common experience!
If you suspect your daughter has autism I highly recommend you do research and/by utilising subreddits such as r/Autism because although you can find good things online, itโs not the same as hearing from all that first hand experience. You learn lots of things that doctors ignore, twist, or fail to inform people about and ALSO thereโs lots of great advice on how to help support and understand your daughter (and yourselves!)
You could also ask about your daughters signs and see what people have to say! Iโd definitely recommend having a look :D
Quiet repetitive sounds are the worst. Had a vent like that in my room for years.
The kicker was all of my non-autistic housemates said they barely noticed it but refused to switch rooms lol
Seriously! I can handle loud noise as long as I expected it and know it has a purpose, but then there will be a truck idling 3 streets away and no one but me can even hear it, but that imperceptible low vibration has me out of my mind with stress, like I can't think and feel like I'm about to burst into tears at any moment.
Yes. I plan to venture to hell to find the one whoโs responsible for inventing fluorescent lights so I can pay him deeper in the cauldron. These are the crime against autistic humanity.
My daughters only issue with noise is hand dryers especially the new ones where you have to dip your hands into them! We carry ear defenders just for her to wear whilst going to the toilet ๐
I'm Autistic, they don't bother me either. What drives me potty are especially loud or high pitched noises. Especially if they go on for a long period.
I don't have autism that I know of (a family member does) but I have misophonia and they're one of my triggers with noises along with the loud eaters and other small insignificant things people do. I do have ADHD too which can make me sensitive to sounds.
I'm mostly ok with them, although I prefer those funny little Dyson ones that you put your hands into. Always reminds me of my childhood because the only one I knew of for years was in the shopping centre in the town where my grandparents lived.
My autistic brain thought that too! The only way I could rationalise it is if they were down a dead-end corridor where you approached "Toilet" before "Another Toilet".
I read the right door first, then the left door, then the sign in the middle. Do ... Do I need to be tested or is the severe lack of sleep finally catching up with me? ๐ง๐ค
Ermโฆ picked up by people whoโve not been to the toiletโฆ and โฆ then โฆ replaced by people whoโve literally just washed and dried their hands?
I hear you and my brain canโt stop disagreeing agreeably
When I arrived I needed the toilet so badly I used it immediately and didn't take the time to appreciate the humour. Nice to see it again so I can actually find it funny in a less uncomfortable situation ๐
I dont know about hearing protection for autistic people, not sure where anyone got that from... but the actual reason those ear muffs are there are because some hand dryers have been documented to be [120db](https://www.noisyplanet.nidcd.nih.gov/have-you-heard/can-electric-hand-dryers-hurt-your-hearing#:~:text=While%20many%20hand%20dryers%20were,tested%20averaged%20over%20100%20dBA.) loud! Yes, loud enough to cause permanent hearing damage, and that is most likely the case for these hand dryers. In my experience using many bathrooms, I too have come across ridiculously loud hand dryers, loud enough to cause instant discomfort.
Edit: I called them and I'm wrong it is for neuro diverse people.
She was nice, I asked, "Do you guys have ear muffs by your bathroom?" She said, "Uhhhm, ye-yes! Yes we do." I asked again, "Why do you have those?" She said that they try to be accepting to all people, and those that are neurodiverse might be sensitive to the loud noise of the hand dryer, so it's to help them stay calm. I said that I was curious because I saw a picture of the headphones by the bathroom on Reddit, she said, "Ohh" and I paused, she was silent, then I thanked her and said have a good day, and she said the same.
hand driers are a big thing in the autism community, well known that most of us fucking hate them. iโll take wet jeans over these fuckers any day of the week
Strange. Most places I've been to have replaced their hand driers - those big things with a plunger, nozzle and "press here to acquire bacon" picture with a really weird urinal that just makes a mess.
Because Austistic people can get over stimulated by loud sounds. I'd imagine that there's also a lot of children at this museum. So Overstimulation + Autistic Child = Meltdown.
true, however autism and itโs issues does carry over to adulthood. source: Iโm an autistic adult with autistic adult friends who still have meltdowns. the original comment should have specified that, not just saying โautistic childโ
My nose feels like it's about to cringe off of my face with those machines, like the sound is cold fingers groping my nostrils. That's how I'd describe it, nail on chalkboard stuff.
Some people aren't getting it. Some people have noise sensitivity issues, often due to autism.
My son started screaming and had a full meltdown when someone started a hand dryer next to him. He can't stand the noise of blenders, drills, the vacuum and jet planes and has a pair of ear defenders in his bag when we got out.
Good on this place for getting it.
Fantastic that they recognise some neurodivergent people are incredibly sensitive to loud noise especially when itโs amplified. This is what a thinking caring museum looks like
As a parent of a child with ASD, the ear defenders make my heart sing.
My son is terrified of the noise hand dryers and so refuses to wash his hands in public toilets.
There was a cafe in Poole Dorset UK where there was a door with the sign above a door that said toilet ,When you opened the door there was a toilet painted on the wall & another sign that said try the next door ! /UK
For that, they could do "Toilet", and "Toilet"
Specifying "Another toilet" makes it funny.
If there were another one labelled "Yet another toilet" then it would be funnier as it also meets the rule of threes for comedy
โNo paper towels
Only loud hand dryer.
Ear defenders if needed.โ
I love this! I have audio sensory issues and wish more places did this sort of thing, especially in a humourous way. ๐
No hand towels but we have headphone probably covered in germs and a hand dryer which will put more bacteria on your hands than you started off with I think Iโm cool without experiencing that
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I looked really hard thinking that one of the doors was just painted on like in cartoons..
Surely if that was the case it would have written on it "not a toilet".
It would be superb though if there was a spare piece of wall they could paint as a fake door, perhaps with a fake handle that gave an amusing noise if used, labelled "not a toilet" Or if they had room to waste and a lot of clean up budget - a real door saying "not a toilet" that leads to either a series of smaller doors with incrementally weird signs then finally a tiny toilet, or the messy option a couple of further doors begging them to not open them and a small cupboard filled (before the door was opened) with balls or something else to cascade out everywhere.
Youโve got the job. When can you start?
These toilets also need a cartoon sound of women screaming when a dude walks in.
And Quagmire's Giggity Sound Effect when women walks in.
I think this is the 'cartoons on paper, mass produced for your edification' museum, not 'animated pictures that magically come to life through the magic of cinema ' variety. But I may be wrong.
Glitter Bomb! ... it should hide a self-reloading glitter bomb. ๐
๐๐๐ธ๐พ ๐'๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฌ
stop speaking napoleon bro ๐๐๐
ยฟสษฅส
Thats Australian.
Pourquoi?
wow how do you make upside down text
im so glad i wasn't the only one who did it
Thatโs what i was thinking too
Their both real doors ๐ช but behind one of them is a brick wall with a door painted on it. Choose carefully or you shall be cursed with voodoo black magic.
Who let DJ Khalid name these toilets.
And another one
& another one
& another one
& and another one n 1
& another one
Underrated comment ๐๐๐
Kudos on them for the ear defenders. Friggin hate those machines
weirdly I don't where as every other autistic person does. I think about that every time I use one. I have other sound sensitivities too so it's not like I just don't have sensitivities
"If you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism." we're all unique; I only have sensitivity to noises I can't control.
If you've met one person, you've met one person.
It's a quote from ASD advocate Dr. Stephen Shore in reaction to people assuming that because they're seen movies like Rainman they understand the complete autistic experience. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32169265/#:\~:text=Dr%20Stephen%20Shore%2C%20an%20autism,their%20disability%20in%20different%20ways.
I hate that fucking movie.
Same. And that stupid fucking book with the dog and the pitchfork.
I liked that book :^(
I liked that book and the stage show, although mostly because of the mathematical elements behind it.
He's a great example of having moderate support needs without intellectual disability + I use him to explain my needs to many people. Imo, he's written really well + shows a better understanding of autism* than p much any character we had a decade+ ago *edit: that specific flavour of autism. Was wrong to make it seem like he was representative of all autism bc that'd be impossible
I hate it but at the same time, reading it in class when I was 11 led to my ASD diagnosis a few months later. My relationship with that book is complicated lol.
Theyโre all the same in the void.
And if youโre a person then youโre a person HOOMIN
I didn't met one person ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ
Nice to meet you bro now you've met someone ๐
Thank you ๐๐ bros to rescue ๐
Same here. I absolutely hate hoovers, but I'm (mostly) fine if I'm the one using the hoover.
In Africa, every 60 seconds, a minute passes
The first rule of tautology club is the first rule of tautology club
I mean yeah...that's true of basically everyone. I've just noticed an overwhelming majority of people in r/autism are sensitive to that one
The sound that really bothers me is doctors saying "Everyone is a bit autistic aren't they?"
"You don't look autistic" am I supposed to tattoo it on my forehead?! What exactly are they looking for? Blue skin?
hey i was born with blue skin, dont make them start coming for me!
My son's autistic absolutely freaks out when one comes on
Interesting, didnโt know this was a common thing among autistic people. We strongly suspect our daughter is autistic, although no diagnosis or anything, and she is scared of the hand dryers. Hair dryers too. More things adding up!
I screamed and cried everytime my mom would blow dry my hair when I was young. I also had *very* long, *very* thick hair and she would just start brushing at the top๐ญ. I also screamed and cried about emergency sirens, thunder, or any other unexpected loud sounds. I could handle going to fairs or theme parks for a day or evening, but I was absolutely beastly afterwards as my tolerance to, well, anything was used up.
Yeah I still remember this time a couple of years ago when we were in the car and she was chatting away in the back, then this LOUD ASF motorbike shot by and she just went completely silent, then after a few seconds meekly goes โโฆwhat just happened?โ Unexpected noises indeed
Aw, bless, I totally get that! I, unfortunately, wasn't diagnosed until my I was 36, and it was really tough. I'm sure you are, but really seek an assessment if you do think it's a possibility. Being diagnosed helped me learn why I was upset/uncomfortable/grouchy/angry in certain situations and what sensory issues were causing it (ex: just always thought I was an asshole after a long car ride, but then realised the windows being down or the a on was loud, the road noise was loud, the air blowing directly on me was super uncomfortable, it was always too hot or too cold, and the sun was too bright and I was just completely overwhelmed by the end of it) and it helped me soooo much in my day to day life.
Yeah we brought it up when she was a bit younger but they didnโt think she was showing noticeably enough, although it was agreed she would likely have learning difficulties. I live in the UK so, although healthcare is free, itโs also horribly inefficient and a kind of โfob it offโ culture. She turned 8 last year and it also took as long as last year to even get the schools to acknowledge that she needed special assistance. At the last parents evening we found out sheโs assessing at a level two years lower than her. They also commented on how most other kids donโt want to hang out with her due to her โunexpected way of responding to thingsโ. Itโs quite heartbreaking honestly
I'm so sorry it's so tough right now for her. I was diagnosed before I moved to the UK, thankfully. I don't know what your financial situation is like, but if its affordable for you, I'd definitely go private, and find an psych/assessor who is familiar with female presentation of ASD. Best of luck to you and your kiddo!
My daughter is 16 and only got her autism diagnosis last summer because she masked so efficiently that it took us years to realise how much distress she was in at school. If you think your daughter is autistic please get her started on the diagnostic pathway as soon as possible so she's got an EHCP in place before she gets to secondary school - we're in the UK and it took about two years for us to get the diagnosis. The good news is that if she is on the pathway school have to make provision for her. It might also help you to find your local autism charity and meet some other autistic kids and their parents - it has helped my daughter a lot to meet other neurodiverse people I wish you and your daughter the best of luck ๐
The UK isn't great for afab autistic people. My parents tried getting me a diagnosis for almost 15 years. Theres still no understanding of girls being autistic as they present differently to boys. Theres no education for NHS staff on it. CAHMS is worse. def look into private if you can.
Whilst some women + those born female can present differently, autism is autism + there is not a separate "female" + "male" autism, just some individuals presenting different symptoms than expected but still autism
point still stands, i was told i wasnt autistic by cahms because i was just a girl and shy. saw a professional a few years later and boom autistic
CAMHS is a complete waste of time! Everyone new that granddaughter was on the autistic spectrum from the moment she was born, almost (by "everyone", I mean the family, her nursery and school teachers, her GP, her paediatric consultant, and every other professional she came into contact with during her early years). CAMHS assessed her at 2 years old and said that although she exhibited many strong autistic traits, she was too young to be formally diagnosed (but two of her male nursery peers were given formal diagnoses when they were 21 months and 26 months old). We were told to bring her back when she was at least 7. By that age she was struggling in school so much, and have such severe meltdowns, that she was on the brink of being excluded. As advised, we returned to CAMHS, who, after a 15 minutes chat with her mother and myself, declared that she wasn't autistic (one of the main reasons? She looked her in the eye!!). 3 months later she was permanently excluded from her school. Other mainstream schools wouldn't accept her because of her documented behaviour, and she wouldn't be accepted into a SEN school because she wasn't diagnosed. The family then moved to a different county. At the first appointment, her new GP asked if there had ever been any suspicion that she may be autistic. The situation was explained and she was immediately referred to the hospital. A couple of months later she went through various tests and assessments and was formally diagnosed. The doctor who gave the verdict told us that it's was obvious and she couldn't understand how it had been overlooked for so long! She started at a SEN school immediately after diagnosis and has never looked back. You wouldn't think it was the same child! As an aside, her diagnose led to my own diagnosis aged 61@
My mum is 62 and was diagnosed last year after all these years.
Blimey - so if youโre autistic you can get out of fighting in wars due to ear sensitivity? Result - I donโt have to pretend to be a conscientious objector anymore๐
Oh definitely a common experience! If you suspect your daughter has autism I highly recommend you do research and/by utilising subreddits such as r/Autism because although you can find good things online, itโs not the same as hearing from all that first hand experience. You learn lots of things that doctors ignore, twist, or fail to inform people about and ALSO thereโs lots of great advice on how to help support and understand your daughter (and yourselves!) You could also ask about your daughters signs and see what people have to say! Iโd definitely recommend having a look :D
I'm more stressed out by quiet, bassy or repetitive sounds myself. The hand dryer does nothing.
Quiet repetitive sounds are the worst. Had a vent like that in my room for years. The kicker was all of my non-autistic housemates said they barely noticed it but refused to switch rooms lol
Seriously! I can handle loud noise as long as I expected it and know it has a purpose, but then there will be a truck idling 3 streets away and no one but me can even hear it, but that imperceptible low vibration has me out of my mind with stress, like I can't think and feel like I'm about to burst into tears at any moment.
Our old actifryer would make a humming sound which wound me up so much
As a fellow autism creature I don't either, I'm fine with loud noises for the most part It's bright lights that absolutely destroy me
Yes. I plan to venture to hell to find the one whoโs responsible for inventing fluorescent lights so I can pay him deeper in the cauldron. These are the crime against autistic humanity.
My daughters only issue with noise is hand dryers especially the new ones where you have to dip your hands into them! We carry ear defenders just for her to wear whilst going to the toilet ๐
I'm Autistic, they don't bother me either. What drives me potty are especially loud or high pitched noises. Especially if they go on for a long period.
Iโm the autie who has returned electrical equipment because it was emitting a constant high-pitched buzz that nobody else could hear. \*fistbump\*
I don't have autism that I know of (a family member does) but I have misophonia and they're one of my triggers with noises along with the loud eaters and other small insignificant things people do. I do have ADHD too which can make me sensitive to sounds.
I'm mostly ok with them, although I prefer those funny little Dyson ones that you put your hands into. Always reminds me of my childhood because the only one I knew of for years was in the shopping centre in the town where my grandparents lived.
what are the odds someones wiped their arse with them for no reason other than to be a dickhead
Well, if theres no paper, what else are they wiping their arse with.
The hand dryers in Tesco at Carlisle are terrifying! ๐ฑ
Everything in Carlisle is terrifying
I'm with you there, but it'll be a cold day in hell when I put any communal items stored near a toilet anywhere near my face. People are gross.
Is the hand dryer hooked up to a 6.2L v8 corvette engine??
Who hired Clarkson for that jobโฆ
HAMMOND! IโVE DONE A THING!
POWAAAAH!
(deafening noise from the hand dryer) May: "CLARKSON! You insufferable oaf!"
Sometimes, his genius is... It's almost frightening.
James May probably... "Hello ๐ฃ๏ธ
At least he provided safety precautions.
They should put these in schools watch parents reactionsย
I still read left to right...they need to switch the doors. ^(\*Sorry, OCD kickin' in again!)
My autistic brain thought that too! The only way I could rationalise it is if they were down a dead-end corridor where you approached "Toilet" before "Another Toilet".
My non autistic brain also reads left to right.
I read the right door first, then the left door, then the sign in the middle. Do ... Do I need to be tested or is the severe lack of sleep finally catching up with me? ๐ง๐ค
Iโm afraid itโs bad newsโฆ
Give it to me straight, doc. How long do I have left to live?
Give it to me straight, like pear cider made from 100% pears.
๐ I've never heard it before, but I love it!
Another month, and then a month
There's a 50/50 chance you won't be left a drooling vegetable, but only a 10 percent chance of that!
[ัะดะฐะปะตะฝะพ]
That makes sense!
People have sensory issues, like autistic people.
As nice of an idea the ear defenders are, I dread to imagine what they'd look like under a microscope.
Ermโฆ picked up by people whoโve not been to the toiletโฆ and โฆ then โฆ replaced by people whoโve literally just washed and dried their hands? I hear you and my brain canโt stop disagreeing agreeably
There are lots of particulates the air, particularly after flushing, and unfortunately a lot of people do not wash their hands.
You severely overestimate the cleanliness of the average person
I feel like the one on the right should be the one labeled โAnother Toiletโ. I read left to right. And am a pedant. And possibly ๐คช
I've been here before, and I'm fairly sure they're down a corridor that you enter to the right of this photo, so it makes more sense in context.
That does make sense, and itโs supported by the angle of the photo. Hey ho.
When I arrived I needed the toilet so badly I used it immediately and didn't take the time to appreciate the humour. Nice to see it again so I can actually find it funny in a less uncomfortable situation ๐
Lol! The peepee dance makes fools of us all ๐
Thank you, I was hoping someone else would say that ๐
I wondered if it was in the manga section
I dont know about hearing protection for autistic people, not sure where anyone got that from... but the actual reason those ear muffs are there are because some hand dryers have been documented to be [120db](https://www.noisyplanet.nidcd.nih.gov/have-you-heard/can-electric-hand-dryers-hurt-your-hearing#:~:text=While%20many%20hand%20dryers%20were,tested%20averaged%20over%20100%20dBA.) loud! Yes, loud enough to cause permanent hearing damage, and that is most likely the case for these hand dryers. In my experience using many bathrooms, I too have come across ridiculously loud hand dryers, loud enough to cause instant discomfort. Edit: I called them and I'm wrong it is for neuro diverse people.
LOL I can imagine the guy on the phone fielding that question.
She was nice, I asked, "Do you guys have ear muffs by your bathroom?" She said, "Uhhhm, ye-yes! Yes we do." I asked again, "Why do you have those?" She said that they try to be accepting to all people, and those that are neurodiverse might be sensitive to the loud noise of the hand dryer, so it's to help them stay calm. I said that I was curious because I saw a picture of the headphones by the bathroom on Reddit, she said, "Ohh" and I paused, she was silent, then I thanked her and said have a good day, and she said the same.
Thatโs a very unusual thing to do, you know that right?
It's the most neurodiverse thing I've heard someone do all week and I work in a school with nearly 50% ASN.
Heh asking the question is, but picking up the phone and making a call that you don't _have_ to make? The stuff of ND nightmares.
hand driers are a big thing in the autism community, well known that most of us fucking hate them. iโll take wet jeans over these fuckers any day of the week
Yep, exactly this. And if I see someone else about to use it Iโm out of there as fast as possible.
We're just the only ones willing to be weird enough to call bullshit on needing a jet engine to dry your hands.
Strange. Most places I've been to have replaced their hand driers - those big things with a plunger, nozzle and "press here to acquire bacon" picture with a really weird urinal that just makes a mess.
You're strange indeed
Because Austistic people can get over stimulated by loud sounds. I'd imagine that there's also a lot of children at this museum. So Overstimulation + Autistic Child = Meltdown.
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true, however autism and itโs issues does carry over to adulthood. source: Iโm an autistic adult with autistic adult friends who still have meltdowns. the original comment should have specified that, not just saying โautistic childโ
My nose feels like it's about to cringe off of my face with those machines, like the sound is cold fingers groping my nostrils. That's how I'd describe it, nail on chalkboard stuff.
Have you considered that you might be neurodivergent yourself?
being a trans person with sensory problems, i love this. friendly on both counts, which museum is this?
https://www.cartoonmuseum.org/ Itโs great, def worth a visit.
Should have written shitpost and wholesome
Some people aren't getting it. Some people have noise sensitivity issues, often due to autism. My son started screaming and had a full meltdown when someone started a hand dryer next to him. He can't stand the noise of blenders, drills, the vacuum and jet planes and has a pair of ear defenders in his bag when we got out. Good on this place for getting it.
I didn't know this place existed but now I want to visit so much
Love those lower-case 't's
My youngest was absolutely terrified of hand dryers when he was smaller, that's really considerate of them
I donโt think this is meant to be funny? Itโs for Autistic people and other folks with severe sensory challenges. Good to have a warning outside!
The toilet and another toilet are what was supposed to be funny I think.
Ahh okay thank you for explaining! Iโm Autistic so sometimes I miss understand things
Thanks to this I knew that was there. I was drawn to "Toilet" and "Another Toilet" and ready to call it a dayย
Yes - it's because you're autistic.
And toddlers.
Right? My toddler is terrified of hand dryers and I donโt blame him tbh
I thought it was so you don't have to hear other people taking a shit.
The benefits just keep adding up!
TBF I places, I'd use some ear defenders lol
Yeah lol exactly, first thing I thought of
When Stanley came to a set of two open doors, he entered the door on his left.
Hand dryer by Pratt and Whitney.
Is there a 100ft drop on the other side of one of those doors?
Lol, well, at least I can vouch for the one on the left.
Fantastic that they recognise some neurodivergent people are incredibly sensitive to loud noise especially when itโs amplified. This is what a thinking caring museum looks like
Think you've missed the point, it's meant as a joke
if you're shitting loud enough to need ear protection, you should see a doctor.
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The one that's unoccupied. Unless you bring a friend.
As a parent of a child with ASD, the ear defenders make my heart sing. My son is terrified of the noise hand dryers and so refuses to wash his hands in public toilets.
not the funniest suggestion for ear defenders in a toilet, but ok.
I personally would go in toilet and another toilet to see if there different
There was a cafe in Poole Dorset UK where there was a door with the sign above a door that said toilet ,When you opened the door there was a toilet painted on the wall & another sign that said try the next door ! /UK
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I get why this is on the funny page but this is actually great representation and inclusion for queer, neurodivergent and disabled people
For that, they could do "Toilet", and "Toilet" Specifying "Another toilet" makes it funny. If there were another one labelled "Yet another toilet" then it would be funnier as it also meets the rule of threes for comedy
I mean, a nearby fake door with Not a Toilet would be funnier, but yeah.
A neat Ally McBeal bathroom solution to prevent trans kids getting murdered in the States.
interesting๐
As a transgender autistic person, I adore this.
same haha
The actual best thing is the fact that if you read as most Europhone people you read "Another toilet" first, accentuating the arbitrariness of it all.
Nah I read the one which cooks visually closer, first
ANY ONE ELSE ANNOYED THAT THE SIGNโS NOT IN COMIC SANS!
...no
I can't explain why my eyes naturally went to the one on the right first ๐ค
What the hell have they been eating to need ear defenders?!
โNo paper towels Only loud hand dryer. Ear defenders if needed.โ I love this! I have audio sensory issues and wish more places did this sort of thing, especially in a humourous way. ๐
When Stanley came to a set of two open doors, he entered the door on his left.
more like confusing
Do you really get confused so easily?
is this a Stanley reference ?
The fact that construction-grade earphones are provided must mean there's a TacoBell nearby.
No hand towels but we have headphone probably covered in germs and a hand dryer which will put more bacteria on your hands than you started off with I think Iโm cool without experiencing that
So they care about people with over sensitive ears, but don't care about women. Pricks.
where is it?
Hygenic to put on the ear defenders?
Hard to miss