Across
- 3. – Brain system that usually mutes background input.
- 4. – Symbol of turning the symphony into beauty.
- 7. – Related to seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, smelling.
- 8. – Response when the brain needs to escape overload.
- 12. – Can feel painfully bright in autism.
- 14. – When too much sensory input overwhelms.
- 15. – What autistic brains often notice more of.
Down
- 1. – The way autistic minds perceive the world.
- 2. – Condition with unique ways of sensing the world.
- 5. – May register much louder than usual.
- 6. – Metaphor for the sensory overload.
- 9. – Fabric feel that can be overwhelming.
- 10. – State restored with sensory tools and safe spaces.
- 11. – Emotional center that reacts to strong input.
- 13. – Brain area involved in sensory processing.