Autistic Tips To Keep Cool This Season

KJEldridge97

I was just wondering if anyone has any useful tips to keep cool this season. I mean Autism level smart and not just buying a fan please. I am interested in smart living solutions please?

Well_Well_Well

Hi the stereotype that all autistic people think alike or are more intelligent than others is not helpful. An autistic friend told me they went to their GP and just because they are autistic, their GP excitedly asked them if they have a photographic memory and assumed they must have a high IQ. They felt very uncomfortable after that and changed GPs.

Well_Well_Well

Sorry for my spelling I am very tired and struggling to write.

About tips for the heatwave, we were forced to come up with these things because of where we live (it's in a city) and because we half of our place is glass. Because of all the glass the heat inside is at least 5 degrees hotter than it is outside.

Here's what we do:

*Open all doors and windows as early as possible to let cold air in and closing the curtains before the sun hits the windows. Air flow is important as it helps to keep all the rooms cool.

*Only stay in rooms the sun is not hitting, as it moves during the day.

*We measured all the windows and bought lots of radiator foil / radiator heat reflector foil which we put up on EVERY window to block out the sun (we use duct tape, the heat just melts off the sticky tape it comes with). This is what has saved us, without it I might have actually died, because I have struggled to breath inside even with the fans on.

Please note: not everyone needs radiator foil. It depends if the sun is shining on your windows an heating the room up in a way that's affecting you. I AM BEING CONCIOUS OF GOLBAL WARMING AND PEOPLE PRODUCING WASTE, ADDING TO THE PROBLEM WE ARE ALREADY IN.

*We do multiple clothes washes during the day which we hang in the room we are in, we do this at night also.

We do 2 laundry washes per day because the clothes / blankets dry within 2 to 3 hours inside or we just keep wetting sheets or blankets in the bath to hang inside on a clothes rack. *** Here is the best thing I discovered, if you put your fan beside the clothes rack, so it's partially blowing on the clothes and you sit opposite it, you will feel it blowing cold air!

Obviously drink lots of water, wear loose clothing, no alcohol, showers help. If you can't shower multiples times per day, use a spray bottle with cool boiled water (you can put it in the fridge if you want), spray your face, neck, back of your hands and your feet or wet a flannel or towel and use that on those places instead.

I hope this makes sense.

Emilee

I find the more I declutter and the more 'empty' a room is, the cooler it stays, especially with soft furnishings. It has the opposite effect in winter though and can leave a room feeling drafty and chilly.

Well_Well_Well

@emilee Yes! Any fabric furnishings, carpets or clothing in the room absorbs the moisture and make the room hotter 😅, we realised that this year 👍️. I forgot to add, if anyone buys radiator foil PLEASE DO NOT THROW IT AWAY. KEEP IT FOR WINTER AND PUT IT BEHIND YOUR RADIATORS. YOU CAN KEEP IT ON YOUR WINDOWS IT WILL KEEP YOUR PLACE WARM AS WELL. If you have some left over keep it for next summer or offer it to a neighbour.

Tip: we keep a bit of duct tape at the bottom of the window so that when we want to let light in we roll the foil up and tape it in place.

HelloYes

Hi KJ

I feel a bit hurt by your comment about "autism intelligence". I don't know if it is so kind.

If you want to cool down, I always take a 5-minute cold shower. In the morning, try to hold out the cold shower, and then the entire morning is fresh. Or feel free to make an ice bucket and put your feet/hands in there for 10minutes, since you can truly cool down very fast