Do you find that novelty can help you do something new that otherwise you wouldn’t do due to its challenging nature?
I.e. sensory and social overload is averted, at least while something is classed as “novel”, because the buzz that comes from doing something novel keeps you going.
I ask because I’m wondering if the thrill of novelty where I simply love exploring and experiencing new things is what is helping me keep going in life. Without it, most of these new situations (and older similar ones) would simply not appeal to me at all due to the way they challenge me on an autistic level. I would probably end up in burn out. And even the novel situations take a huge amount out of me, but at least I feel happy/ier about it?
Later this year I have my ADHD assessment and I want to see if this resonates with others that identify as both autistic and ADHD. Alternatively, it could just be that I like novel things but if so, that really goes against my autistic tendencies - I function best day-to-day when in familiar, predictable situations. The opposite of novel! So it’s very strange to crave the opposite, even when it costs so much.
Hope this makes sense, but please do ask me clarifying questions if not. 💛
