When the Weather Turns Dangerous: Extreme Heat and Sensory‑Sensitive Bodies
Every summer seems to arrive a little hotter than the last. We talk about heatwaves as if they’re simply uncomfortable, an inconvenience, something to “get through”. But for many disabled and neurodivergent people, including autistic people, those with sensory processing differences, chronic illness, ADHD, or dysautonomia, extreme heat is not just uncomfortable. it is a…