> "I have met people that are labeled as introverted ... my son avoids parties because he gets sensory overloaded very quickly" All through my childhood I was

> "I have met people that are labeled as introverted ... my son avoids parties because he gets sensory overloaded very quickly" All through my childhood I was labeled as introverted. As an adult, having gone through a lot of self-reflection and self-evaluation, I realize that I have both strong introvert and strong extrovert tendencies -- with many of my strong introvert tendencies being sensory rather than social. I think I'm actually more of an extrovert socially, but I never got that label because of the sensory stuff. For example: I do fairly well in group settings, as long as they're focused somehow. I like sporting events, but not clubs, because all the noise at the sporting event is focused on the action on the field/court/ice but the noise at the club is an unrelated tangled mess of conversations and music. Big lecture halls in college, churches big and small, and actual concerts are all fine. Things marketed as a "party" usually aren't. I like most people, and have friends from a lot of different segments of society. I just don't like being overwhelmed. It seems silly to characterize me as "rude" or "selfish" because I would turn down certain types of invitations.