Home & Lifestyle

Our homes are supposed to be our safe havens. They’re where we rest, reset, and feel protected from the outside world. But for an autistic child with sensory processing sensitivities, a typical home can feel anything but calm. What seems ordinary to a neurotypical nervous system—the hum of a refrigerator, the glare of an overhead light, the scratchy texture of a rug—can feel intense, even threatening.