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Visual Sensory & Light

Light sensitivity, visual stim toys, projectors and calming visual input

Learn About Visual Sensory & Light

Expert guides and tips for choosing and using visual sensory & light

A dimly lit calm-down corner at dusk with a round grey floor cushion on a woven rug and a low pale wooden shelf holding a liquid motion bubbler with slow blue and green droplets, a round visual countdown timer with a teal disk, and a small warm lamp switched on low, the overhead light off and the window blind angled against the last daylight

Calming Visual Input: Using Vision on Purpose

A kitchen table in morning light with an open spiral notebook showing columns of handwritten tally marks, a folded pair of dark sunglasses, a blank white appointment card and a glass of water, beside a window with a half-closed venetian blind throwing bands of daylight across the wall

Photophobia, Migraine and ADHD: Telling Light Sensitivities Apart

A home-office desk at dusk with the overhead light off, a slim light bar clipped above a dimmed blank monitor casting warm light across the keyboard, a pair of plain clear-lens glasses resting on a closed notebook, and the window blind angled against the last of the sunset

Light Sensitivity in Autistic Teens and Adults

A quiet living room in late afternoon with a pale armchair turned to face a bare wall away from the window, a cleared side table holding one closed book, a window blind angled to throw daylight up at the ceiling, and a low cupboard turned with its plain back to the room

15 Visual Sensory Strategies That Need No Equipment

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