Translations:Sensory-Friendly Environments/7/en

It is also worth noting that sensory needs conflict. One person may need more light to read faces and lips; another may find the same light painful. There is no universal configuration. What can be offered is variation within a space and openness to adjustment.

| Social=Sensory conditions carry social meaning. Requesting a change to a room — asking for music to be lowered, a window opened, or a lamp switched off — can feel like an imposition on a host or a disruption of a shared mood. Many people manage this by absorbing discomfort silently, which tends to reduce their capacity for conversation and can be misread as coldness or disinterest.