Post by @officialkanecross

She walks into the living room, and before she even sits down, the overhead light is off and the lamp in the corner is on. You have watched her do it a hundred times. Maybe you have teased her about living in a cave. Here is what she is getting away from. Many overhead lights, especially LEDs and fluorescents, flicker faster than most people can consciously see. A lot of neurodivergent brains register that flicker anyway, along with the hard glare bouncing off every surface in the room. It never shows up as a clear problem. It shows up as a headache by eight and a shorter fuse, and a vague urge to leave the room without knowing why. So she has spent years quietly managing light. She dims her screens and picks the corner booth. Turning off the big light is the first thing she does to make a room livable. Lamps with warm bulbs give her a room she can stay in. Leaving the switch alone when she turns it off tells her that her comfort outranks your habit. She has been called moody and antisocial for leaving rooms early her whole life. Half the time, it was the ceiling. Join my community and course, The Dynamic Mastery in my bio. Start for free. @officialkanecross #neurodivergent #sensoryoverload #lightsensitivity #adhdwomen #autism