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🗣️60% of people are either neurodivergent or highly sensitive - yet every space is designed for the other 40%.

Stephanie Lee Jackson is a sensory interior designer who creates spaces for people's actual nervous systems. She designs homes where Mom has ADHD, Dad codes from home, one kid is sensory-seeking, and another is neurotypical - all in one house.

Key insights:

🗣️ Fluorescent lights prevent many neurodivergent people from thinking - their brains can't create visual images under that flickering
🗣️Ambient noise makes conversation impossible for people who can't filter background chaos
🗣️Bars turn up music so you drink more (shouting makes you thirsty)
🗣️High-functioning autistic people hitting total meltdown in their 50s because masking energy finally caught up
🗣️Some people are "sensory seeking" - they NEED coffee shop noise or music to focus

Five principles for better spaces:

🗣️Indirect lighting (not recessed lights pointing down)
🗣️Sound baffling in open spaces
🗣️Neutral air quality before adding scents
🗣️Reduce visual overwhelm
🗣️Trust your body's signals

Resources:
Website: PracticalSanctuary.com
Book: "The Eccentric Genius Habitat Intervention" (September 5, 2024)
Free sensory cheat sheet available

Chapters:
[00:01 ] Introduction & Hosts Preview
[01:22 ] Meet Stephanie Lee Jackson
[01:29 ] What Is Sensory Interior Design?
[03:04 ] Why Designers Don't Think About This
[03:59 ] Neurodivergent vs Highly Sensitive
[05:23 ] Retail Store Example: Neurotypical vs Neurodivergent
[07:48 ] The Sensory Seeking Reality
[08:56 ] Real Family Design Example
[13:38 ] Zones for Different Neurotypes
[15:48 ] How She Got Into This Work
[16:52 ] Her Book: Eccentric Genius Habitat Intervention
[18:00 ] Why Febreze Is Evil
[19:33 ] Visual Overwhelm and Bookshelves
[20:55 ] Advice for Average Person
[22:25 ] The Five Key Principles
[24:55 ] Color and Lighting Advice
[26:06 ] How to Reach Stephanie
[26:53 ] Closing

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