Sensory shut down
PAS 6463:2022, Design for the mind – Neurodiversity and the built environment – Guide, published by BSI Standards Limited 2022, defines sensory shut down as the: ‘experience a person has when they are so overwhelmed by sensory information that they stop responding.’
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