GLOSSARY · Sensory & Neurodivergent Play
Sensory-Friendly
Chosen or designed with an eye toward lower, more predictable sensory input — not the absence of stimulation, just less of it landing all at once.
Detailed definition
Sensory-friendly doesn’t mean silent, beige, or boring — it means the noise, the pacing, and the surprises in something are more predictable, so there’s less chance of the evening tipping into overload. A game can be sensory-friendly and still be genuinely fun and a little loud; it’s about the input being manageable, not absent.
It’s the lens behind both the sensory level rating and the Quiet Kit tag on our listings — real ratings from a household that actually needed them, not a marketing label slapped on after the fact. If a title hasn’t been checked yet, it just doesn’t carry the tag; we’d rather leave one off than promise something we haven’t verified.
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