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  1. sensory overloadnoun

    Receipt of too much information or stimulation at once, leading to an inability to process the same.

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  1. Sensory overload

    Sensory overload occurs when one or more of the body's senses experiences over-stimulation from the environment. There are many environmental elements that affect an individual. Examples of these elements are urbanization, crowding, noise, mass media, and technology.

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  1. Sensory overload

    Sensory overload occurs when one or more of the body's senses experiences over-stimulation from the environment. There are many environmental elements that impact an individual. Examples of these elements are urbanization, crowding, noise, mass media, technology, and the explosive growth of information. Sensory overload is commonly associated with Sensory Processing Disorder and sensory defensiveness. The opposite of sensory overload is sensory deprivation.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sensory overload in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sensory overload in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sensory overload in a Sentence

  1. Ryan Hammond:

    When we think about families with children with autism coming to a game, theres barriers to re-entry, theres sensory overload when we score a touchdown and theres pyrotechnics, we felt the sensory room was what we needed to be fully accessible and the idea behind it was not to change the experience but deliver a solution if they needed to take a break. If the sensory bag wasnt enough, you dont have to leave the stadium. You can take a break, de-escalate, calm down and rejoin the experience when you felt ready.

  2. Tiffany Owens:

    Much like slow food, I've long been a proponent of slow travel, spending six months to a few years in each new destination with different jobs, instead of racing around the globe to fill passports and Instagram feeds in a sensory overload, slower travel provides an opportunity to more fully immerse oneself in and explore each new place.


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