Tip 5: Forget the High Contrast

While completely flat, bare walls stop sensory overload, they also understimulate an ADHD mind, starving it of the dopamine it needs—which is why low-contrast textured wallpapers, structural plasters, and natural tactile materials are helpful.

​A 2018 UK study by A. J. L. Baker found that introducing subtle, predictable geometric rhythms and monochrome textures provides cognitive comfort and focus without triggering sensory fatigue. Think of tactile grasscloth wallpapers, raw clay plasters, or fluted wood paneling kept in the exact same colour as the wall.