Amanda Hebert Hughes, a New York native, is an openly autistic painter and author living in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

Having an active, neurodivergent mind, she is the founder of the new art genre: Sensory Gated Art®️.

Using her unique painting style, Amanda creates paintings that remove sensory overload stimuli, resulting in a calming effect.

She is also the author and illustrator of the children's book series, Why Does Mommy Say. Using first-person perspective, Amanda connects the dots for young minds between love and healthy boundaries.

NYC Daily Post: Sensory Gated Art: a new artistic paradigm - N ...