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These days mainstream browsers offer a "hide distracting elements" feature, which makes hiding gifs trivial, especially in this case.
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Yep, the "reader mode" in Firefox is a gift from the Æsir to me. But when I get overwhelmed my first instinct is sometimes to close the tab right away.
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I’m not doubting you, but what kind of sensory processing issues are you thinking of? I’m interesting in reading more if you have a link.
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Once I beheld the chickens, I could not look away.
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Sensory Processing Disorder. I don't want to pick out a specific link since I'm no expert, but if you search for it and pick a reliable source you're on your way.

Many adults suffer from it without knowing. I'm one of them. Well, I was. I still suffer from it but now I know.

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> Sensory Processing Disorder

Oh, it was that simple to find. I was expecting something more complicated.

Thank you. Wikipedia seems like a good place to start.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_processing_disorder

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_processing_sensitivity

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