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People with autism are often portrayed in popular media as experiencing difficulty processing highly stimulating or overly loud environments. While this is certainly true for many, there can be a wide ...

Teachers can set up hands-on exploration to promote young students’ ability to calm themselves when emotions are running high ...

Children and adults diagnosed with autism are often challenged with even just a minor deviation in their schedule or surroundings. It’s worse in a crisis situation, one where there may be flashing ...

Students at Jefferson Elementary School now have a new set of tools to help them excel in the classroom. Thanks to a $1,500 grant from the John Applegate Fund for teachers, the school was able to ...

Sensory processing disorder—also known as SPD or sensory integration disorder—is a term describing a collection of challenges that occur when the senses fail to respond properly to the outside world.

Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.

Since COVID, many schools across the country have been investing ESSER funds into sensory spaces. The availability of this funding, along with the complex trauma issues brought on by the ...

A New Jersey police department is equipping its patrol cars with new "Emergency Sensory Tool Kits" and training for officers aimed at improving its response to situations involving people with autism ...