Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s no secret that hands-on learning and exploration is vital for a young child’s development. And sensory toys, in particular, ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A unique space in Fort Wayne aims to create calm, stimulate senses, and promote interaction. The Sensory Room at The Jackson R. Lehman Family YMCA was specifically designed ...

Kolton Kamauf walked through Norwin’s Hahntown Elementary School in North Huntingdon, where paintings and stickers on the hall floors and walls prompt him and other students to crab walk, touch images ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - When Deb Bearman knows her son, Kyle, is going to have a bad day, she calls ahead to his teacher at Heritage Elementary. Once at Heritage, the 10-year-old fourth-grader, ...

WILKES-BARRE TWP. – Mohegan Sun Arena and Misericordia University officials on Tuesday unveiled Archie’s Sensory Program, designed to help arena patrons on the autism spectrum or with sensory ...

THE sensory room at Tallaght Hospital has made a world of difference to seven-year-old Harry, who is autistic. He was three when he was diagnosed and his mum, Erin McGregor — a sister of MMA fighter ...

Bilateral stimulation is the use of visual, auditory, or tactile external stimuli occurring in a rhythmic side-to-side pattern. It is a core element of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing ...

This is an AP-Illinois Exchange story offered by The (Bloomington) Pantagraph. CHENOA, Ill. (AP) — The calming smell of lavender filled the room as Rebecca Perkins brought her mother, Catherine ...

Air travel can be overwhelming and stressful especially for the neurodiverse people. With bright lights, continuous announcements, security screenings, and crowded spaces – these factors that can be ...

Hector International Airport debuts 360-degree technology room and calming space for travelers with sensory sensitivities ...