It’s no secret that hands-on learning and exploration is vital for a young child’s development. And sensory toys, in particular, are an excellent way for kids to engage with different textures, sights ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Selecting the right location for your sensory corner is key. Choose a quiet spot in your home where you are least likely to be disturbed. It could be a corner of your room or even a small nook in ...

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 ...

In line with its mission to create a mall for all, SM Supermalls, through its corporate social responsibility arm SM Cares, will soon open the first-ever SM Sensory Lab at SM Mall of Asia. This ...

Sensory rooms, once the domain of special-needs students, particularly children diagnosed with autism and Asperger’s syndrome, are going mainstream. Through the use of objects like lights, rocking ...