People on the autism spectrum or others with sensory-processing issues can often find typical outings overwhelming. Loud noises, flashing lights and crowds are known to trigger attacks of anxiety. Ten ...

Disability Support Services is now offering the supplies to create a pop-up sensory room on campus. The pop-up sensory room is a mobile sensory room that can be used for a variety of campus events and ...

Children who are sensitive to sensory overload will have a new quiet space at the Birmingham Zoo. The room, which can be ...

What is a sensory room? A sensory room or sensory integration room is designed to provide calm, focus, and comfort to people with sensory processing problems, which often includes people with autism ...

Grove City, Ohio, opened a new sensory-friendly space called The Break Room at its police and safety building. The room offers a calming environment with soft lighting and sensory items for those ...

New research exploring facilities for neurodivergent sports fans in stadiums across the world has identified significant gaps in provisions for spectators with conditions like autism or other sensory ...

MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (RNS) — From organ blasts and incense to forced hugs and hand shakes, for folks who struggle to process sensory input, houses of worship can quickly feel anything but holy. That was ...

Emma Morse, a senior biology major, likes the room‘s low chairs, where she can read and not be bothered. Her college's library is too chaotic, she said, and she feels more comfortable sitting closer ...

As students climbed, bounced and jumped their way around the brightly colored sensory room at Denville's Riverview Elementary School, Principal Tina Theodoropoulos beamed at how far the project had ...