Papadopoulou recommends a few potential solutions to finding what works when creating sensory rooms for kids with autism. One approach involves having a therapist guide the child through tailored ...

With 74% of children with autism affected by sensory sensitivity, there’s a need to create more sensory-friendly spaces ...

Experts say parents can help their child adjust by creating a visual summer schedule of day-to-day activities.

About one in 31 children who are 8 years old have autism spectrum disorder ... “What’s in the bags is a lot of different sensory items,” Shawn said. “Stuff to help lower stimulation ...

Hodges believes the items inside the bags will help calm people who are neurodivergent, including people with autism. “These sensory tools can be the thing that help set the stage for a calm and ...

While there’s no cure for autism, there are many approaches that ... Autistic people may be unusually affected by sensory input, such as sight, sound, or smell. Social integration therapy ...

There are a number of therapies that have been successful at treating children with autism spectrum disorder. Although these therapies can help, there is no scientific documentation that sensory ...

who has autism. They brought headphones and sensory items, hoping they could stay long enough to see their friends run. But despite being blocks away from speakers and large crowds cheering and ...

"I think the difference for individuals with autism is the level of intensity or how upsetting some of these sensory differences are," said Dr. Rachel Follmer, a developmental and behavioral ...

Individuals with autism—as well as those with ADHD ... having a therapist guide the child through tailored products within the sensory room to identify what items are a good fit for them ...