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

The sensory room is expected to provide students with a “calm, supportive environment to help them reset, focus, and thrive,” ...

Brittany Dube is a public health professional with expertise in health education and community health. She works for her local Department of Health as a Behavioral Health, Health Promotion, and ...

Sensory processing differences refer to atypical ways in which the brain receives, organizes, and responds to sensory inputs such as sound, touch, light, movement ...

Sensory differences are central to autism, influencing how everyday environments are perceived, experienced, and impacting overall well-being. By designing spaces that respect these differences, we ...

Depending on the sensory processing disorder (SPD), the best assistive devices for specific conditions can range from low-tech options to more advanced ones. Either way, the devices should engage the ...

Since their organization’s founding in 1935, staff at Fraser, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit, have focused on breaking down barriers for people with autism, mental illness and other disabilities. In ...

When I was a principal, my assistant principal and I took over an unused classroom and built a sensory space in it. We created places where students could move around, and quiet areas where they could ...

A research team has identified the primary cause of sensory hypersensitivity in a mouse model of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A research team led by Director KIM Eunjoon of the Center for Synaptic ...

Sensory hypersensitivity in mice with the Grin2b gene mutation found in patients is related to hyperactivity of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and hyperconnectivity between the ACC and other ...

As we stand on the cusp of a new year, it’s remarkable to reflect on how sensory spaces for schools have evolved. It has been quite heartening. This shift is not merely a coincidence; rather, it is a ...