Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Airports are offering sensory rooms to ease the stress of travel, which can be particularly demanding for those who suffer from ...

The latest excitement at the Boys and Girls Club in Portage is a room designed to calm people down. Club Director Adam Clough knelt in the darkened room, lifted a giant plush caterpillar from the ...

What used to be “fidget toys” for kids has evolved into a much bigger trend, helping people of all ages regulate their ...

(WSVN) - For children with autism, life can be full of over-stimulation and frightening situations. 7’s Karen Hensel shines the spotlight on an organization dedicated to giving them safe spaces right ...

Since COVID, many schools across the country have been investing ESSER funds into sensory spaces. The availability of this funding, along with the complex trauma issues brought on by the ...

TOKYO -- At Osaka Metro's Yumeshima Station in Osaka, which opened this January ahead of the ongoing Osaka-Kansai World Expo, visitors with sensitivities to things such as light and sound can take a ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. The first thing a student might notice in the new sensory room at Perry Township Schools’ ...

A fireworks show can be a night of family fun. This Fourth of July, thousands will show up to be thrilled by loud music, lights and explosions. For people with autism ...

The flashing lights, loud sounds and massive crowds can sometimes be too much for some people at the Iowa State Fair. Fairgoers who might otherwise find themselves over- or under-stimulated can once ...

BETHESDA, OH — Color Me Madd is a newer studio in Belmont County that offers Sensory Sundays for people with sensory disabilities. Color Me Madd Beauty Studio has been open for a little over a year in ...