Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Ace Misiunas Design lovers can appreciate the effect atmosphere has on wellbeing. The value of an aesthetically pleasing, ...

GRANDVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — October is National Sensory Processing Awareness Month. A West Michigan family and Hope Network are sharing the importance of making spaces more inclusive. Originally from ...

For someone with autism, a visit to a pro sports game can be hard. Those individuals may be challenged by the noise, lights and other stress-inducing elements at a stadium filled with frenzied fans.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eagles fans play in the sensory room at Lincoln Financial Field. (Courtesy of Eagles Autism Foundation) Kimberly Flickenger grew ...

Almost half of families with a neurodivergent family member are now unable to meet daily expenses such as food and housing, even when receiving benefits, according to research. Research from ...

Percy Losardo never used to attend Mass. The 14-year-old with autism struggled to sit still in the pews when he was younger, which caused his mother, Lark, to frequently take him outside to walk.

Where most people simply saw a school storage closet, Stacey Nelson saw a place where special needs elementary school students could get transformative care. Nelson applied for and received a $4,500 ...

A new sensory room sits inside of the Booker T. Washington Community Center on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Macon, Georgia. The space opened in December 2024 for people of all ages to decompress with ...

Design lovers can appreciate the effect atmosphere has on wellbeing. The value of an aesthetically pleasing, accommodating space is dialed up further when it comes to sensory rooms, which are ...