FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - When Deb Bearman knows her son, Kyle, is going to have a bad day, she calls ahead to his teacher at Heritage Elementary. Once at Heritage, the 10-year-old fourth-grader, ...

The traditional school environment is often a storm of sensory input that can overwhelm a student on the autism spectrum ...

WILKES-BARRE TWP. – Mohegan Sun Arena and Misericordia University officials on Tuesday unveiled Archie’s Sensory Program, designed to help arena patrons on the autism spectrum or with sensory ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A unique space in Fort Wayne aims to create calm, stimulate senses, and promote interaction. The Sensory Room at The Jackson R. Lehman Family YMCA was specifically designed ...

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 ...

This is an AP-Illinois Exchange story offered by The (Bloomington) Pantagraph. CHENOA, Ill. (AP) — The calming smell of lavender filled the room as Rebecca Perkins brought her mother, Catherine ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ATHENS, Ala. (WHNT) – Students in Limestone ...

“About three minutes on your timer, buddy,” an adult tells 11-year-old Anthony Reyes as he spins on a large swing. Before his time runs out, Anthony crawls into a lightweight play tunnel. “I feel warm ...

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 ...

Kolton Kamauf walked through Norwin’s Hahntown Elementary School in North Huntingdon, where paintings and stickers on the hall floors and walls prompt him and other students to crab walk, touch images ...