MARSHALL CO., Ala. (WAFF) - Just in time for Autism Awareness Month, officers across the Tennessee Valley are training to learn how to recognize and respond to individuals with disabilities or sensory ...

Sensory processing disorder—also known as SPD or sensory integration disorder—is a term describing a collection of challenges that occur when the senses fail to respond properly to the outside world.

Many children have intense reactions to certain sounds or food textures. They can’t stand certain clothes for even a minute, or they get annoyed when someone touches them, making an ordeal out of ...

On any given weekday during lunch, the intimate space at Kuluck Persian Restaurant is packed with a wide mix of people speaking in a cacophony languages, both familiar and foreign. Middle Eastern ...

A new twin study published in Translational Psychiatry suggests that the sensory sensitivities often seen in autistic individuals may not be caused by autism itself. Instead, these sensory traits ...

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 ...

Patricia Jovellar Isiegas is a member of the Spanish Association of Occupational Therapists for Children and Adolescents (TOP-es). Many children have intense reactions to certain sounds or food ...