Though autistic and neurodivergent individuals experience sensory sensitivities most often, many kids have sensory preferences that need special care—especially at lunch time. Stocksy Packing lunch ...

The constant stimulus hurling toward children can be overwhelming, but for children with sensory processing disorders it is especially challenging. Some therapists are now prescribing a sensory diet ...

Imagine being at a loud rock concert for six hours. Locked in. Trapped. Forced to stay. This is what school can be like for a child with sensory processing disorder. It has been estimated that 5 ...

PITTSFIELD — We all have our likes and dislikes. The food we eat. The clothes we wear. The places and situations we find either comfortable or somehow awkward, even scary or upsetting. For most of us, ...

As long as I can remember, I've been one to pace, spin, swing, or hang upside down. I didn't know it as a kid, but I was probably regulating my systems. As an adult, I've built in times to walk or ...