Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sensory-friendly events with Santa are giving kids with autism and special needs a chance to enjoy the holiday season. (Photo: ...

My mind raced. It had been a relatively high-stress weekend, and I craved a way to relax. Yet, for me and a lot of people I know, trying hard to relax can be, well, stressful. I grabbed some sand, a ...

Zaiden Sleet aged two-and-a-half with support parent Fran Fitzell. Snuggling up to a teddy bear, soft bird sounds or weighted blankets could be the secret recipe for elderly patients discovered at a ...

Air travel can be overwhelming and stressful especially for the neurodiverse people. With bright lights, continuous announcements, security screenings, and crowded spaces – these factors that can be ...

An hour of darkness, silence, and floating changed how I think about stillness When I invited my friend Sarah to join me in trying sensory deprivation tanks, as invented in 1954 by a so-called ...

The Junior for Juniors charity officially opened a new sensory room in the paediatrics area of University Hospital Waterford. The sensory room was funded by donations from the public, from businesses ...

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) - Miami International Airport is debuting a unique room for Autism Awareness Month. The airport announced a sensory-friendly room where young travelers with ...

FIDGET spinners can have “soothing” benefits for children living with autism and ADHD and help “help reduce anxiety “, a Scottish expert has claimed. The latest toy craze to sweep Scotland’s ...