In early December, Eastern Kentucky University’s Occupational Therapy graduate students and faculty orchestrated a free Sensory-Friendly Event at the Telford YMCA. This event was designed for families ...

Sensory rooms are designed to allow anxious students to blow off steam and calm down. They're often intended for children on the autism spectrum, but proponents say they can benefit any agitated ...

Dr. Lori Charney, Assistant Professor at Misericordia University and Department Chair of the Occupational Therapy Department, speaks at the press conference Tuesday. Dr. Barbara Schwartz-Bechet, Dean ...

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Montvale Elementary School now has a sensory room to help students have calm, constructive days at school with the assistance of the school’s physical therapist, speech ...

Hello! I cover the Northtowns for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at [email protected] HAMBURG, NY (WKBW) — For families with a child with autism or any individual with ...

West End School students with autism and other special needs assigned time in sensory room as needed Sensory rooms becoming more popular as districts seek to keep kids with disabilities in local ...

What is a sensory room? A sensory room or sensory integration room is designed to provide calm, focus, and comfort to people with sensory processing problems, which often includes people with autism ...

SILOAM SPRINGS -- Northside Elementary School installed a sensory room over the December break to give students a place to take a break. The room is often used with special needs students who have ...

Emma E. Booker Elementary used to have a sensory room, but after roughly 20 years, it had become outdated and limited. Now, with outside support from a local business, the school has a fully renovated ...

As students climbed, bounced and jumped their way around the brightly colored sensory room at Denville's Riverview Elementary School, Principal Tina Theodoropoulos beamed at how far the project had ...