Sensory activities play a critical role in the development of a young child. It’s not just for children who have challenges with sensory integration: It’s good for all kids to explore the world with ...

Annie Pagni, 6, plays in a Southpaw acrobat lycra swing in a sensory room designed by Alexander Lopiccolo in Gig Harbor. Joshua Bessex [email protected] Alexander Lopiccolo has been modifying his ...

Sensory paths to promote motor skills and movement have been painted at the YMCA and Boys & Girls Clubs in Waterloo.

Sensory stimulation is the input and sensation you receive when one or more of your senses is activated. This type of stimulation is important for infant development and can be used to improve the ...

Four-year-old Elliott experiences a different world than most of us do. He can smell a freshly peeled banana from across a room. The hum of a running blender hurts his ears. He abhors the feeling of ...

Atypical sensory-based behaviors are a ubiquitous feature of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). In this article, we review the neural underpinnings of sensory processing in autism by reviewing the ...

The symptoms seem like normal toddler or preschool behaviors: picky eating, tantrums over what clothes to wear and clumsiness. But for some children extreme sensitivity to certain things can be ...