“About three minutes on your timer, buddy,” an adult tells 11-year-old Anthony Reyes as he spins on a large swing. Before his time runs out, Anthony crawls into a lightweight play tunnel. “I feel warm ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - When Deb Bearman knows her son, Kyle, is going to have a bad day, she calls ahead to his teacher at Heritage Elementary. Once at Heritage, the 10-year-old fourth-grader, ...

Design lovers can appreciate the effect atmosphere has on wellbeing. The value of an aesthetically pleasing, accommodating space is dialed up further when it comes to sensory rooms, which are ...

The latest excitement at the Boys and Girls Club in Portage is a room designed to calm people down. Club Director Adam Clough knelt in the darkened room, lifted a giant plush caterpillar from the ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - When Deb Bearman knows her son, Kyle, is going to have a bad day, she calls ahead to his teacher at Heritage Elementary. Once at Heritage, the 10-year-old fourth-grader, diagnosed ...

Jenny, a mum who attended the opening with her son Jack said: "Having this sensory room now, I just think that's a huge asset ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – With bright fluorescent lights, loud announcements and crowds of people bustling from one gate to another, the airport can be a bit of a sensory overload for some people.

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Sensory rooms, once the domain of special-needs students, particularly children diagnosed with autism and Asperger’s syndrome, are going mainstream. Through the use of objects like lights, rocking ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - When Deb Bearman knows her son, Kyle, is going to have a bad day, she calls ahead to his teacher at Heritage Elementary. Once at Heritage, the 10-year-old fourth-grader, ...