In a room filled with pounding noises and clanging cowbells, L.A. County deputies learn that sometimes the best way to handle ...

Both sensory overload and over excitement are problems kids with autism may face during the July Fourth weekend. Autism experts talk through strategies for how families can plan the July Fourth ...

Running the session was Kate Movius, founder of the consultancy Autism Interaction Solutions. She paired the sensory experiments with practical tools deputies can actually carry on patrol. Her message ...

An autistic meltdown is an intense reaction to sensory or emotional overload in autistic people. When an autistic person becomes overstimulated or unable to cope with their environment, they may ...

Liz McFarland captured the moment her husband sat by their son Jad in the bathtub to give him a trim Liz McFarland Liz McFarland and her husband, Jeremy, found a way to care for their son in a way ...

Both autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are neuropsychiatric conditions involving differences in brain structure and chemistry. There are some ...

The rigid protocols of institutionalized special education often prioritize compliance over actual comprehension, leaving ...

Imagine sitting in a quiet house and hearing a faint sound. On its own, you might barely notice it. Now imagine that same sound paired with a small movement in your peripheral vision. Neither signal ...