As long as I can remember, I've been one to pace, spin, swing, or hang upside down. I didn't know it as a kid, but I was probably regulating my systems. As an adult, I've built in times to walk or ...

You may have been told by a parent, teacher, or even a colleague to “stop fidgeting,” as that behavior was associated with boredom or lack of attention. However, evidence shows that fidgeting, or ...

Sensory sensitivity can be a very perplexing phenomenon that's often overlooked. The brain is wired by millions of years of evolution to know that its priority is to keep you alive. The kinds of ...

Sensory diets are programs of sensory activities children can perform during the day to give them an appropriate amount of sensory input. Some experts think this can help improve attention and ...

Scientists have demonstrated that the new neurons produced in adults react preferentially to reward-related sensory stimuli and help speed up the association between sensory information and reward.

The Adults Doing Life Skills Clinic serves adults who have diagnoses such as mild, moderate and severe intellectual impairments, cerebral palsy, brain injury, epilepsy, autism and other developmental ...

Tripping over objects on the floor, bumping into things often, having your clothing caught on doors or drawers — these are all mishaps that are usually just attributed to being clumsy or checked out.

PUEBLO, Colo. (KOAA) — Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Pueblo now have access to the city’s first sensory room designed specifically for them, a resource caregivers say has ...

The constant stimulus hurling toward children can be overwhelming, but for children with sensory processing disorders it is especially challenging. Some therapists are now prescribing a sensory diet ...