At the Milton Public Library, a former storage area is being transformed into a sensory room where kids who have autism can ...

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 ...

Simple steps like offering to sit with a family, helping a child participate in Sunday school or reserving accessible parking near the classroom entrance can make a significant difference.

Spirit Halloween is trying to make hospitals less scary for kids. Thanks to the Egg Harbor-based seasonal retailer’s long-running Spirit of Children fundraising campaign, Virtua Health has added a ...

Where most people simply saw a school storage closet, Stacey Nelson saw a place where special needs elementary school students could get transformative care. Nelson applied for and received a $4,500 ...

The 13,000-square-foot play center, which plans to be open daily, has spaces specially designed for neurodiverse children.

New rooms at South Shore Hospital were specifically designed to make the experience more comfortable for children with ...

‘It was like this big welcoming sign — whatever your child needs ... all of it is welcome.’ Clockwise from top right: The sensory room at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Maplewood, New Jersey, is a ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Joan and Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island recently opened a sensory room in its Berman Early Childhood Center for children with developmental needs. The goal, according to ...

MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (RNS) — From organ blasts and incense to forced hugs and handshakes, for folks who struggle to process sensory input, houses of worship can quickly feel anything but holy. That was the ...

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