There's a room in one corner of Kelly Elementary that may seem rather unusual compared to the rest of the school's classrooms. In this room, the lights are dimmed and the Venetian blinds pulled shut.

“Having a sensory room in a place of worship is probably more ... like an LGBT ministry and a basketball program for adults with autism. “We always tell our parishioners that if there ...

Clockwise from top right: The sensory room at St. Joseph Catholic Church ... but their child or young adult is dealing with autism or a disability,” Father Worth explained.

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The new initiative is being spearheaded by Amanda Masterson - the owner of The Grafton Barber's Walkinstown Road branch, and a mother to a child with autism ...

As an autistic adult, even the word meltdown is humiliating. A shameful part of my past, no longer relevant to a senior doctor, or so I would like to think. And yet the reality is different. Some 2 ...

CCTV of an autistic pupil being restrained by staff in a seclusion room at a special school is "brutal" and "unlawful", a ...

Multiple conversations going on in one room, flashing overhead lights ... That means children are more likely than adults to experience sensory overload. Learning to recognize the signs of ...

Many female autistics do not realize that they have this diagnosis until adulthood, if at all. Women, BIPOC, and queer people ...