CHESAPEAKE, Va. — For many parents, teachers, and students it probably feels like summer just started. Yet, with about a month and a half until school starts, some teachers are preparing early. As ...

As more students with special needs enter school systems nationwide, educators are increasingly designing their classrooms to boost behavior and academic performance. Sensory-friendly design focuses ...

Click here to become a Live 5 Classroom Champion by donating to help fund this project. Donors Choose collects the money, purchases the items the teacher has requested, and sends them directly to the ...

Soon children with autism at Allison Park Elementary School will get a specially made sensory classroom and carts filled with sensory toys. Autism Open, a Washington-based nonprofit that raises money ...

Galivant through the forest, activate your desire for wonder, get in touch with nature and your transcendental side, run your hands through the leaves of the garden — this is exactly what the ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A teacher at International School at Gregory needed help to purchase sensory items for her students. She asked for donations through DonorsChoose, an online charity that ...

LADSON, S.C. (WCSC) - A Dorchester County elementary school teacher is searching for an array of sensory items to help her students focus better in the classroom. Bianca Whaley is in her second year ...

Victoria Navin, of Weaverham, began her career in Spain teaching children from the British travelling community before ...

Limited evidence suggests that sensory integration therapy may have a positive effect on individuals with autism. Sensory integration therapy, also referred to as Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI), is a ...

Sensory processing disorder—also known as SPD or sensory integration disorder—is a term describing a collection of challenges that occur when the senses fail to respond properly to the outside world.