Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.

Mattel’s launch of its first autistic Barbie this week has been met with both celebration and criticism from the autism ...

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

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 ...

Sensory overload occurs when the brain becomes overwhelmed by the volume or nature of the sensory inputs it receives. Sensory inputs can be any stimuli that enter through one of the sensory modalities ...

Visiting Santa at a busy mall can be overwhelming for some autistic kids, but sensory-friendly events can make it easier. Hundreds of those events are held across the country. For many families, ...

The new Barbie holds a pink fidget spinner that works normally, wears noise-reducing headphones to address sensory overload, ...

The headphones represent a way in which such devices can reduce sensory overload by blocking out background noise, while the ...

As April marks Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month, the AccessAbility Center hosted its second-annual Sensory Fair on Wednesday, April 17. The event sought to help community members to “get a sense ...