Christmas is basically a sensory explosion, right? While the rest of us are chasing the "magic," for autistic kiddos, the ...

As the CEO of Above and Beyond Therapy, where we provide personalized ABA therapy in Utah, I’ve seen firsthand how ...

Sensory overload is when your five senses — sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste — take in more information than your brain can process. When your brain is overwhelmed by this input, it enters ...

Although Christmas is often portrayed as a time of abundance and cheer, for neurodiverse children, it can be a season of ...

Diwali celebrations bring vibrant lights and community spirit. However, firecrackers and loud noises can overwhelm children and pets. Parents can ensure a safe and comfortable festival by planning ...

Too much sensory input can overstimulate your brain and cause emotional distress or shutdown. Sensory overload can happen with anxiety disorders, autism, and ADHD, but anyone can experience it. Taking ...

Your nervous system picks up on things that other people seem to filter out effortlessly, and by the end of the day you’re ...

Recent research shows that your brain doesn't pay attention in one smooth stream-instead, it switches focus in quick bursts, about 8 times per second. This process, called "attentional sampling," ...

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 ...