When Joanne Sciortino brought her 8-month-old daughter Victoria home from a Russian orphanage, she knew something wasn’t quite right. "From immediately being on the train and watching her rock herself ...

Many children have intense reactions to certain sounds or food textures. They can’t stand certain clothes for even a minute, or they get annoyed when someone touches them, making an ordeal out of ...

Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) takes many forms, but the guiding experience for those with the condition is a difference of perception. People with SPD have a neurological makeup that causes them ...

A child holds their hands up in front of their face, revealing palms covered in a rainbow of paint. Source: Sharon McCutcheon/Pexels Many people on the autism spectrum have atypical responses to ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island State Rep. Peter Ginaitt sank into a beanbag chair and pulled a weighted blanket up to his neck. He was a guest at a reception celebrating the completion of a new unit ...

An expert in the biology and physiology of the inner ear has developed a method to temporally modify the expression of the retinoblastoma-1 gene in mice. Modulation of the RB1 gene can allow for the ...

A child holds their hands up in front of their face, revealing palms covered in a rainbow of paint. Source: Sharon McCutcheon/Pexels Many people on the autism spectrum have atypical responses to ...

Patricia Jovellar Isiegas is a member of the Spanish Association of Occupational Therapists for Children and Adolescents (TOP-es). Many children have intense reactions to certain sounds or food ...