A 'reporter game' could help autistic kids manage sensory overload The game teaches kids to evaluate sensations objectively The strategy reduces activity in the brain’s sensory regions THURSDAY, Sept.

Newswise — For many autistic children, everyday sensations such as the feel of scratchy fabric or a loud car alarm can be intensely distressing. Known as sensory over-responsivity, this common symptom ...

Autism Speaks is well-funded and influential, and its blue puzzle piece icon has come to symbolize autism. The organization is also stubbornly emblematic of the divisions within what I will call ...

Children playing this game are taught to evaluate potentially disturbing sensations objectively, sticking to facts as a news reporter would, researchers said. MRI scans showed that this strategy ...