Neurodiversity

Sensory chairs can help children and adults with autism, ADHD, anxiety, and/or sensory processing disorder to focus at work and school. For neurodivergent people, our environment is extremely important to our success. Addressing our sensorimotor needs can help us to self-regulate and prevent ...

Sensory swings are important tools to help children and adults with conditions such as autism and ADHD self-regulate and live their best lives. As an autistic adult, I've noticed that most experts talk about addressing the sensory needs of kids, but ignore the benefits of sensory swings for adults ...

Do you or a loved one struggle with restless hands and a need for tactile sensory input? If so, fidget blankets may be for you.   What are fidget blankets? Fidget blankets are therapeutic lap-size quilts with various items sewn onto them for a person to play with, including buttons, beads, ...

I wear my autism t-shirts a lot because I want to fight stereotypes and celebrate the beauty of neurodiversity. Autism awareness t-shirts can start conversations about the gifts and challenges of life on the spectrum, and autism acceptance t-shirts show that autistic children and adults are amazing ...

The autistic community has been speaking out because we need more than autism awareness. We need autism acceptance, empowerment, and pride. Wearing autism pins, buttons, stickers, patches, and other visible affirmations of neurodiversity is a simple but important way to advocate for the rights of ...

Chewelry, also known as chew jewelry, can help people on the autism spectrum, as well as those with sensory processing disorder, ADHD, and other forms of neurodivergence to manage their sensory needs.  What is chewelry? Chewelry is a portmanteau, a word made by combining two others -- in this ...

Fidget jewelry can help neurodiverse people -- individuals with anxiety, autism, ADHD, sensory processing disorder, and more -- cope with the stress of daily life. Fidget toys are often marketed to children, but adults need to meet their sensory needs too. Fidget jewelry is the perfect solution for ...

According to the latest statistics, 1 out of 44 children in the United States is on the autism spectrum. Yet despite how common autism actually is, so many books about autism are written by neurotypical people. Some of these writers are true allies, but too many keep spreading damaging myths about ...

If you are on the autism spectrum like me or you have an autistic child or family member, you probably know sounds and too much sensory stimuli can stress us out. Everything is loud and harsh to our ears and too much noise can cause a meltdown. Luckily, there's an easy way to reduce sensory ...

It's time to talk about adults on the autism spectrum and sensory toys! Most of the time, when people discuss autism and sensory needs, they only bring up children. But autistic adults exist, and we need to stim too! Autism doesn't magically vanish when somebody turns 18. And adults with other ...