Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.
At a disability help desk at the airport, a badge around her neck, Jennifer Opal was visibly communicating that she had an invisible disability. When the situation became overwhelming, Opal ...
For individuals with sensory sensitivity, the threshold for perceiving stimuli may be lower than usual, or their ability to adapt to repeated stimuli may be impaired. They may start avoiding ...
The 1960s and '70s were a time of experience. Whether it was the Woodstock experience, a psychedelic experience or a cultural experience, the E word seemed to hang in the air back then, alongside the ...
Navigating the ticket counters, security screening and sheer breadth of one of the world’s busiest airports can be a bit of a gauntlet for any traveler. That stress is amplified for passengers with ...