The coordination and control of the small muscles in our hands and fingers that enable precise movements are called fine motor skills. These skills are crucial for tasks like holding a pencil, buttoning a shirt and other activities that require accuracy and dexterity.

Interoception is a fascinating and often overlooked aspect of our sensory experience that plays a crucial role in how we understand and respond to our bodies.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment approach for a range of mental and emotional health issues, including anxiety and depression.

The early signs of autism can vary, and, in many cases, differences are first observed in the pre-school or early primary school years.

Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD) occurs when the brain has difficulty receiving and responding to information from the senses.

Speech pathologists work with individuals across their lifespan and this includes the often complex teenage years.

Most adults would agree that the teenage years are tough. It’s hard to be a teenager and just as hard to be a parent while they go through this period of extreme change.

A sensory room is a specially designed space that caters to individuals with sensory processing issues, such as autistic people, those with ADHD, dementia, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or other sensory challenges.

Autistic burnout is a phenomenon that many autistic individuals experience at some point in their lives.

Fidget toys are small, handheld objects or gadgets designed to provide sensory stimulation and help individuals manage restlessness, anxiety, or attention-related issues.

If your child only eats a very small range of foods or drinks, only consumes specific brands or textures, or won’t eat entire food groups for longer than a few weeks, there may be deeper reasons.

There are many ways parents can help their child’s communication skills every single day at little or no cost.

Sensory chews are small, chewable, tactile sensory aids that allow children and adults to chew an object safely.

Stuttering is a neurological condition that affects the production of speech, whereby someone typically repeats, extends, or is unable to produce a sound.

There is no single way to raise a bilingual child. Sometimes in the past, parents were advised to separate the two languages when talking to their children.

At one time it was thought was that the incidence of autism in girls as a ratio to autism in boys was something like 1:7.

It's normal for everyone to experience some degree of anxiety in their lives. There are times when we'd all expect our heart to race and to feel edgy or tense.