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  2. KultureCity - Wikipedia

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    KultureCity is a nonprofit organization which directs users of their app to sensory-friendly accommodations at more than 900 different venues in the United States. The app is designed to assist guests with autism and other sensory processing disorders in finding sensory friendly locations.

  3. Sensory processing disorder - Wikipedia

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    Proponents have also claimed that adults may also show signs of sensory processing difficulties and would benefit for sensory processing therapies, [71] although this work has yet to distinguish between those with SPD symptoms alone vs adults whose processing abnormalities are associated with other disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder.

  4. Local businesses, charities ramp up autism-welcoming efforts ...

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    'Doesn't feel like therapy': MetroWest spots with special programs for people with sensory needs Autism is diagnosed in about 1 in 36 children, and in an estimated 2.2% of adults nationwide ...

  5. Sensory friendly - Wikipedia

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    A sensory friendly environment is created to assist those with a sensory processing disorder (SPD). The disorder is characterized by a hypersensitivity to stimuli accompanied by anxiety. [1] The Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation believes that there may be as many as one in every 20 people living with a sensory processing disorder. [2]

  6. 'Welcome, included and safe': Project places sensory ... - AOL

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    Mar. 14—More than two dozen people representing a wide range of organizations recently gathered at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church to learn how to make their visitors with disabilities ...

  7. Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation - Wikipedia

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    For many years a primary focus of the foundation was to get sensory processing disorder added to the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. [2] Sensory Processing Disorder was defined as "a complex disorder of the brain that affects developing children and adults". Currently Sensory Processing ...

  8. Autistic Self Advocacy Network - Wikipedia

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    The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization run by and for individuals on the autism spectrum.ASAN advocates for the inclusion of autistic people in decisions that affect them, including: legislation, depiction in the media, and disability services.

  9. The Autism Directory - Wikipedia

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    The main activity is the directory which categorises the resources and information about autism into a number of categories (examples below). The directory is UK wide and is user generated so it relies on the community and businesses in local areas to help build the directory.