EditorialSilent Fall, a multi-sensory mirrored installation by A.A. Murakami, presented by Superblue in Burlington Gardens., Burlington Gardens, London, UK - 11 Oct 2021
EditorialDekeda Brown alternates between her work and helping her daughter Leilani, 15, who has severe nonvocal autism and sensory processing disorder, with questions during class, at home in Olney, Md., on Jan. 8, 2021. (Brenda Ann Kenneally/The New York Times)
EditorialGian Paolo Braceschi, a sensory analysis teacher and consultant, speaks at a therapeutic workshop in Piacenza, Italy, on July 19, 2021. (Fabio Bucciarelli/The New York Times)
EditorialKate, 12, has been in therapy for years to cope with sensory processing disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and anxiety. (Rachel Woolf/The New York Times)
EditorialDekeda Brown alternates between her work and helping her daughter Leilani, 15, who has severe nonvocal autism and sensory processing disorder, with questions during class, at home in Olney, Md., on Jan. 8, 2021. (Brenda Ann Kenneally/The New York Times)
EditorialPenny Pei, a graduate student of sensory science at North Carolina State University, in Durham, N.C., on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Travis Dove/The New York Times)
EditorialVanessa Flyer with her son Julian, 3, who is on the autism spectrum and sensitive to sound and light, among other things, in his bedroom, where Flyer put up a quiet nook for him, in Brooklyn, Jan. 17, 2020. (Brittainy Newman/The New York Times)
EditorialEmma Obando holds her sons, Alan, at right, who has autism and a severe sensory disorder, and Juan Luis, 7, on the international bridge between Matamoros, Mexico, and Bronwsville, Texas, Feb. 12, 2020. (Meghan Dhaliwal/The New York Times)