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In Temples and Churches, Sensory Rooms Remove Barriers for Neurodivergent Worshipers
UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – Sensory rooms in U.S. churches and temples support neurodivergent worshipers by reducing sensory overload, with 80 rooms built nationwide in 2023, advocates say.
- Encounter Church near Dallas, Texas, opened a sensory room in February 2024 after a $35,000 renovation featuring an LED-star ceiling with a digital shooting star.
- Jay Perkins, active since 2009, said parents drove demand, noting his company built roughly a dozen rooms in 2022 and 80 in 2023.
- The Rev. Jim Worth said the December opening of the sensory room at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Maplewood, New Jersey, extends its faith values. He said, `the room is a natural extension of the parish’s faith values.`
- Disability advocates say these rooms signal that communities prioritize neurodivergent needs, helping families like Percy’s return to worship across the U.S.
- Temple Emanu-El, Reform synagogue in Atlanta, has adapted two rooms with support from a $10,000 grant from the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. Rabbi Rachael Klein Miller said the renovation features a wall of sensory engagement toys, flexible furniture and alternative seating.
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