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More than bricks and mortar. |
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Learning Disability Today, June/July 2012, pp.12-13. |
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1752-007X |
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This article discusses the design of autism-friendly buildings by GA Architects, a private architectural practice specialising in buildings for people with special needs and more particularly in the design of environments for children and adults with ASD and other learning difficulties. Things like sound levels in crowded places such as restaurants, the proximity of other people in a bus or underground train, glaring lights in an over-lit space or the poor layout of a building in which we are trying to find our way can all be stressful but people without an ASD accept them as ‘just the way things are’. However, a person with an ASD will react with varying degrees of frustration and may resort to challenging behaviour as a result. The article presents ideas that include: circulation areas and way-finding; acoustics; lighting; heating; and colour. |
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article; |
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adults; autistic spectrum conditions; building design; children; environmental factors; lighting; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=2017f947-daff-4f16-a7a1-d2b031c75476 |
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