Wednesday, 31 July 2019

How autism-friendly architecture can change autistic children's lives

Imagine wearing a hearing aid on its highest setting and being unable to make any adjustment. You can hear the speech of the person next to you—but, at the same volume, you hear birdsong through an open window, the air conditioning whirring above and the traffic droning outside. The difference in the layers of sound cannot be filtered and a cacophony results. Combine this with some of your senses being crossed or scrambled, rather like a poor telephone connection, and you start to appreciate how some people on the autistic spectrum encounter the world. It is small wonder that productive teaching of an autistic child presents a challenge.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/how-autism-friendly-architecture-can-change-autistic-childrens-lives