Green Areas Around Schools (12-16-19)
Recently published research investigated links between green areas near schools (specifically within 500 meters of them) and student levels of ADHD.
Recently published research investigated links between green areas near schools (specifically within 500 meters of them) and student levels of ADHD.
Design can support positive experiences for people living with ASD, ADHD, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, neuroticism, depression, and other psychological challenges. Recognizing design-experience links is becoming particularly important as more diverse groups of people live and work together.
Many users of designed spaces and objects have sensory or psychological challenges that complicate their experiences in the physical world. These people might be visually impaired, deaf, depressed, or have ADHD or ASD, for example. Cognitive scientists have learned a great deal about how design can encourage positive life experiences for these individuals.
Data collected via a smartphone app confirms that there are psychological benefits to nearby nature.
Increasing numbers of children and adults are being diagnosed with ADHD. Design can support the cognitive, emotional, and physical wellbeing of these individuals without compromising the experiences of people who don’t have ADHD.
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Psychological challenges, such as autism, ADHD, depression, and schizophrenia complicate the lives of people with these conditions. Design can make it more likely that they achieve their life objectives.
People with ADHD benefit from being able to fidget/move while they think, so the design of spaces they will use should not inhibit this behavior.
Allen and Pammer completed a detailed study of the link between hearing white noise and the ability of children with ADHD (7 to 14 years old) to pay attention.
More on creating the spaces where pupils with ADHD learn best