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Autism Friendly Spaces (04-30-24)

Mohamed and Almaz identified features of classrooms that can support autistic children.  They report that “Design features can create an autism-friendly environment, with general best practices including avoiding vibrant, highly saturated colors and minimizing dramatic contrast. Research suggests blue to green is preferred, with yellow being aversion due to potential over-stimulating effects. Gradual transitions of color and complementary colors in soft gradients are preferred, with contrast limited to functional purposes like boundary definition.”

Who Are You Designing For?

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Effective design solutions align with the key traits and core motivations of the people who use them.  The personalities, cultures, and neurodiversities, for example, of space/object users need to be considered during the design process.

Designing for the Neuro-Distinctive

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Using neuroscience designers can create areas where the neuro-diverse thrive, generating positive places for people on the autism spectrum and those with ADHD, post-traumatic stress disorder, long lasting anxiety, neuroticism, depression, and other psychological challenges.   

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