How can residential building design aid the executive function of autistic adults and support their independence? / Elizabeth PONTING in Good Autism Practice - GAP, 25-2 (October 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inGood Autism Practice - GAP > 25-2 (October 2024) . - p.12-25 Titre : How can residential building design aid the executive function of autistic adults and support their independence? Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Elizabeth PONTING, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.12-25 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This research formed part of a larger PhD project titled, “How can the architectural design of residential care facilities in the UK be improved to make them more suitable for older autistic people?”. The author has a background in architecture and autism, and wanted to address the lack of existing research on the architectural needs of autistic people, as well as contribute to a growing body of autism research with a social model of disability approach and active autistic participation. Data were gathered from over 100 autistic adults aged from 19 to 69 years on what type of building designs and environments might help them to engage in the daily living tasks of personal hygiene, preparing and making meals and doing household chores. It was argued that often it is not that autistic adults lack the ability, but that design and environmental features can adversely affect their executive function and so lead to barriers in starting or completing these tasks successfully. Most of the adults in the sample were not in supported living or receiving social care support and so were speaking from the viewpoint of living in their own homes or with their family. The key aspects they mentioned that would be helpful were to have specific and different spaces for eating, studying and relaxing; for surfaces to be clean and easy to maintain and for good storage options. Ease of navigation around the building was also mentioned and having a calm sensory environment with quiet spaces. Further research that gathers the views and experiences of a larger number of autistic people living in a range of supported living accommodation would be very helpful to obtain data on the aspects of the built environment that hinder or help their ability to function and engage in daily living tasks within their home. A means of assessing an autistic person???s main needs in relation to where they are living or going to live based on this and other studies would also be very useful to develop and to evaluate. En ligne : https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bild/gap/2024/00000025/00000002/art00004  [...] Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=543 [article] How can residential building design aid the executive function of autistic adults and support their independence? [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Elizabeth PONTING, Auteur . - p.12-25. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Good Autism Practice - GAP > 25-2 (October 2024) . - p.12-25 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This research formed part of a larger PhD project titled, “How can the architectural design of residential care facilities in the UK be improved to make them more suitable for older autistic people?”. The author has a background in architecture and autism, and wanted to address the lack of existing research on the architectural needs of autistic people, as well as contribute to a growing body of autism research with a social model of disability approach and active autistic participation. Data were gathered from over 100 autistic adults aged from 19 to 69 years on what type of building designs and environments might help them to engage in the daily living tasks of personal hygiene, preparing and making meals and doing household chores. It was argued that often it is not that autistic adults lack the ability, but that design and environmental features can adversely affect their executive function and so lead to barriers in starting or completing these tasks successfully. Most of the adults in the sample were not in supported living or receiving social care support and so were speaking from the viewpoint of living in their own homes or with their family. The key aspects they mentioned that would be helpful were to have specific and different spaces for eating, studying and relaxing; for surfaces to be clean and easy to maintain and for good storage options. Ease of navigation around the building was also mentioned and having a calm sensory environment with quiet spaces. Further research that gathers the views and experiences of a larger number of autistic people living in a range of supported living accommodation would be very helpful to obtain data on the aspects of the built environment that hinder or help their ability to function and engage in daily living tasks within their home. A means of assessing an autistic person???s main needs in relation to where they are living or going to live based on this and other studies would also be very useful to develop and to evaluate. En ligne : https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bild/gap/2024/00000025/00000002/art00004  [...] Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=543

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