As an autistic person, this is absolutely awful. These huge white lights are the things that bother me the most in public spaces, plus the multiple windows that make it even more bright, and also the cold coloured walls to worsen it, just awful 😣

As someone with autism, who works with kids and adults with autism, the idea of an open floor plan is terrible. It's acoustically bouncy and visually overwhelming. It undermines everything we know, from a neurobiological stand point, about how the amygdala and frontal lobes work in people on the spectrum. It would add to focus and anxiety issues. Yes, it's lovely, but if it doesn't feel safe, then it's not going to create dopamine no matter how beautiful it is to a neurotypical eye. The rest of the ideas are pretty great though. I love the idea of easing transitions by having the floors laid out the same way and the navigation cues. Please incorporate adults with autism in your creation of these sorts of ideas. How about some rubber runners on those beautiful stairs so that the sounds is dampened when kids go up and down them and they are less activated from a sensory overwhelm perspective.

I have ADHD and big open rooms with sound bouncing around is a sensory trap.

So, a few pitfalls here. I'm Autistic for good measure. Yes, open spaces are great, but there's no sense of directionality, no clearly marked escape routes, no alternatives to the big wide open spaces. Also a lack of acoustic treatment in these big rooms is a huge no-no. Large rooms create echoes which will cause your students to have to process things multiple times over. I'd suggest the use of some soft materials in the roof such as foamboard or perhaps properly designed acoustic diffusers to help reduce the chances of echoes and reverb happening. Especially in these large spaces. Light should be able to be controlled as well. Big windows are great, sure. But I'd want to be able to close or reduce the amount of light coming in through them during times of sensory overload. Sometimes the overload isn't just spatial, it's across _all senses_. Where's the dedicated sensory cooldown rooms? The OT Gym's a great idea as it'll give us a place to like, move around and such, but sometimes some _darker spaces_ would be great to help calm those with visual sensitivities. In my own home for example I have a light and dark sensory area. My bedroom's a light area but I have a dark bedroom for if I have night-terrors. I have a huge window in the main area that I can open up if I want to see the outside world, but I also can filter the light or perhaps even cut it off entirely. My windows have polarisers and UV treatment films. I use smart lights to adjust colour temperature throughout the day to help prepare my brain for sleep. I have a temperature-controlled thermostat which is really uncommon for my country. I have dedicated Air conditioners in each room. I'm even working on a ground lighting system so that at night-time I can be less worried about bumping into things whilst still being able to keep the room dark so that I can maintain the release of melatonin. Perhaps it'd be a great idea to ask _the people who use the space_ as to how _they_ want it designed as opposed to asking _their parents_ as to what might look good for them. After all, the saying "Nothing about us, without us" applies here as it does with every other thing in the world.

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Looks like this would apply to NT children as well.

Too many open spaces and hard surfaces. So many people think sparse open spaces are a good thing. They are not because they echo. Please add sound dampening panels to the walls and runners and/or rugs to the floors. They also need some hiding places where people who need to be in a cocoon in order to calm down can do that. I personally hate all that empty open space, but then again visual clutter doesn't bother me like it might bother other autistic people.

I think that the world would be a better place if, instead of segregating disabled and special needs children from the general public, public spaces for everyone could be designed to be more sensory friendly. Why can't all schools be designed with rounded corners, room for movement, and adjustable light to meet the varied sensory needs of different students?

This is beautiful! The open spaces to have ample personal space, the natural light, the big windows to look out into nature (or the city) and not feel trapped in a building, the swings to learn on/on, the nature elements all around, the visual cues, the calming natural wood and white coloring. The only thing I would change would be to add panels to help with acoustics since the spaces are so large.

the first part is torture to look at

This is the worst thing ever! Don't destroy once life with all this white and ultra open. What people need is character in their spending, or else once mind will be as empty as the walls....

My child has as practically kidnapped from this school

I don't *have* autism, I AM autistic!