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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Kim Steele; Sherry Ahrentzen |
ISBN: | 9781447307976 1447307976 |
OCLC Number: | 936057438 |
Description: | xiv, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | 1. Introduction. Why this book now? -- Numbers and names -- Adults on the spectrum and in the community -- Residential alternatives, or lack of -- Costs and competition of care and support services -- Advocacy and choice -- 2. A research-informed approach for housing design. EBP in autism intervention -- EBP in environmental design : evidence-based design -- Our approach in this book -- Search protocol -- Assessing source information -- Documenting source information -- 3. Quality of life design goals. Ensure safety and security -- Maximize familiarity, stability, predictability and clarity -- Enhance sensory balance -- Offer multiple opportunities for controlling social interaction and privacy -- Provide adequate choice and independence -- Foster health and wellness -- Enhance one's dignity -- Ensure durability -- Achieve affordability -- Ensure accessibility and support in the surrounding neighborhood -- 4. Design guidelines. Neighborhood design guidelines -- Overall home -- Outdoor space -- Floorplan strategies -- Entry -- Living room -- Dining areas -- Kitchen -- Hallways, stairs, ramps & doorways -- Bedrooms -- Bathrooms -- Multi-sensory environments -- Laundry rooms -- Storage -- Support provider office -- Ventilation -- Heating and cooling -- Lighting -- Appliances -- Acoustics -- Technology -- Materials -- 5. On the horizon. Introduction -- New visions of housing types and models -- Smart technologies for independent living -- New directions in self-advocacy for housing choice. |
Responsibility: | Kim Steele, Sherry Ahrentzen. |
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"Anyone seeking to create a home for an adult on the autism spectrum needs to read this book. Steele and Ahrentzen combine their extraordinary understanding of autism and design to provide a clear guide for crafting living environments that respond to the unique individual needs of those with ASD." Fred G. Karnas, The Kresge Foundation "In At Home with Autism Kim Steele and Sherry Ahrentzen deliver courageous, compassionate, and assiduously researched design guidelines in service to adults with a singularly challenging neurodevelopmental disorder, the first book to expressly address this topic." Daniel S. Friedman, School of Architecture, University of Hawai`i at M?noa "This book offers a useful contribution to the design of housing for people with Autism Spectrum Conditions. The authors bring personal insight and available research... Their book is practically oriented and well-referenced... It is a helpful introductory resource for practitioners, and those interested in the important field of neuroatypical design." Journal of Housing and the Built Environment Read more...

