Abstract
In the next decades, it is expected that there will be a significant number of adults living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who will continue to strive in the neurotypical environment. Despite the recent rise of developments that deviate from the institutional type of facility, many parents continue to voice their struggle to find safe and appropriate living environments for their adult children. The problem is not just the limited option on where to live, financing a home is also another dilemma. Thus, the challenge to provide appropriate living environments coincide with the need to provide meaningful opportunities that allows them to thrive and function in the society. This paper explores the existing design guidelines through recommendations on how spaces can be articulated by considering the value of savant skills and productive vocational skills for individuals living with ASD. This optimistic approach hopes to enlighten built environment practitioners in designing spaces where different populations can co–exist, particularly those with varied abilities. The environmental needs of ASDs and the proposed spatial interventions also extend its benefits to the well–being of neurotypicals. In addition, the participation of the ASD population in the built environment bridges accessibility and spatial experience. Therefore, designing neurodivergent neighbourhoods can be employed as a strategy to improve and enhance the liveability of urban regions.
Highlights
The trend of globalisation is rapidly changing contemporary cities, posing threats to their liveable quality
Relevant literature is the predominant source of information for this paper. This includes published research, peer reviewed journals, online resources, and design guidelines formulated by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)–friendly architecture specialists
With the aim of shedding light on the benefits of considering neurodivergent environments in creating liveable cities, this paper opens with a literature review of the existing design guidelines [35,36,37,38]
Summary
The trend of globalisation is rapidly changing contemporary cities, posing threats to their liveable quality. Safety, and allow the individual to have full control of it. The meaning it has for people lies in the functional relationships between its features, on one hand, and goals and intentions of people on the other [2]. A dwelling can have varied functions since people give different meanings to it [2,3] As such, it is an important element of urban regions because it reflects people’s personal relationships to their environment. It is an important element of urban regions because it reflects people’s personal relationships to their environment This conception is especially pertinent to individuals living with
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