Chapter 2: What is Neurodiversity? | Section 2: Why do we Design for Inclusion
The most common challenges center on the issue of sensitivity. Neurodiverse thinkers often can be overstimulated or understimulated by factors in their environment such as lighting, sound, texture, smells, temperature, air quality or overall sense of security. Any comprehensive approach to designing for neurodiversity should carefully consider these experiential aspects of the work environment.
That said, different neurological conditions manifest in different ways, and even people who share the same condition may experience it to varying degrees and express it in different forms.
“If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism,” Dr. Stephen Shore, an advocate for people with that condition, has said, and his statement applies to other conditions just as well. That is why one of the most effective ways to design for diversity is to provide choices.
Design for Inclusion
Chapter 2: What is Neurodiversity? | Section 2: Why do we Design for Inclusion
The most common challenges center on the issue of sensitivity. Neurodiverse thinkers often can be overstimulated or understimulated by factors in their environment such as lighting, sound, texture, smells, temperature, air quality or overall sense of security. Any comprehensive approach to designing for neurodiversity should carefully consider these experiential aspects of the work environment.
That said, different neurological conditions manifest in different ways, and even people who share the same condition may experience it to varying degrees and express it in different forms.
“If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism,” Dr. Stephen Shore, an advocate for people with that condition, has said, and his statement applies to other conditions just as well. That is why one of the most effective ways to design for diversity is to provide choices.
The most common challenges center on the issue of sensitivity. Neurodiverse thinkers often can be overstimulated or understimulated by factors in their environment such as lighting, sound, texture, smells, temperature, air quality or overall sense of security. Any comprehensive approach to designing for neurodiversity should carefully consider these experiential aspects of the work environment.
That said, different neurological conditions manifest in different ways, and even people who share the same condition may experience it to varying degrees and express it in different forms.
“If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism,” Dr. Stephen Shore, an advocate for people with that condition, has said, and his statement applies to other conditions just as well. That is why one of the most effective ways to design for diversity is to provide choices.
Design for Inclusion
Chapter 2: What is Neurodiversity? | Section 2: Why do we Design for Inclusion
Chapter 2: What is Neurodiversity? | Section 2: Why do we Design for Inclusion
Design for Inclusion
The most common challenges center on the issue of sensitivity. Neurodiverse thinkers often can be overstimulated or understimulated by factors in their environment such as lighting, sound, texture, smells, temperature, air quality or overall sense of security. Any comprehensive approach to designing for neurodiversity should carefully consider these experiential aspects of the work environment.
That said, different neurological conditions manifest in different ways, and even people who share the same condition may experience it to varying degrees and express it in different forms.
“If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism,” Dr. Stephen Shore, an advocate for people with that condition, has said, and his statement applies to other conditions just as well. That is why one of the most effective ways to design for diversity is to provide choices.
