with ASD feel walking around this building since they are more susceptible to confusion and frustration. Many employees mentioned the usage of lights, and how they wished there were different rooms that accommodated different levels of lights. They also wish they had control over air. Employees brought up a point about how having an overly cold or hot room can aggravate the students with ASD that are using these rooms. Therefore, having individual thermostats in each room would be helpful.
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I felt as if the layout as well as some of the finishes were an after thought since they do not work with the users of the building. A lot of the walls were white with white flooring, which psychologically drives individuals with ASD to become irritated because of the lack of contrast. The contrast between the rooms were poor, as well as the wayfinding. If I was put in that building to find my way around by myself, I would never be able to figure it out. Therefore, I can only imagine how it must make the students
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