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Wonder newsletter March/April 2016

March/April 2016
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Turned On and Tuned In to Nature

We believe it is important for multidisciplinary groups of design professionals, environmental advocates, educators, health care professionals, and families to work together to design and support spaces and experiences that help children make connections with nature a sustaining and enriching part of their daily lives. 

This edition of Wonder is focused on the Nature Action ­Collaborative for Children Universal Principle: 

We believe nature-based spaces should stimulate all the senses.
We encourage everyone to consider the design of their outdoor space with sensory integration in mind. 

Sensory integration is the “ability to organize sensory information for use, which enables one to interact effectively with the environment.” Individuals with sensory integration disorders may present symptoms of sensory over-responsivity or under-responsivity, as well as sensory-based motor disorders or sensory discrimination disorders. Although estimates vary, approximately 1 in 88 children today are identified with an autism spectrum disorder. The autism spectrum is a broad categorization, which can include sensory integration disorders. Especially for this population, but also for all children within the general population, it is important to design spaces with a wide variety of sensory stimulation. This can include some of the following design choices:

Designing both quiet/passive and louder, social, active ...

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