• Ms. Alefiya S. Lokhandwala
• Mr. Nehaal N. Kinariwala

In India, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects increasing number of people, and is being gradually recognized as an important issue. It has gained much attention as an important characteristic that affects the way people experience modern learning environments. Autism is a broad condition which is characterized by challenges with repetitive behaviors, social skills, speech and non-verbal communication. People suffering from ASD go through various sensitive issues with the surrounding environment. Symptoms for the subject vary from mild to extreme. Autistic children are often highly intelligent, but many suffer from sensory processing difficulties, which leads to stress, anxiety and confusions. Sensory difficulties ranges from fragmented and distorted vision – rendering bright colours and patterns disorienting to an inability to filter out background noises. Children with autism are a significant group of the population, which requires attention and awareness in society. Education for them is the foremost important part as it plays a vital role in framing their behaviors and health growth. Amidst the autistic children the spaces especially the classrooms which they spend the early stages of their life needs the proper space planning, along with the appropriate and functional interiors which help them in stimulation of brain and overall development. With the main agenda of creating a good autism friendly design a descriptive research design was deployed to collect the data from the two autism centers located in the locale of Ahmedabad, regarding the existing interior space considerations through an Interview schedule and observation sheet. The spaces were incorporating children up to twenty one years. The comparative analysis of the selected centers were drawn through the findings which showcased the loop holes which were needed to be addressed with designing aspect. Moreover, it narrowed down to the major agenda of the study which was to design a space for autistic children providing an organized planned space, along with appropriate application of materials, colours, textures, lighting and sound check. Through the analysis drawn it would aid in designing spaces with the inevitable interior considerations and the sensitive needs will help in promoting the development of Autistic children.

Autism, Autistic children, Autism centers, Sensory processing difficulties, Interior design

"Assessing and Redesigning selected Autism center from the locale of Ahmedabad", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.236-248, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907I33.pdf

"Assessing and Redesigning selected Autism center from the locale of Ahmedabad", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp236-248, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907I33.pdf