A design for life? Commentary on “Designing living environments with adults with autism”
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this commentary is to reflect upon not only the importance of design processes as set out in “Designing living environments with adults with autism” but to call for the benefits of good design to be applied to staff functioning.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper is a commentary on a piece of research.
Findings
As much consideration for the design of approaches to maintain helpful staff behaviour must be provided by those creating services as is given to the physical setting.
Originality/value
The unique approach this paper presents is acknowledged as probably not universally applicable; what is replicable is bringing creative methods of design to bear in the task of delivering what for so long our rhetoric has called for.
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Citation
Osgood, T. (2014), "A design for life? Commentary on “Designing living environments with adults with autism”", Tizard Learning Disability Review, Vol. 19 No. 2, pp. 73-76. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLDR-12-2013-0049
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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