Design de interiores como fator de inclusão social: estudo preliminar de reforma e adequação de uma sala de aula Com ênfase em atendimento a crianças com espectro autista em Timon Maranhão

Abstract

The present study brings an approach on the influence of interior design for the comfort and well-being of autistic people in the school environment, considering that people with autism face difficulties in the social environment on a daily basis, such as: learning difficulties, behaviors altered by not offer adequate comfort in a given space. In view of this, it is of fundamental importance to explain ways of modifying educational places that accompany children and young people with autism spectrum disorder, so that interior design contributes significantly to the comfort and well-being of autistic people, providing for the development of learning . Most autistic people have SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder) an alteration that makes it difficult to process and organize the information received by the environment, as a result of which their behaviors become inappropriate for the social environment, namely: covering their ears when they are exposed to a certain sounds, blinking excessively, pacing. In this situation, Sensory Integration becomes a neurological process in which the central nervous system organizes the information received from the environment, but when processing occurs harmoniously, the emitted behavior is adequate and learning occurs without complications, facilitating student learning. In consideration of the above, it is necessary to present solutions in environments in order to provide a safe and pleasant space that favor the well-being of the autistic, such as: appropriate use of colors, ambient sound, materials, lighting, sensory organization. So that they feel comfortable, facilitating and helping them to fully engage in their learning and paving the way for a future where they can reach their full potential.