SUN-A11: Evidence-based Design: Sensory Play Gardens and Children with Developmental Disorders

Registration Eligibility

ASLA Online Learning opportunities are open to all. ASLA members may purchase this presentation at a reduced rate.

Start Date

02/02/2018

End Date

02/01/2020

Description

More than just play, children with developmental disorders benefit from strategically designed sensory playgrounds and sensory gardens. This study evaluated the outcomes of outdoor play using a multiple baseline research design. The lessons are applicable to future sensory gardens and play areas within broad fields of architecture and landscape architecture.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Accessibility / ADA

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.50

Learning Outcomes

Overview evidence-based design research working with children who have developmental disorders in the context of a sensory garden/playground.
Define sensory processing disorders showing treatment in our sensory garden/playground at STAR Center in Denver, CO.
Identify elements of landscape design based on research data that facilitate self-regulation and social participation for all children and contribute to a quality life experience.
Discuss research findings which go beyond playground design and have implications for architecture and landscape architecture in general.

Instructors

John McConkey, ASLA, Landscape Structures; Lucy Miller, SPD Foundation and STAR Center (Sensory Therapies and Research)

Course Codes

Provider

American Society of Landscape Architects

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