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How Well Environmental Design Is and Can Be Suited to People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Natural Language Processing Analysis

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  • Moti Zwilling

    (Department of Economics and Business Administration, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel)

  • Beni R. Levy

    (School of Architecture, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel)

Abstract

The quality of life of people diagnosed as having Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is essential for increasing their self-reliance and reducing their communication problems in order to allow them to work, take care of themselves, and develop a capacity to intercommunicate with their surroundings. Their need to organize their day-to-day and workplace surroundings has been addressed in the literature via long-term intervention programs aimed to imbue people with ASD with interpersonal communication capabilities. Yet, there is still a gap in the literature regarding new design methods aimed at creating a safe and friendly environment adapted to the needs of people with ASD. Therefore, this study has two objectives: (1) to shed light on the existing factors and methods related to workplaces designed to be friendly to people with ASD, specifically adults, through a natural language processing (NLP) analysis of existing scientific papers in the field of architecture and design; and (2) to explore the factors that might assist in improving the design and architecture of adaptive spaces for people with ASD by analyzing a corpus of experts’ documents. The study findings and their implications are analyzed and discussed.

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  • Moti Zwilling & Beni R. Levy, 2022. "How Well Environmental Design Is and Can Be Suited to People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Natural Language Processing Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-20, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:9:p:5037-:d:798537
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    1. Waisman-Nitzan, Michal & Gal, Eynat & Schreuer, Naomi, 2019. "Employers’ perspectives regarding reasonable accommodations for employees with autism spectrum disorder," Journal of Management & Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 25(4), pages 481-498, July.
    2. Giulia Tola & Valentina Talu & Tanja Congiu & Paul Bain & Jutta Lindert, 2021. "Built Environment Design and People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-15, March.
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