Sensory spaces are a common resource at autism conferences and events, providing a calming spot for attendees to escape stress or overwhelming stimuli. But these spaces can be beneficial to a much wider audience, including those with anxiety, ADHD and other neurodiversity or disabilities.
The Frist Center for Autism & Innovation is hoping to start a campus conversation about the need for sensory-friendly spaces, beginning with this Vanderbilt Hustler article written by Frist Center communications coordinator Claire Barnett.
To learn more about what sensory spaces are and why Vanderbilt needs them, you can click here and read Barnett’s article. If you are a Vanderbilt student, staff or faculty member and would like to ask questions or express your support for this initiative, please comment below or email Claire at claire.barnett@vanderbilt.edu.