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The Power of an Autistic Lens: Visualising Activity in Shared Public Space

A composite image of the entrance to DCU Glasnevin taken from the multi-storey carpark and facing the main entrance to The Mall next to the Helix Theatre. This image is a composite of about 16 minutes of motion in the middle of the day.

I presented a visual essay at the International Union of Archicts (UIA) World Congress of Architects in Copenhagen, 2023. The full paper is available in the proceedings with an open access preprint. If this essay interests you, then you may also be interested in my chapter on “Sensory Issues and Social Inclusion” in the book “Knowing Why: Adult-Diagnosed Autistic People on Life and Autism” published by the Autism Self Advocacy Network (ASAN).

My slides and speaking notes from the session “Design for Inclusivity: Neurodiversity” are below.

I am grateful to Dublin City University and to the Crawford Art Gallery Cork City for their assistance in producing the video material I used to make these images. I am especially grateful to Magda Mostafa for her endless encouragement and the time she spends seeking out and listening to autistic people.

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