At Home with Autism: Designing Housing for the Spectrum
- ISBN-10
- 1447307976
- ISBN-13
- 9781447307976
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-11-25
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Authors
- Kim, Sherry, Steele
Description
Grounded in an extensive array of research sources, this valuable book introduces readers to conditions and aspirations of adults on the autism spectrum that demand a new approach to how we provide, locate, design and develop homes in which they live.
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