PAS 6463: Design for the mind – Neurodiversity and the built environment has been produced after substantial research into aspects of the built environment that cause problems to a surprising number of people.
Neurodivergent conditions include autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, dyspraxia. Neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia and Parkinson’s are also covered
It is estimated that as many as one in seven people in the UK are neurodivergent in some form, including 700,000 autistic people, 900,000 living with dementia and 1.5m with ADHD.
Read more at: https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/how-to-design-buildings-sympathetic-to-neurodiversity-a-new-guide
