6 autism-friendly airports parents and caregivers should know about —
Europe got its first sensory room for globetrotting kids with special needs. At Ireland’s Shannon Airport, travellers with sensory sensitivities – and their caregivers—can now wait to board in the soothing Sensory Room. Inside the lights are low and the music has a spa vibe. Kids can mellow out, explore and play in this space with its colour-changing LEDs and undulating wavy wall.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have created a calming space for kids with autism and sensory sensitivities in their. Provided by Delta Airlines, it’s painted soothing blue, with fluffy white clouds. Inside the comforting space—designed in collaboration with advocacy group The Arc—there’s a ball pit and a bubbling water sculpture, as well as giant beanbags for lounging and tactile toys that kids with sensory sensitivities love to play with.
While we dream of seeing sensory rooms in Canada—make that in airports all over the world—we’re still excited by some recent airport initiatives here geared towards kids with autism.
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