Student project
Sensory play for neurodiversity inclusion
- Designer
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Valeria Lucia Vannutelli
- Education
- Master
- Subject area
- Industrial Design
- Focus area
- Design for Play
- Year
- 2024
- Collaboration partners
- Antidote Studio
Background
We live in a world where we are constantly bombarded with information designed to capture our attention. Yet, it can be disruptive to a conversation if someone sits restlessly — a common self-regulating behaviour known as stimming.
Sensory play for neurodiversity inclusion
The designer has created a series of objects that normalize stimming and promote social understanding by combining music with play. The project emphasises the need for inclusion and proposes a dual utility: the individual experience of achieving focus or self-soothing through sensory stimulation and the social significance of wearing such a product.
