Can sensory gallery guides for children with sensory processing challenges improve their museum experience?

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dc.contributor.authorFletcher, Tina
dc.contributor.authorBlake, Amanda B.
dc.contributor.authorShelffo, Kathleen E.
dc.creator.orcidFletcher: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9649-4249
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-01T13:58:35Z
dc.date.available2019-04-01T13:58:35Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-26
dc.description.abstractChildren routinely visit art museums as part of their educational experience and family time, many of them having special needs. The number of children diagnosed with autism and sensory processing disorders is increasing. These conditions may include heightened sensory avoiding or seeking behaviors that can interfere with a child’s ability to benefit from museum visits. Environmental modifications and sensory-based treatments are commonly used to support children with sensory processing disorders, but museum environments or programs cannot always lend themselves to being altered to provide optimal results. This research explored whether museum gallery guides for sensory avoiders and seekers could be utilized with children with sensory sensitivities to help them prepare for and participate in museum experiences. Results showed combining both sensory avoiding and seeking gallery guides into one sensory friendly gallery guide can have a positive impact on a child’s museum experience. To achieve success, sensory gallery guides must be developmentally appropriate, provide structure for a gallery visit, facilitate active thinking, looking, and discussion, and showcase interesting gallery spaces providing a variety of sensory-rich objects.en_US
dc.identifier.citationThis is the abstract for an article that is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/10598650.2017.1407915. Recommended citation: Fletcher, T. S., Blake, A. B., & Shelffo, K. E. (2018). Can sensory gallery guides for children with sensory processing challenges improve their museum experience? Journal of Museum Education, 43(1), 66–77. This item has been deposited in with the author’s permission and in the absence of publisher policies.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11274/11145
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/10598650.2017.1407915
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectAutismen_US
dc.subjectSensoryen_US
dc.subjectGalleryen_US
dc.subjectGuidesen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_US
dc.subjectField tripsen_US
dc.subjectOccupational therapyen_US
dc.subjectMuseumen_US
dc.subjectFamily-friendlyen_US
dc.titleCan sensory gallery guides for children with sensory processing challenges improve their museum experience?en_US
dc.typeAbstracten_US

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