People with Autism

Helping you thrive in your home

Challenges in the home for children or young adults with Autism

Distressing behaviour in children and young people with autism can involve aggression, self-injury, destructiveness, wondering around home at night or even absconding from the home.

Children and young people with autism can face home-based challenges including sensory sensitivities to noise or light, difficulty with executive functioning (planning, organisation, and daily living tasks), struggles with emotional regulation and understanding social cues, and a strong need for routine and predictability that can be disrupted by changes.

Following are just some of the common challenges around a home children or young adults with Autism might face:

  1. Sleep Disorder
  2. Absconding at Night
  3. Attention Deficits & Trouble Focusing
  4. Problems with Planning & Organization
  5. Sensory Sensitivities
  6. Anxiety and Depression
  7. Difficulty with Activities of Daily Living
  8. Need for Routine

Positive outcomes for people with Autism

Automated Spaces offers a variety of Independent Living Technology solutions that can provide a broad range of positive outcomes for those children or young adults with Autism:

  • Increased Independence
  • Improved Home Safety
  • Create a Sense of Time of Day/Daily Routine
  • Positively Impact Focus & Cognitive Performance
  • Reduced Anxiety/Stress
  • Increased Personal Safety
  • Reduced Risk of Sensory Sensitivity Events

Some of our Independent Living Technology solutions also can provide the following outcomes for those caring for children or young adults with Autism:

  • Reduced Demand on their Time
  • Increased Quality of Time with Family Member/Friend
  • Reduced Stress/Anxiety
  • Faster Response to Emergency

If you would like to know more about how we can provide these outcomes

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Independent living technology solutions for people with Autism

Automated Spaces can provide the following Independent Living Technology solutions for people with Autism:

Smart home scenes

Smart home scenes can simultaneously automate numerous actions around the home, e.g., a ‘Good Morning’ scene that turns on the lights at an appropriate level, switches on a TV/radio station to a favourite channel, opens blinds/curtains, and starts boiling a kettle.

A 'Good Night' scene that completes several end-of-day/going-to-bed tasks e.g., turns off TV or music playing in bedroom, then automatically slowly dims the bedroom lights to an eventual total off state, over a short period e.g., 15 minutes.

Automating these types of known routines can also help people create a sense of routine/structure.

Smart home hub

A Smart Home Control System acts as a central hub for a wide range of 3rd party devices and products from differing manufacturers. It translates communications between these devices, allowing them to share information with the central smart home control hub.

The hub can then coordinate the appropriate resulting action based on incoming signals. For example, when a sensor detects that a person has left their bed in the middle of the night, it can activate dimmed lighting within the bedroom to prevent a fall. If a further sensor detects that the door or window to that bedroom has been opened, it could alert the person's parents or carer that there is a potential risk of abscondence.

Occupancy activated room lighting

Lights in rooms automatically turn on when someone enters or leaves, depending on the time of day and room brightness. Brightness levels can be controlled by the smart hub to prevent sensory sensitivity events.

Circadian rhythm lighting

LED light fixtures can have their colour temperature altered gradually throughout the day by a Smart Home Hub. This mimics the changing colour of the sun throughout the daylight cycle, positively impacting circadian rhythms.

CCTV curtilage monitoring

CCTV monitors if a resident has left the property while leaving doors open/unlocked in early hours and sends push notifications or email alerts to family members or care providers.

Schedule based automations

Scheduled smart home automation events, e.g., lights switching on at sunset, enhance routine and assist those who lack focus.

Door status monitoring

Sensors connected to a smart home hub confirm door open/closed status and generate alerts based on external factors.

Room activity monitoring

Family members and carers can access a dashboard showing key health and safety data, including adherence to daily routines.

Door/window contact sensors

These sensors can send alerts if doors/windows have been left open for too long, improving home security and reducing risks of burglary.

Electronic shared calendar

An online calendar for appointments and events that can be viewed on a mounted screen and announced through speakers, helping those who struggle to remember to attend appointments.