DESIGN OF LEARNING FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AGED 6-9 YEARS WITH ADHD

Background

 

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiological disorder in the form of inability to focus attention, easily distracted, impulsive, and hyperactive. Children with ADHD are usually aggressive, full of enthusiasm, unable calm down, are difficult to teach, and
can’t last long or have trouble focusing when doing an activity. With this, children with ADHD need treatment, special handling, as well as facilities and infrastructure that are suitable for children with ADHD. One special facility that looks significant compared to other normal
facilities is a study bench designed for children with ADHD. The study bench itself is a tool that needs attention because it is furniture that often interacts with children with ADHD for a long time. The good consideration of a design is the fulfillment of needs that can adapt to user conditions. To get a solution, interviews with experts were conducted, potential users were in the form of children with ADHD aged 6-9 years, studies on ADHD, active seating, fidgeting, ergonomics, color, benchmarking to product existing , and user analysis. The results of this design are furniture sets in the form of tables and chairs that use active seating, calm, and safe as the concept to support the learning activities of children with ADHD
in special schools. The chair design uses the concept of active seating in the form of whole body fidgeting with a height that can adjust for children aged 6-9 years. The table design is ergonomic and can adjust the height of children aged 6-9 years with a simple and safe form for children
with ADHD. This design uses a muted brown color combination to give a clean impression and not cause distraction, combined with a muted blue color to give a calming feel from a psychological standpoint and fulfill user preferences. Besides that, the authors make spatial alternatives by applying learning tools along with the needs of ADHD classrooms based on theoretical reviews as recommendations for special ADHD classes in schools now and in the future

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