A Device that Aids Activity
Transitioning for Children within the Autism Spectrum
Designer: Noel A. Zenga
Abstract
The Transitional Timer is
designed to assist therapists guide children from one
activity to another. This device is a 60-minute timer
designed to provide sensory feedback for timed activities.
Once the timer is set, it provides visual queues to the
amount of time left before activity completion. Upon
project completion, the Transitional Timer was presented to
KidzPlay Therapy Center in Londonderry, New Hampshire.
Many of the children at KidzPlay have been diagnosed within
the Autism Spectrum and have difficulty transitioning from
one activity to another. The trouble transitioning
between activities can cause varying degrees of distress to
these children. Timed events are currently managed by
an egg timer that is difficult to see or hear in a large
therapy room. The Transitional Timer is intended to
provide critical time data to therapists transitioning
children through their activities.
