Impact of Color on Learning Environment of Autistic Children

The autism spectrum is one of the most difficult spectrums that children may be affected with, due to the problems that this spectrum may cause in their sensory system in order to become more sensitive compared to healthy children. Therefore, it is necessary to choose suitable colors within their educational environments, because color preferences greatly affect their feelings and mood. The main objective of this thesis is to define the enabling aspects of educational environments, how to use color and physical factors in educational environments as a way to aid in treatment and increase the desire to continue education, a discussion about colors and their importance with the impact they create in learning environments for autism also to clarify the spatial requirements of learning environments. This goal is set for answering the research question: How to achieve a successful educational environment for children with autism using colors? This study was evaluated based on three autism educational centers in Amman - Jordan, namely Consulting Center for Autism, Lubna Special Education Center and Autism Academy of Jordan, through the topics covered in the literature. To achieve this goal, this thesis adopted qualitative research methods by reviewing previous books, articles and letters on this topic. The results of this research showed some of the important colors of children with autism and how they are used in designing the educational environment, also found some important requirements for these environments. Keywords: Autistic Children, Color, Learning Environment, Functional Emotions, Color Space Relationship