What is a SOL Environment?
A Sequential Outdoor Learning (SOL) Environment is a sequence of exciting outdoor spaces designed to meet the needs of children and families living with the challenges of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Beginning simply and quietly, a SOL Environment offers a series of spaces that gradually increase in complexity, becoming lively and rich experiential places for children and families. Within these unique spaces, activities are ‘sequenced’ in a manner that allows children to play at their own respective level of comfort, and to build on skills in an outdoor environment
Orientation Maps: for a clear sense of what’s ahead
Quiet Places: for re-centering after stimulation
Transitions: from one area to another
Visual Sequencing: communication tools for non-verbal children
Cocoons: for places to nest and feel secure
Consistency: elements held constant throughout to provide familiarity
