MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Brandy Porter's son Will was developing as any other toddler would. However, before he reached the age of 3, Will's development began to slow, even regress. He no longer responded to his name, he stopped using words from his everyday vocabulary and did not find enjoyment in playing ball — an activity he used to love.
In 2006, doctors diagnosed Will with autism, an enveloping term for a wide spectrum of brain development disorders.
Now the 6-year-old spends three hours each morning doing in-home Applied Behavioral Analysis therapy working on math, fine motor, speech and reading skills. During the rest of the day he attends kindergarten, where he often disengages because the pace of class is either too fast or too slow for him.
What if Will had a facility he could go to right here in Manhattan that was specifically designed for his needs as an autistic child?
That is what professor Susanne Siepl-Coates' fifth-year architecture graduate studio has been working on since August.
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