We believe in importance of Nature Sanctuaries (“Autistic Grounds”) – a semi-sheltered environments serving as the base-grounds for the ABW Schools in Urban and Suburban settings.
These environments advance sensory processing and promote the development of proper motor function in young children while simultaneously serving as the teaching grounds for a variety of natural subjects.
The main elements of these should include (the more the better): varying terrain, sand, rocks, trees and bushes, plants and grasses, and running and still water. It should be under open skies, with some shelter from the wind and rain.
Read more about it in "A Better Way Pamphlet".