20|REPORTAJE are introspective, warm and devoid of textures that could be unsettling for the autistic child. Concerning the spatial variety, a visit was made to the entertainment and creativity center Children’s Museum of the Arts, NY, EEUU. It is a small center but it has different rooms in which the children can carry out different activities from relaxing to crafts. This rooms were done in collaboration with the university MIT and giving careful consideration to materials, color and lighting with the purpose of creating a space where they can develop their creativity in the best possible way. In order to combine Peter Zumthor’s construction style with skylights, changes had to be made. The false ceiling was inclined 6o in order to conserve living space. Nonetheless, to convert the ceiling in the most constant light catching device possible, careful studies of the dimension and the placing of the skylights with respect to the false ceiling were made. The room for older children can be furnished with a big table with multiple activities happening around it (could be furniture to relax and stretch in, etc.) or, chairs arranged in classroom fashion with desks facing a blackboard. For this reason it is important to have an environment that is as constant as possible. The false ceiling has to be lighted as uniformly as possible so that light will not, at any time, divide the space. Three progressive skylights of 20 cm-30cm-40cm provide uniform lighting to the space. With the E medium of 8 points equidistant to the false ceiling, a uniformity of 0,78 can be obtain, complying with the regularity requirements of > 0,7. On the other hand, the classroom for small children frequently has two clearly differentiated areas: one with a large table for activities with other children or with the teachers, and the other one for specialized attention. This last one has individual tables were each child can work with a teacher. Consequently, the goal was to have a space divided in two, one for each type of activity. By doing this, the child could know, through the lighting, were to place himself. Thus, a larger space is created, one in which the child can walk about more freely, without bumping into walls and at the same time, it is divided in a subtle form that the autistic child can perceive. With this in mind, it is appropriate to have two parts uniformly lighted separated by a strip of light and, what is more challenging, even though the two areas are separated, the space is lighted in the most uniform manner possible. Due to the inclination of the false ceiling, a constant natural lighting is achieved throughout the area of the common activities. Nonetheless, the area of specialized attention will always be complemented with controllable artificial light. Working with the model, we have been able to test with a luxmeter that, not only is uniform lighting achieved in the false ceiling, but also, the interior is homogeneously lighted as shown in the graphs obtained from the measurements done. The senses and artificial light The light that comes from the sky allows us to find a neutral space that is conducive to learning but, what happens when the sun goes down? Today, there is little we know about artificial light. Only an autistic person can say how it affects him but most of them cannot explain it which makes this topic difficult to unravel. Nonetheless, it is an area of GREAT importance to their environment and one that should be studied in depth. Everything related to the senses has to be reconsidered because they are in a constant state of alert for fear of a sudden stimulus. Temple Grandin states that “the serious disorders of sensory hypersensitivity destroy the lives of many autistic people”. The best way to face this topic is through the testimony of autistic people that could explain how they see and feel it, and through their caregivers and teachers who see how the different types of lighting affect them. Temple Grandin, in her book: Pensar con imágenes, mi vida con el autismo(Thinking in images, my life with autism), mentions cases that can give us an important guide for a good starting point: “Fluorescent light causes grave disturbances to many autistic people because they can distinguish a blinking of sixty cycles. The electricity in a home turns on and off sixty times per second and some autistic people can see it. The problems caused by this blinking can go from excessive ocular tension to seeing the entire room pulse. The fluorescent light (...) reflected from all the objects and the entire classroom seemed like animated drawings .The fluorescent light in a yellow kitchen blinded Dona Decálogo del autista.