'Maddy's Room,' a new sensory room, opens in Social Service Annex
On Dec. 6, the School of Social Work opened Maddy’s Room, a calming, sensory-friendly space for students who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD), in Ritter Hall Annex. Maddy’s Room is named for Madison Mulvey, daughter of Christopher M. Barnett, a member of the college's Board of Visitors whose recent $1 million donation funded Temple's Autism Lab.
“We don't want an autism diagnosis to be limiting,” Barnett said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch Maddy’s Room. “If providing a room that allows a safe place and a sense of community when you feel overstimulated i...