When alone, especially in a bedroom, the hypersensitivity for some sensory experiences is reduced as the environment can be relatively quiet, particularly in comparison to a school playground or classroom. The child with Asperger’s syndrome may also be sensitive to change and be anxious if things are not where they have been or should be. Furniture and objects in the bedroom will be a known configuration, and family members will have learned not to move anything. The child’s bedroom is a refuge that is sacrosanct.
