[blindkid] seclusion of older teen, blind with autism

[Lydia Anne Schuck]

Hello listfriends,
Our school has a physical therapy room that has a very big platform with a mattress -- like a bed.  There is also a window to the common area outside the room.  My daughter, who is blind and has extreme anxiety, was taken to the physical therapy room to have a quiet place to settle down during and after an upset time. 

It occurs to me now, looking back, that part of what she hated about that room is that she didn't know about the window, and may have felt trapped and abandoned. In that sense, the room would have been a seclusion experience, although for other kids it would not have seemed so secluded.

Anybody have similar experiences or thought on seclusion used with blind kids?

Lydia Schuck