Logan Quinn

Hannah Quinn composed the following statement together: “For Logan, this play entails lining up his cars in long rows across his table and driving them in sequences and patterns. This form of play has been given many labels over the years: adaptive behaviour, compulsions, stimming, and sensory processing. Logan calls it play. People who don’t know Logan might think that it is unusual for a 25-year-old man to so deeply enjoy playing with hundreds of dinky cars. For Logan it is a daily ritual, a part of his routine. But just because it is routine does not mean that it is mundane. As Logan says, ‘I love playing with my cars. It is very important. It makes me so happy and calm.’ After a day at work or school, Logan retreats to his room and plays. He carves out a space for himself to unwind, to process some of the day’s events, and to laugh. He has been doing this since he was young. Some people might not like to call it ‘play’, because they think that playing is something only kids should be doing. This highlights how intellectually disabled people are often infantilized and might thus avoid the stims, desires, and forms of play that could further contribute to their infantilization. Logan wants to celebrate these rituals of play. Play, in his way, is Logan’s ritual of joy and self-care. Through the exhibit, Logan would like to share his ritual of playing with his cars with others. By sharing this otherwise private ritual, he invites others to play and to experience some joy for themselves. […]

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