Canberra Hospital Emergency Department children’s sensory-friendly room a ‘game changer’

A quiet room with mood lighting, bean bags, lollipops and fidget toys may seem antithetical to emergency medical treatment — but for some patients in Canberra, it’s non-negotiable.

That’s the case for autistic 13-year-old Max Fenton, a regular at the Canberra Hospital’s Emergency Department…