Busy shopping centres can sometimes be overwhelming, particularly for people with hidden disabilities. Stockland Glendale is proud to offer families a range of sensory-friendly activities and tips to make their centre experiences as convenient, calm, and organised as possible.

Plan Your Visit

To help families navigate busy centres, in partnership with Aspect Australia, we have mapped out potential sensory stressors such as noise, light, smell, and touch as well as crowding or busy areas of the centre. The map also indicates calmer quieter places if needed, and assists in preparing a person by increasing the predictability of a new environment.

What is a Sensory Map?

Sensory maps are used to prepare a person and increase the predictability of a new environment and indicate calmer, quieter places if needed. This helps to reduce sensory overwhelm, anxiety and stress. 

Developed in partnership with Aspect

Stockland Glendale was assessed by Aspect's Autism Friendly team on a typical, busy day. Autistic people conducted a walk-through of common areas, giving live feedback about their experience and advising on potential positives, challenges and solutions. Individual retailers and car parks were not assessed. 

Note: While the Sensory Map acts as a guide for a typical day at the centre, sensory experiences are subject to change day-to-day.

Click here to download our Sensory Map

The best low sensory access to the centre can be located at E10 on our sensory map, or Q2 towards Kmart

Customer Care is located in the airlock near Coles and is open during centre core trading hours for assistance and queries. If you want to speak with a customer service representative before making your way in centre, please call 02 4954 9666 for more information.

Our Parents Rooms feature private feeding rooms, play areas, children’s toilets, bottle warmers, and clean change tables. They are located at the Centre Management bathrooms near Woolworths, and near Target

Click here to view our centre map