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Autism Pleasantville

2024/3/27
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Lauren Ober:作为一名自闭症患者,作者分享了自身经历,并探讨了自闭症友好型设计的必要性。她构想了一个理想化的“自闭症宜居地”,以满足自身对感官刺激的特定需求,并指出自闭症的诊断和定义并非千篇一律,每个自闭症患者的需求都不同。她还介绍了Mesa市的自闭症友好型认证计划,以及该计划的实施情况和效果。通过与其他自闭症患者和专家的交流,她对自闭症友好型设计的现状和挑战进行了深入的探讨。 Mark Garcia:作为Mesa市旅游局的CEO,Mark分享了Mesa市推行自闭症包容计划的经验。他讲述了自身儿子在加州旅行中遭遇的不愉快经历,这促使他推动Mesa市开展自闭症包容计划。他认为,这项计划不仅是出于社会责任,也是一项明智的商业决策,因为自闭症患者也有消费能力。 Thomas Kaufman:作为一名物理学家和听觉语言神经科学博士候选人,Thomas对声音非常敏感。他参与了对Mesa市自闭症友好型设施的体验和评价,并分享了他对感官刺激的感受和看法。他认为,一些企业提供的“自闭症友好型”设施,例如感官工具包,并不一定有效。 Elio McCabe:作为一名自闭症律师,Elio从法律和政策的角度探讨了自闭症友好型设计的意义和价值。他指出,美国残疾人法案(ADA)保护自闭症患者的权利,设计应考虑他们的感官需求。他建议商业场所可以采取一些措施,例如安装调光开关、挂毯等,以更好地适应自闭症患者的需求。 Magda Mustafa:作为一名专注于自闭症建筑设计的教授和建筑师,Magda介绍了她创建的ASPEX设计指南。该指南关注声学、空间排序、分隔、过渡、安全和感官分区等方面,旨在为自闭症患者创造更舒适和包容的环境。她强调,自闭症友好型设计不应流于形式,而应真正满足自闭症患者的需求。她还分享了她对高线公园部分区域设计的评价,认为该设计无意中体现了自闭症友好型设计的理念。 Bryony Roberts:作为一名建筑师,Bryony探讨了公共空间设计中包容性的重要性。她指出,传统的公共空间设计往往忽略了神经多样性人群的需求,公共空间的设计应该提供更多选择,以满足不同人群的感官需求。她介绍了“恢复性地面”项目,该项目旨在通过提供不同类型的空间来满足人们不同的需求。她认为,建筑环境应该与人的多样性相匹配,以满足不同人群的需求。

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This is 99% Invisible. I'm Roman Mars. In 2020, journalist Lauren Ober received a somewhat unexpected diagnosis. An autism diagnosis, to be exact. And unexpected because I'm a very middle-aged lady. I'm loud and physical, and I don't exactly fit any of the autistic stereotypes.

But then I learned that those are stereotypical male autistic traits gleaned from years of research on autistic men and boys.

Autism in women and girls has historically been overlooked. And because of that, my neurodivergent sisters and I didn't realize that we could be so much more than those tired autistic tropes. But we can. And when I understood that, the cloud sort of lifted for me. A lot of the pieces of my life started to click into place.

Lauren even made a podcast about her experience called The Loudest Girl in the World. And she found herself imagining a fantasy world where everything is tailored to Lauren's very specific autistic needs. I call this world Autism Pleasantville. And it wouldn't have sirens or fireworks or people talking loudly on their phones in public. Also, no oppressively bright overhead lighting or spaces pumped with artificial fragrance.

and the foot traffic flow of public spaces would be such that I wasn't constantly touching strangers.

Some of these stimuli can be irritating or unpleasant for neurotypical people, but they have the potential to be debilitating for people with sensory issues. Which is why autism pleasant feel wasn't some throwaway fantasy for me. And obviously, there's not a one-size-fits-all diagnosis or even definition of autism. Or as the autism adage goes, if you know one autistic person, you know one autistic person.

But despite our wide variety of needs, I wanted to know how design is evolving to better accommodate us. So autism and neurodivergence are considered disabilities under the ADA, which means that they are protected by the ADA. I talked with Elio McCabe, policy manager for the Autistic Women and Non-Binary Network.

Elio is autistic and also a lawyer with an expertise in disability rights. So accommodating neurodivergent and autistic people often means thinking a lot about their sensory needs.

So what we're seeing now is a bit of a movement beyond just thinking about physical access and thinking a little bit more about other needs. Lauren wanted to know what it looked like to accommodate people with autism and sensory disabilities. And she had recently heard of a certification program meant to highlight when a city is autism-friendly. That designation is what led me to Mesa, Arizona, the world's first autism-certified city.

We are the 36th largest city in the United States.

And over the past 20 years, especially in the past 15 years, we've just seen explosive growth in Mesa. That's Mark Garcia. He's the CEO of Visit Mesa and possibly the biggest cheerleader for this desert city of more than half a million people just outside of Phoenix. It's flat and expansive and perhaps not a destination you go out of your way to visit.

Unless you're a big baseball fan, because the Oakland A's and the Chicago Cubs both have spring training compounds in the city. Mesa's got some other draws. A few casinos nearby, a surprising number of karaoke bars, and golf, if that's your thing. We're probably the largest city a lot of folks haven't heard about.

And that's because we've kind of been in the shadow of Phoenix all these years. I can tell you that Mesa has always been a city with a huge heart.

In addition to being Mesa's biggest booster, Mark is also the father of an autistic child. And that means that Mark is very familiar with the challenges of traveling while autistic. Mark remembers this one time when his son was having a meltdown on a family vacation in Southern California. The hospitality staff definitely made matters worse. And we were made to feel unwelcome.

We were made to feel uncomfortable. And I'll never forget that feeling. That feeling of being judged for his parenting and for his child's behavior. And it was just the looks that you get.

You didn't need verbal language. The body language itself did all the damage possible. And in some small way, Mark wanted to change that. And I said, you know, I would like to train our hospitality staff in Mesa at least to recognize and become aware of what autism is. And so that's what I set out to do.

With the support of city officials, Mark's organization, Visit Mesa, rolled out its Autism Inclusion Program for Mesa in 2019. It included itineraries filled with autism-friendly activities in and around the city. Also, professional development for folks in all types of industries in Mesa—healthcare, education, hospitality, as well as local government.

Then these businesses, civic groups, and government offices did some trainings through a group called the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards. I mean, who doesn't love a good credentialing board? The goal of the trainings was to help organizations meet autistic people where they are. When Mesa hit a critical mass of businesses that had done the trainings, the city was designated. ♪

An autism-certified city. It was really a citywide initiative. And it made good business sense, too, because accessibility needs are rarely advanced because of altruism alone. This wasn't just because it was the right thing to do. Good corporate responsibility. Yes, that was certainly true. But for me, this was a business decision.

Because autistic people have money, and we want to spend it. Presumably, more autism-friendly businesses and attractions means more visitors who have neurodivergent kids or who are neurodivergent themselves. I mean, that's what brought me to Mesa, and I wanted to put the city's autism-friendliness to the test.

But that's kind of hard in practice because why, Roman? If you know one autistic person, you know one autistic person. Correct. So what works for me in terms of noise or lighting or wayfinding or temperature might not work for another autistic person.

And it bears mentioning that in addition to having a killer ability to mask, meaning I'm amazing at hiding my weirdo brain differences, I have a subtle presentation of autism. So, again, since I'm just one autistic person with one particular opinion, I invited my autistic buddy, Thomas Kaufman, along to explore Mesa with me. We met at a cafe on the list of autism-friendly establishments. I realized that not only...

Do you have sensitive ears? But you also work in audio. So you're like doubly sensitive to it. I'm like totally tuned into everything that's going on. Thomas is a physicist and PhD candidate in auditory and language neuroscience, speech and hearing science, which is a mouthful, but basically means he cares a lot about how things sound. Yeah, I don't think my brain backgrounds anything.

like the fridge buzzing in the background here. That doesn't fade into the background. It's just as present as everything else. I have to make a conscious effort to not have that noise impact my auditory processing. The cafe's loud music and overhead fans made for a really hectic soundscape. Also, Thomas really wasn't feeling the visuals. To wit, the bathroom. It's a strobe light. All you see is pink strobing light. Yeah.

All this made me wonder what happens in those trainings for autism certification. Like, what are businesses being taught about sensory differences? And have any city stakeholders made an effort to change their physical spaces to accommodate autistic folks?

After the coffee shop, Lauren and Thomas headed to an art center slash museum on the autism certification list. An employee, who did not want to be named for reasons that will become obvious later, explained what made the art center autism-friendly. It was a suitcase of sorts, like a pre-made sensory kit from Amazon.

Here's a gallon Ziploc bag with a whole bunch of bright neon plastic toys. That's exactly what I was hoping for. Not to mention some very stiff ear defenders, like the kind a landscaper would wear while operating a weed whacker. Of course, I forced Thomas to model them for me. You look amazing. I mean, there's like a lot of pressure on my head, but it's almost like I feel a suction on my ear canals.

So it's not it's not a positive experience for you? No, I'd rather use your place. OK. All right. Fair. This idea of an autism friendly city is relatively new. So there isn't a ton of data to gauge whether these efforts are effective. Still, if we give Mesa the benefit of the doubt, it seems like these businesses are trying to do the right thing.

But are these accommodations actually helping autistic people? I mean, case in point, our front desk friend pointed us to an escape space down the hall where one could presumably go if they were experiencing sensory overload. That sounds like a good accommodation. You would think that, Roman. Except...

Sorry, sorry. Okay, so we're in the toilet right now. We're in the sensory room, which is also the toilet. Just to drive this home, the escape space for people experiencing sensory overload is the accessible bathroom. Cool. How big is this space? Like, this is my wingspan, so six feet? Six feet. About six feet. All right. All right. Six square foot space. Okay. And one seating opportunity. Whoa, whoa.

A toilet. Without the back, so you can't like rest. No. When I think of calm spaces, a public toilet isn't one of them. This is not a room you would seek out when you're not having a good time.

Our front desk friend wanted to be very clear. Having the safe space, calm space be the bathroom is not appropriate. Thomas and I left the gallery and headed outside for a little art center post-mortem.

Well, see, now, if I go in there, right, like, I love galleries. I love art galleries. There's nothing in there that bothers me. Yeah. It was a very pleasant space. If there's 20 kids in there at the same time, that might be a different situation. I would say that that's, you know, if you're an autistic adult, like, it's a totally reasonable space. I wouldn't ask them for their sensory kit. I was going to say, if it's too loud for you, you can get the earmuffs. Yeah.

I could put on this sunglass. All of this illustrates the challenge of what Visit Mesa is trying to do. Educating folks about autism is just the first step. And Elio McCabe, the disability rights lawyer, says local businesses and organizations could go even further. So what that can look like is dimmer switches, especially in doctor's offices, where you're already really stressed out and you don't want those glaring fluorescent lights on you.

Or it can look like putting up tapestries or things on the walls to dim that big echoey noise. Let's also pay attention to the temperature because radically changing temperatures can really be overwhelming for neurodivergent people.

Some community partners have put the education component into practice. Two of the city's museums posted sensory guides on the walls indicating how loud or smelly or bright an exhibit might be. One hotel has adjusted its lobby lights to be more friendly on the eyes. But really, what businesses do with that education is beyond Mark's purview.

One architect's doing just that.

So my name is Magda Mustafa. I'm a professor of design and architecture for autism. I'm also a practicing architect in the area of architecture for autism. Magda's being modest here.

She's not only a professor at the American University in Cairo and the founder of an autism and neuro-inclusive architecture firm in Dubai, but she's also one of the leading thinkers on the intersection of autism and architecture. Magda created the world's first set of research-based design guidelines for autism. And it all kind of happened by accident.

So it was the classical necessity is the mother of invention. I was approached by a group of parents who had children on the spectrum, young children on the spectrum were searching for an academic educational space for their kids and weren't finding something that felt like a good fit for them.

Now, it is important to note at this point, Magda didn't have any experience with autism personally or professionally. And I very naively went out and said, OK, great. I'll just look into the references and there will be something in a chapter between wheelchair accessibility and deaf space. And I'll find a chapter on autism, get the guidelines and standards, apply them like a good student. And we're golden. Oh, if only it were that easy.

20 years ago, when these parents asked Magda to design a school for their children, there weren't any standards or best practices for how to create space for autistic folks.

Autism was hardly even talked about. Magda had no reference points. So she created them. I embedded myself in the school for about a year and a half, spent six months just observing and making sure that the kids were comfortable with me in their space. And then we started just tweaking and playing around with things and building as we go. That observational work was critical to Magda's process because...

Because she was getting a sense of how the autistic kids organically use space, what they gravitated towards, what agitated them, what prompted expressions of joy. For example,

When I sat in those early classrooms and in those early homes and saw kids reorganizing the sofa cushions so they could tuck under it and hide their head when the TV was on or when their brother was munching their lunch or whatever it was that was happening that was annoying them acoustically, those moments became what we call escape space. Magda noticed how ingenious the students were, curating spaces to take care of themselves,

She used these findings to inform her design decisions. I call it this autism as expertise model. So what is the expertise that this autistic body is bringing into their own experience? How are they changing their space? The architectural tool Magda formalized based on her observations is called ASPEX. That's with two S's at the end. It's an acronym.

A stands for acoustics. I think that's pretty self-explanatory. It's not about creating silent spaces, but it's about allowing sound in an intentional way, not in an accidental way. SP stands for spatial, as in spatial sequencing, which is about working with routine, making space predictable. So you're not jumping all over the place all the time. You're moving seamlessly from one activity to another, to another in a sequence.

That's for those escape spaces Magda was talking about. I think that's enough cheerleading. Fair. Okay, so C stands for compartmentalization, where you organize a larger space, like a classroom, into smaller, discrete, and separate spaces. And it's not about...

creating cubicles or booths or partitions, but it's about clustering like activities with like activities. So like plush carpeting and soft cushions distinguish an escape space, whereas a bookcase and a table with two chairs in a quiet corner can delineate a one-on-one workspace. The T is for transition, like moving from a loud overstimulating space to a quiet focus space.

The least we can do is build in a little bit of interstitial transition space, that moment just for sensory regulation, for you to take a breath, to readjust and to set yourself up to be more successful when you enter that next path. And finally, the last two S's. There's safety, which is obvious. Then safety.

sensory zoning. Basically meaning that spaces should be designed based on their sensory quality. So if we think of a school design, a low-stimulus, high-focus math classroom might go next to a low-stimulus, high-focus English classroom. High-stimulus spaces like a music room or a noisy cafeteria shouldn't be in the same zone as the low-stimulus rooms.

So if we were to apply the aspects guidelines to my trip to Mesa, the escape space at the art center wouldn't be in a high-stimulus area like, say, the toilet. Or if you compartmentalize the cafe Thomas and I visited, you might get an area for quiet study tucked off to one side with no overhead lights or fans. And it wouldn't just be neurodivergent people who would benefit from thinking about design in this way.

Now,

Now, unlike curb cuts or braille in public spaces or other accommodations required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, there is no government mandate for escape spaces or sensory zoning. At least not yet. Still, there are some new buildings that have been intentionally designed with the autistic brain in mind. Buildings that seem to reflect Magda's Aspects guidelines.

In 2019, the BBC opened its brand new broadcasting house in Cardiff, Wales. The architects took neurodivergence into account when designing the interior, meaning color-coded wayfinding, private, quiet workspaces, and absolutely no flickering overhead lights. And in 2020, the new Medical University of South Carolina opened its doors, aiming to be one of the most autism-friendly hospitals in the U.S.,

Elements of the hospital's neuro-inclusive design include adjustable lighting in patients' rooms, private play nooks in waiting areas, and a lush rooftop garden perfect for sensory seekers. But despite this progress, Magda is wary that this type of design could become a sort of thoughtless, meaningless trend.

We have to be careful that people don't take the work that we're trying to do around these autism-friendly design guidance as box-ticking, virtue-signaling tools. Right. Lip service. Like, we put some lights on a dimmer and ditch the noisy overhead fans. Boom. Autism design solved.

But this type of design isn't a one-size-fits-all situation or a one-and-done. It's messy and it's not easy, but it is an opportunity to make spaces more welcoming and inclusive. And isn't that worth a little messiness?

And it's not just on designers and architects and neurodivergent people themselves to think about these things. It's also the responsibility of city planners and politicians to consider neuro-inclusive designs both indoors and out. Pedestrian infrastructure, public space, how people physically move from point A to point B, they all need to be addressed.

Right now, we have a little bit of traction in individual spaces that are becoming aware, but I always say they are islands of accessibility and a sea of inaccessibility. Recently, Magda was in New York City and invited me to meet up with her at one of those islands of accessibility, the High Line, with the caveat that it's a far from perfect model.

The High Line is the former elevated railroad spur turned pedestrian trail and linear park. The path hovers over the streets and snakes its way between high-end apartments, office buildings, and a couple of hotels. The first phase of the High Line opened in 2009. And while it quickly became one of Manhattan's most celebrated public spaces, it's not without its critics. One called the High Line a cattle shoot for tourists.

Others have rightfully noted that the park has become a symbol of New York City's rapid gentrification. Why did you bring me to this outside space? I've been thinking about a lot how...

what I do primarily in indoor spaces can spill out and generalize outside into city spaces too. Because space, as Magda says, can't be defined in a binary way, either inside or outside. Rather, space is more of a negotiation of movement and flow and the transition between in and out.

Magda and I met up at a segment of the High Line set off to the side of the main trail. It hangs a little more than a story over the street and offers a little refuge from the pedestrian traffic of the path. She calls it the perch. If you're overwhelmed and to get that little minute to have a breather and even just rest, sit down, take a moment.

I think it's really helpful, but I just wish there was more of it. Are there other spots along here that feel to you like they embody the principles of your work? Like the whole idea of having this parallel pathway that's quieter, softer, has some landscape, has some pockets of space that you can retreat to. I call it a sensory pathway.

As we walked, I asked Magda about the diversity of materials used on the High Line. Part of the path was metal, another part was wood, and still another was concrete.

But it's cool because just from a visual perspective, like you're not encountering the same thing. You know, it's not like an endless bridge where you feel like, oh, my God, it'll never end. Right. You know, it breaks it up. It compartmentalizes it. Oh, there you go. See? Explain further. So like breaking things up into these little sensory zones that are manageable. I'm certain that that wasn't the intent, but it just gives you a sense of domain and boundary. Yeah.

So the High Line sort of accidentally hits some of Magda's Aspect's design goals. What about from a sound perspective, acoustics up here? Like you can hear the city, but it's like at a remove. Right. Like we're just walking by this tree. The nature just softens it really nicely. I think all the natural elements do a good job once you get to a place where there's wood and that absorbs a little bit more sound than the metal parts.

Even if it was inadvertent at the high line, you could definitely see autism-friendly design in action. Well, minus the tourists. So designing for neurodifferences, indoors and out, is indeed possible. Magda and her contemporaries who think about inclusive architecture are just barely scratching the surface of autism-friendly design. There's so much more to dream up. After the break, Lauren takes us to the future of neurodivergent-friendly design. ♪

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Basically, if you can design both indoor and outdoor spaces to be neuro-friendly, then it stands to reason that you might just be able to design a whole city using the same principles. And I'm not the only one who believes that. In my practice, I focus on how public spaces can support everyone in a more inclusive way.

Bryony Roberts is an architect in New York City. She and Lindsay Harkema are partners in the feminist design collective WIP Collaborative. We came together about three years ago to work on design and research projects that focus on community engagement and really thinking about the ways that public spaces can be more equitable.

<context>自闭症愉快城 几年前,记者劳伦·奥伯被诊断为自闭症。随后,她制作了一个关于自己经历的播客,名为《世界上最响亮的女孩》。她发现自己想象了一个幻想世界,所有的一切都符合劳伦非常特定的自闭症需求。她称这个神奇的想象之地为“自闭症愉快城”,这个地方奇妙地没有压倒性的刺激。“显然,”奥伯指出,“没有一种适合所有人的诊断,甚至没有自闭症的定义……正如自闭症的谚语所说:‘如果你认识一个自闭症患者……你就只认识一个自闭症患者。’但尽管我们的需求各不相同,我想知道设计是如何演变以更好地适应我们”——理想在现实世界中是如何被处理的。自闭症愉快城 </context> <raw_text>0 他们目前正在进行一个名为神经多样性城市的项目,重新构想纽约市的公共空间,包括街道、游乐场和广场,以更好地支持神经多样性。公共空间通常以一种相当被动的方式设计。它们有点中立、通用,您知道的,有点像一刀切。但更像是适合某些人的一刀切。

而这些某些人通常意味着顺性别、白人、男性、身体健全和神经典型。您知道的,默认情况。因此,林赛和布莱奥尼正在与自闭症自我倡导者合作,记录他们对公共空间中什么有效、什么无效的观察。就像马格达的自闭症作为专业知识的想法。一些教训反复浮现。我们一次又一次地听到对选择的需求。

公共空间的中立性在感官刺激的范围上没有提供任何选择。因此,如果有人寻求更多的刺激,无论是触觉、视觉还是听觉,都几乎没有机会进行那种参与。如果我们寻求更少的刺激,也很少有地方可以找到喘息和宁静。

神经多样性受到这对搭档之前项目的启发,一个名为恢复性空间的小人行道公园,他们在疫情期间设计并安装。它位于纽约市的哈德逊广场,绝对没有迎合默认情况。我们考虑在安装中创建不同的区域,这些区域将具有不同的空间特征,以支持选择的理念。

这个长达80英尺的电橙色和红色结构建在行人道上,内置了桌子和长椅、鼓励游戏的几何结构,以及一个提供绝佳午睡机会的吊床。这个公园是一个活跃的环境,意味着它邀请路过的人与之互动。它与空白、被动的人行道截然相反。

此外,它与布莱奥尼在她父亲被诊断为ALS后与他一起走过的敌意公共空间形成了鲜明对比。与他一起在这个世界中移动使得空间在提供舒适、逃避或与他人连接方面的强大作用变得非常明显,建筑确实可以提供改善生活质量的变革性机会。

如果你看看他们的恢复性空间项目,那座结构欢迎各种用户以各种方式与空间互动。休息、攀爬、吃午餐等等。它是多功能和有意图的,因为……人们有不同的需求,建筑环境的外观和感觉应该与所有被其服务的人类身份一样多样化。

林赛和布莱奥尼还没有建造他们的神经多样性城市,但这并不是他们的目标。现在,他们专注于理解自闭症人士如何使用公共空间,他们希望其他建筑师、设计师和城市规划者也能看到理解这一点的必要性。这个自闭症人士只想要一些宁静的逃避空间,而不是,您知道的,无障碍厕所。

我相信他们会考虑这一点。也许有一天,劳伦会得到她的自闭症愉快城,并且它将与其他人完美设计的空间相结合。并且无障碍效果实际上会生效。每个人都会拥有适合他们的空间。别激动,罗曼。

现实是,没有一种普遍的设计原则可以适用于整个自闭症人群。但像布莱奥尼·罗伯茨、林赛·哈克马和马格达·莫斯塔法这样的建筑师正在逐步推动自闭症的进展。当然,梅萨的自闭症意识努力可能不完整,但至少它承认有一个独特的社区,而这个社区值得被照顾。

因为我们所有人,无论是神经多样性还是非神经多样性,都是一团混乱的需求。那么我的神经多样性仙境就在拐角处吗?我认为不是。但至少我们在讨论中,谈论着不闪烁的灯光和不回声的房间。99% Invisible本周由劳伦·奥伯报道,由尼娜·波托克制作和编辑。

99% Invisible的标志由斯蒂芬·劳伦斯创作。

我们是Stitcher和SiriusXM播客家族的一部分,现在总部位于加利福尼亚州美丽的奥克兰市潘多拉大楼,距离这里六个街区,是奥克兰根源足球俱乐部的所在地,我是这个社区的骄傲拥有者。其他球队可能会来来去去,但根源永远是奥克兰第一。

您可以在所有常用社交媒体网站上找到我们,以及我们的新Discord服务器。那里非常有趣。我鼓励您加入。99pi.org上有链接以及99pi的每一集。现在按下您的语音备忘录的录音键,它将是A、S、P和E。给我一个A!A。

我们将进行第二个提示。我认为除了凯莉,大家都静音了,这使得这个练习变得非常搞笑。我在想,为什么大家都在笑?卡姆发现不同手机之间的群聊不是私密的。或者加密的。或者加密的。谢谢。我们只用代码发短信。是的,我创建了一个代码。是的。这可能有点烦人。等等,是什么?

那是你尝试代码的方式吗?你已经忘记代码了,不是吗?我应该把它写下来。安全地在不同设备之间发送消息的地方。WhatsApp。与每个人私密地交流。当你的车发生什么事情时,你可能会说,不,迈克!

但你真正需要说的是一些可以实际帮助的事情。像一个好邻居,State Farm就在这里。就这样,State Farm在State Farm移动应用程序上帮助您提交索赔。所以请记住,像一个好邻居,State Farm就在这里。State Farm,伊利诺伊州布卢明顿。

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