Published on 12, July, 2020
Please can you submit your needs and wants about this design brief attached below, Thanks.
To design a product which helps the user to reduce their anxiety while in crowded areas/public spaces. It should be suitable to be used by a range of different age groups and can be used in various scenarios.
I would suggest that whatever it is, that it is unobtrusive. If an autistic person is feeling stressed in a crowded public space having attention drawn to them is the last thing they would want.
Yes, this. Also it needs to be something you can focus yourself on entirely if you need to.
Autistic people will sometimes wear earphones, even if they are not listening to music. This gives them a 'cover' for stimming by rocking, or arm and hand movement, as the general public would infer that they are moving to the beat of music, which is more acceptable, apparently, than just stimming.
Thank you for your feedback. :) I'll be sure to implement this into my presentation.