Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone, I’m interested in everyone’s thoughts and opinions on fonts preferred for those on the autism spectrum. A lot of people relay that Comic Sans is a preference. However, I don’t like comic sans. It has been used for 20 years in schools and for adults and I want to know what autistic individuals in the community think about comic sans. And explanations why it is perceived that comic sans font is preferable to let’s say arial or times Roman. I notice the Autistic Society website does not use comic sans. Which I’m glad about. Any thoughts, feeling and expressions welcome. Thanks everybody.
I never really understood why a lot of people feel so strongly about Comic Sans. It's not my preference, but I find it hard to care much about fonts. You'd be forgiven for thinking that Comic Sans went on an arson spree of historic orphanages with the reaction it gets.
You can probably guess that my preferred font is whatever is default in whatever I'm using.
I love this answer TriS