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.
Comic Sans is like the "unironic" meme joke font at this point, however I have never personally had an issue with it, nor had an issue with Arial, Calibri, or Courier (arguably much better fonts visually for neurodiverse folks) and I find that they convey a lot more respect in the public view since Comic Sans has become almost synonymous with primary school ADHD/Dyslexic accessible text (not that there is anything wrong with that but the ableism or rather ageisms that comes with "demonising" it feels inescapable at this point and needs to be addressed).
There is a font named LEXIE which was developed to be dyslexia friendly. Dyslexia is a common co-morbidity with autism. www.dafont.com/lexia-readable.font
Thank you bees. I really appreciate your openness and honesty regarding your feelings about infantilisation.