TY - JOUR
T1 - Individuals with Autism spectrum disorder
T2 - 63rd International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2019
AU - Tornblad, McKenna K.
AU - Jones, Keith S.
AU - Inan, Fethi A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) display an interest in and affinity for technology; however this population’s wide range of special needs is not often taken into account in technology design or usability testing. To assist human factors professionals in understanding this user population, we present a description of three domains of special needs for those with ASD: information processing, communication, and behavior. We then present a proposed model that human factors professionals could employ to understand the unique characteristics of individuals with ASD. We also synthesize research on design considerations for these users and present a composite list of recommendations for usability testing. Thus, this paper is intended to inform the human factors community of the unique characteristics of this user group, and provide guidelines for both design and usability testing.
AB - Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) display an interest in and affinity for technology; however this population’s wide range of special needs is not often taken into account in technology design or usability testing. To assist human factors professionals in understanding this user population, we present a description of three domains of special needs for those with ASD: information processing, communication, and behavior. We then present a proposed model that human factors professionals could employ to understand the unique characteristics of individuals with ASD. We also synthesize research on design considerations for these users and present a composite list of recommendations for usability testing. Thus, this paper is intended to inform the human factors community of the unique characteristics of this user group, and provide guidelines for both design and usability testing.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85096982733&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1071181319631423
DO - 10.1177/1071181319631423
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85096982733
SN - 1071-1813
VL - 2019-October
SP - 1575
EP - 1579
JO - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
JF - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Y2 - 28 October 2019 through 1 November 2019
ER -