The web experience in the autistic spectrum
summary
Designing for users with Asperger/high‑functioning autism improves overall usability: implement a sitemap and search box, show full article text rather than paginated snippets, provide breadcrumb trails and grouped navigation, use clear headings/summaries (inverted‑pyramid), prefer clear, literal labels and self‑describing links, avoid flicker/rapid animations and strong patterned backgrounds, left‑align text (no full justification), allow speed and font controls, label form fields explicitly, offer online chat, and recruit these users as brutally honest usability testers to surface problems early.
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chapters (21)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:14Autism spectrum
- 4:13Asperger Syndrome
- 5:12Social skills
- 8:03Learning
- 8:59Perception
- 12:34Provide ways to bypass the structure
- 13:33Visible context is essential
- 13:58Do not break up
- 14:44Group all navigation in one place
- 15:39Use language that's direct and literal
- 16:47Use clear
- 17:21Lists & indices are made of win
- 17:51Careful with imperatives
- 18:55Websites
- 20:21No patterns
- 20:40Branding vs. metaphors
- 21:41Rivers of white
- 23:47Online chat is social win
- 24:42Forms vs. misinterpretation
- 26:45Control over presentation
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