Cognitive Considerations In Interface Design For Children With Asperger’s Syndrome: A Proposed Budgeting Tool

Fatih Demir

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Cognitive Considerations In Interface Design For Children With Asperger’s Syndrome: A Proposed Budgeting Tool

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AM J QUALITATIVE RES, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp. 42-51

https://doi.org/10.29333/ajqr/6434

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Abstract

The characteristics of a particular user need to be evaluated to inform the design in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) design (Demir et al., 2017). This research consists of an evaluation of the characteristics of Asperger Syndrome (AS) and a budgeting tool has been proposed for children with the AS. The research results show that simplicity, consistency, color-coding and efficient labeling in design helps to reduce the cognitive load of the children with AS, thus, make the design more usable and useful for them.

Keywords: HCI, Asperger's Syndrome, Budgeting, Cognitive Considerations, User Experience.

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Demir, F. (2019). Cognitive Considerations In Interface Design For Children With Asperger’s Syndrome: A Proposed Budgeting Tool. American Journal of Qualitative Research, 3(2), 42-51. https://doi.org/10.29333/ajqr/6434

Demir, F. (2019). Cognitive Considerations In Interface Design For Children With Asperger’s Syndrome: A Proposed Budgeting Tool. American Journal of Qualitative Research, 3(2), pp. 42-51. https://doi.org/10.29333/ajqr/6434

Demir F. Cognitive Considerations In Interface Design For Children With Asperger’s Syndrome: A Proposed Budgeting Tool. AM J QUALITATIVE RES. 2019;3(2), 42-51. https://doi.org/10.29333/ajqr/6434

Demir, Fatih. "Cognitive Considerations In Interface Design For Children With Asperger’s Syndrome: A Proposed Budgeting Tool". American Journal of Qualitative Research 2019 3 no. 2 (2019): 42-51. https://doi.org/10.29333/ajqr/6434

Demir, Fatih "Cognitive Considerations In Interface Design For Children With Asperger’s Syndrome: A Proposed Budgeting Tool". American Journal of Qualitative Research, vol. 3, no. 2, 2019, pp. 42-51. https://doi.org/10.29333/ajqr/6434

Demir F. Cognitive Considerations In Interface Design For Children With Asperger’s Syndrome: A Proposed Budgeting Tool. AM J QUALITATIVE RES. 2019;3(2):42-51. https://doi.org/10.29333/ajqr/6434