Enhancing the impact of children’s product design on autism patients: a design psychology perspective

Abstract

Background

Autism patients often encounter challenges in social interaction and emotional expression. This research investigates the potential positive effects of utilizing a design psychology perspective in the creation of children’s products for individuals with autism.

Subjects and Methods

A group of autistic patients were selected as the research subjects and divided into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group used children’s products guided by design psychology theory for daily games and learning activities, to improve the communication and emotional expression abilities of patients with autism. The control group used traditional children’s products. The study collected autism scale scores and communication observation data as the main research indicators and used Epidata2.0 for data processing.

Results

The autism scale scores of the experimental group of patients with autism significantly decreased. The experimental results showed that the autism scale score of the experimental group patients decreased from the initial 28.6 to 15.2, while the autism scale score of the control group patients decreased from the initial 29.1 to 24.7. The Epidata2.0 method was used to verify the statistically significant differences between the experimental group and the control group.

Conclusions

Designing children’s products through the lens of research and design psychology can yield positive outcomes for patients with autism. This approach contributes to the enhancement of their social communication and emotional expression capabilities, thereby fostering their overall development.