A Novel Clothing Design Method for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Based on Fun Computing Theory and Substance-field Analysis

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a natural disorder that is characterized by impaired communication, impaired interaction and also by limited and repetitive behaviour. In this paper, we present a novel method based on Fun Computing and Substance-Field (Su-field) Analysis to empower designers in conceiving effective clothing design making children with ASD more interactive. In this method, Fun Computing is used to enhance the children's enthusiasm for interaction and Su-field analysis contributes to describing the interactions and behaviours in the design process. Finally, we conduct a controlled experiment to demonstrates the effectiveness of this method by measuring idea quality and quantity.