Uso do Design Thinking no desenvolvimento de protótipos para crianças com TEA

Abstract

Children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are characterized by impairments in three areas of development: behavior, attention and language. Even with these difficulties, access to technological devices (such as tablets and smartphones) was a great ally in the education of children with ASD. This research has a motivation to seek solutions to help with the main links in the use of existing applications for this audience. Thus, the objective was to facilitate the design of the app interface for users with the TEA by using practices covered by the Design Thinking (DT) methodology, as a creative and innovative approach for solving general problems. Obtain more information on the development of the Affordable prototype for kids with TEA. DT seeks solutions to problems collectively and collaboratively, emphasizing right and creative thinking. Thus, they were identified according to the needs of children with ASD in view of the existing applications and a prototype was suggested. In addition, a designed solution was validated in a case study and supports technology solution projects for children with ASD. Through the work, it was possible to conduct a literature search, validate personas, search for ideas using brainstorming, create requirements, carry out prototyping and conduct a usability test with autistic users.