Hanyang Med Rev.  2016 Feb;36(1):11-16. 10.7599/hmr.2016.36.1.11.

A Design Thinking Process with 'Aspie': Developing a New Intervention for People with Asperger's Syndrome

• Ryu H
• Han G

• KMID: 2168367
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7599/hmr.2016.36.1.11

Abstract

People with Asperger's syndrome (AS) have a rather different thinking style. They may create new ideas that the designer can see this awkward thinking style as the driver for developing new and innovative ideas. In this paper, both 'Aspie' and the designer work together to make innovative ideas, by which 'Aspie' could find a new contributive role in communal living. An ideation workshop is composed of two different stages with several ideation methods. Described is an observational study of how the ideation workshop covers their deficits and makes them adapt to generate their different ideas. From the observation, this paper realizes how we start to reestablish the relationship between AS people and the society.

Keyword

Asperger Syndrome; Equipment Design; Cross-Over Studies

MeSH Terms

Asperger Syndrome*
Cross-Over Studies
Education
Equipment Design
Observational Study
Thinking*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Images of 3D cave system. 3D, three dimensions.

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  Fig. 2 The format of 'situation blank'.

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  Fig. 3 Conducting 'situation-blank'.

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  Fig. 4 The result of 'situation blank'.

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  Fig. 5 Problem solving.

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  Fig. 6 Observing the images.

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  Fig. 7 The result of conjoint trend analysis.

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