This unique cooking app is designed to empower users with Asperger syndrome by providing a calm, step-by-step guide to cooking. Utilizing autism-friendly colors, simplified illustrations, and minimalistic design, the app makes recipes approachable and stress-free.
Key features include adjustable font sizes, intuitive navigation, and autism-friendly icons that help reduce sensory overload. Developed with empathy and tested for accessibility, this app brings independence and confidence to users, allowing them to enjoy cooking in a structured and visually clear way.
Product design end to end, UX/UI development, user research, user testing.
Cooking App for Asperger Syndrome:
An Accessible Recipe Experience//
Product design end to end, UX/UI development, user research, user testing
The Recipes screen uses soft, autism-friendly colors like lilac and pastel beige, creating a calm and welcoming atmosphere.
Each recipe is represented by a clear, realistic image (e.g., brownies, omelette) with large, legible text underneath. This visual grouping and spacing help reduce sensory overload, making it easy for users to choose a recipe.
The "Let’s go to the recipe" and "Let's start cooking" buttons are prominently placed for intuitive navigation, reinforcing confidence and independence in following cooking steps without distraction.
The customizable nature of this cooking app, is tailored specifically for users with Asperger syndrome across varying levels of the spectrum.
Each screen demonstrates a different way to present recipes, adjusting visual complexity and details to match the user’s comfort level.
For users with higher sensitivity to detail, simplified outlines and minimal visuals help prevent overstimulation.
For others, realistic imagery provides clarity. The personalization ensures that each user can engage with recipes in a manner that best suits their needs, promoting confidence and independence.
The recipes, are designed to accommodate various cognitive and sensory preferences for users with Asperger syndrome.
The layout uses soft, pastel colors and a calming, minimalistic style, breaking down complex instructions into manageable visuals.
The step-by-step cooling progress is illustrated with a gentle timeline, guiding users through each phase without overwhelming details.
By offering a clear progression and completion confirmation, the app builds confidence, providing structure for users to independently complete recipes in a comforting environment..
The app focuses on presenting each ingredient with clarity, displaying the quantity and measurements in a visual, autism-friendly format.
Each ingredient (like flour, butter, or eggs) is shown with a simple, pastel-toned illustration, and the specific measurement is highlighted alongside it.
Users navigate through ingredients one by one, guided by visual cues and progress indicators. This design reinforces understanding by breaking down ingredient details, helping users with Asperger syndrome prepare with confidence and minimizing cognitive load..
In the Execution phase, the app guides users through each cooking step with clear, autism-friendly visuals.
Each action, like mixing butter and sugar, is represented by simple icons and directional arrows, making the process easy to follow.
Minimal text supports each visual, reducing cognitive load and ensuring clarity. The use of soft pastel colors maintains a calming effect, while the step-by-step navigation allows users to proceed at their own pace.
This setup empowers users with Asperger syndrome to focus on one manageable task at a time..