"Starlight & Listening Fox": Design and Construction of an Inclusive AR Therapeutic IP System for Community-Based Autistic Children

Abstract

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a high incidence among children; children aged 4 to 10 with mild to moderate symptoms account for more than 70% of the total ASD children, yet the supply of community-based healing products and interactive services for this group is severely insufficient, and immersive intervention based on Augmented Reality (AR) technology and inclusive design has become a preferred solution for the community integration of this group. However, the contradiction between conventional healing models and the community intervention needs of autistic children, which is also the key to poor intervention effects, is concentrated in three imbalances: disconnection of healing models, insufficient community support, and conflicting intervention concepts, which are specifically manifested as the lack of personalized design, the breakdown of linkage mechanisms, and the neglect of emotions and active participation. Based on the core concept of inclusive design, this study proposes "Starlight & Listening Fox": an inclusive AR healing IP system design scheme for community autistic children, and the research content covers extracting three core principles under inclusive design, namely adapting to sensory sensitivity, stimulating active participation, and constructing a closed loop of community support, and building an integrated healing framework of "IP+AR+Inclusive UI", aiming to improve the design of AR healing systems, verify their feasibility and healing effects, provide community autistic children with healing schemes that combine adaptability and interactivity, promote the theoretical and practical development of AR and inclusive design empowering the community rehabilitation of ASD children, and offer experience-oriented practical references for the application of IP+AR technology in the field of children's rehabilitation.

Keywords: Children With Autism, Inclusive Design, Augmented Reality Technology, User Interface Design, Children's Rehabilitation, Community Intervention

DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1007621