{"id":9236,"date":"2023-03-29T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-03-20T10:20:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T10:20:00","slug":"understand-autism-and-accessing-online-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/understand-autism-and-accessing-online-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Understand Autism and accessing online information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9236\" class=\"elementor elementor-9236\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98e442c disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98e442c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-711b4c9\" data-id=\"711b4c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efb09c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0efb09c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Are you or any of your family, friends, or colleagues affected by autism? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that autism may affect as many as 1 in every 54 people in the USA.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">So at some point in your home life, education, or professional environments, it is highly likely that you will meet members of the autistic community.<\/p><h2><strong>What is Autism?<\/strong><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\">Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a genetic condition that affects an individual\u2019s development, and can often present challenges when it comes to social interaction, speech, behavior, and nonverbal communication.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9572e9d\" data-id=\"9572e9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae0b2e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae0b2e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Intro-Paragraph-Asset-225x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21936\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Intro-Paragraph-Asset-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Intro-Paragraph-Asset-769x1024.png 769w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Intro-Paragraph-Asset-768x1023.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Intro-Paragraph-Asset-1153x1536.png 1153w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Intro-Paragraph-Asset.png 1532w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-505720d disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"505720d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-857c4c8\" data-id=\"857c4c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d23c6a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d23c6a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Autism is a lifelong condition most commonly detected in childhood and is three to four times more prevalent in boys than girls.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Every individual on the autism spectrum is different, and while some autistic people may need very little help, others may need much more. Like any condition under the neurodiversity umbrella, autism is not a marker of decreased intelligence. Many of those diagnosed with autism in early life go on to lead healthy, happy, independent, successful, and fulfilling lives.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Individuals on the autism spectrum may:<\/p><ul><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Have difficulties communicating and interacting with other people<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Not understand the feelings and thought processes of others<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Take longer to assimilate information<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Becoming stressed in environments with excess noise or bright colors<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Demonstrate repetitive behavior patterns<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Struggle in unfamiliar situations<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Become overwhelmed by busy social environments<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aaa7b4e disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aaa7b4e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-815b0da\" data-id=\"815b0da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587f40e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"587f40e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Autism and Web Accessibility<\/strong><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\">Often, people with autism have heightened sensory awareness. This means they can be easily distracted by images, logos, and graphics on web pages. So processing website content can be difficult.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Color contrasts between text and background can also be distracting for those in the autistic community. Low-contrast neutral color palettes are often preferred over the standard black text-on-white background options presented by most websites.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Consistency is important to individuals on the autism spectrum, so if web pages are not easy to navigate or have an unpredictable flow, autistic readers are likely to click away.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be952ec\" data-id=\"be952ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a2076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55a2076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Autism-and-Web-Accessibility-Blog-Asset.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"laptop illustration with accessibility symbols\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c182dd disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c182dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb3245f\" data-id=\"bb3245f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d535f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19d535f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Supporting Autism Online<\/strong><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\">Children and adults with autism face distinct challenges when reading information online. Plus, autism is often listed as a disorder that co-occurs with other neurodiverse conditions such as Dyslexia and Dyspraxia. So it is important that all individual differences and combinations are accounted for.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">With the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/assistive-toolbar\/\">Recite Me assistive toolbar<\/a>, users can make singular or multiple adjustments to account for all individual requirements and adapt the way web content is presented to suit their specific needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-875a6a4 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"875a6a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fedd838\" data-id=\"fedd838\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc650e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dc650e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Toolbar-1-2048x111-1-1024x56.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21779\" alt=\"The Recite Me Toolbar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Toolbar-1-2048x111-1-1024x56.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Toolbar-1-2048x111-1-300x16.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Toolbar-1-2048x111-1-768x42.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Toolbar-1-2048x111-1-1536x83.png 1536w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Toolbar-1-2048x111-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9202f4c disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9202f4c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c81d794\" data-id=\"c81d794\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7788045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7788045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Recite Me assistive toolbar features that support autistic users include:<\/p><ul><li><p dir=\"ltr\">A selection of color palettes to account for contrast sensitivity between the text and background.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">The ability to change font type, font size, and font spacing.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Text-only mode to strip away distracting graphics.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Options to have content read aloud in over 65 different languages.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Full control over the speed at which the text is read aloud, and a choice between male and female voices.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">A screen mask for easier focus.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f5a488 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f5a488\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-662a30a\" data-id=\"662a30a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b55be2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b55be2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Client Feedback<\/strong><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\">In 2022, Recite Me witnessed a surge in disability groups signing up for our website assistive technology, and we are proud to be helping more neuroatypical members of our community than ever before.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54a1f7e disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54a1f7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b4815b\" data-id=\"9b4815b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa056b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fa056b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Anna-Kennedy-Quote.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21927\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Anna-Kennedy-Quote.png 826w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Anna-Kennedy-Quote-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Anna-Kennedy-Quote-768x320.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20d8340\" data-id=\"20d8340\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b572d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11b572d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Anna Kennedy Online<\/strong><\/h3><p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.annakennedyonline.com\/\">Anna Kennedy Online<\/a> provides workshops, training, legal advice, and talks across the UK, and partners on annual events like AKO Autism Expo, the Autism Hero Awards, and \u2018Autism\u2019s Got Talent\u2019.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><em>&#8220;Since we have been working with Recite Me and updating our website making it disability friendly, we have received many compliments and thanks from the autism community. Recite Me are always respectful and understand exactly what we are trying to achieve to make the website accessible to all.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><strong>Anna Kennedy, CEO<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58513eb disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58513eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-453f5a1\" data-id=\"453f5a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ef0eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41ef0eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Autism-Plus-Quote.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21928\" alt=\"Autism Plus logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Autism-Plus-Quote.png 826w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Autism-Plus-Quote-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Autism-Plus-Quote-768x320.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2c6bd8\" data-id=\"c2c6bd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbb1ce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbb1ce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Autism Plus<\/strong><\/h3><p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autismplus.co.uk\/\">Autism Plus<\/a> has been supporting adults and young people with autism, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, and other complex needs since 1986.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><em>&#8220;As a Disability Confident employer, we want to ensure we are as accessible as possible, not only to the people we support but for our employees and supporters too. 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