Web Browser For Autistic Children

Web Browser For Autistic Children in General Healthcare

Autism is a very complex developmental disability. And it affects more than one in 150 children in the U.S., according to the Autism Society of America.

Children who have autism may have trouble with social interaction and communication, and at different degrees of severity, explains the Autism Society.

In particular, some autistic children find it hard to use a computer and surfing the Internet.

John LeSieur from Saint Remi, Quebec, noticed that his grandson with autism has difficulty browsing the web — frustrated by the number of options, amount of content, and advertisements.

So he developed a web browser that makes surfing the net easier for autistic children by blocking adult content, ads, and other unnecessary clutter.

LeSieur’s program, named the Zac Browser after his grandson, uses large icons for users to click and only brings up certain websites and emphasizes education material, reported the Boston Globe and the Associated Press.

The Zac Browser even disables unnecessary keys on the keyboard and the mouse’s right-click button to simplify a computer’s functionality.

The AP article pointed out that autism affects every child differently, and this web browser won’t be useful for all children.

But the Zac Browser seems to have a warm welcome.

It can be downloaded for free at http://www.zacbrowser.com.

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