MARKETING AND AUTISM

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Autistic consumers build their lives around specific products and experience genuine distress when they're reformulated or discontinued. Learn why product consistency creates fierce brand loyalty.

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Samefood Marketing: The Neurodivergent Demand for Exact Product Replication

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Jan 5, 2026 8:00:01 AM

An autistic adult finds the perfect black t-shirt. The fabric weight is exactly right. The neck opening doesn't trigger sensory issues. The fit is...

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Scent marketing drives away autistic customers with sensory sensitivities and chemical reactions. Learn why fragrance-free retail creates competitive advantage and customer loyalty.

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Olfactory Marketing Disasters: When Scent Drives Away Autistic Customers

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Dec 29, 2025 8:00:02 AM

Walk into an Abercrombie & Fitch. Before you see a single product, the smell hits you—aggressive cologne pumped through the ventilation system at...

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Fluorescent lighting drives autistic customers out of retail spaces. Discover how LED alternatives, dimming options, and natural light design increase customer retention and sales.

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Lighting Design in Retail for Autism: Beyond Fluorescent Hell

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Dec 29, 2025 8:00:02 AM

An autistic customer walks into your store with money to spend and genuine interest in your products. Within ninety seconds, the fluorescent lights...

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Autistic pet owners represent premium customers whose special interest intensity drives deep product research and sustained spending. Learn how to market to this passionate, loyal demographic.

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Pet Product Marketing to Autistic Animal Lovers

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Dec 22, 2025 8:00:02 AM

An autistic person develops a special interest in marine biology at age seven. By age twelve, they can identify 200 species of fish by sight, explain...

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Face-blind consumers can't recognize celebrity endorsers or brand spokespeople. Learn why prosopagnosia demands logo-first brand recognition strategies that don't rely on faces.

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Prosopagnosia in Brand Recognition: Marketing to Face-Blind Autistic Consumers

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Dec 22, 2025 8:00:01 AM

Your brand ambassador just posted to their 2 million followers. The engagement is strong. The comments are glowing. And a significant portion of your...

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Discover why autistic consumers resist product upgrades and how brands can capture this market by marketing continuity, maintaining legacy products, and reducing transition costs.

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Transition Resistance: Why Autistic Consumers Won't Upgrade Even When It Makes Sense

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Dec 8, 2025 8:00:01 AM

Your smartphone is three generations old. The camera is objectively worse. The battery dies by noon. Apps crash regularly.

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Discover how understanding stimming behavior can help brands create products and experiences that serve the growing neurodivergent consumer market more effectively.

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Stimming as Product Interaction: How Autistic Consumers Engage with Tactile Brands

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Dec 1, 2025 7:59:59 AM

There's a massive consumer segment that evaluates your products on criteria you're not even measuring.

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Discover how autistic pattern recognition abilities can transform product design and development.

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Pattern Recognition as a Marketing Tool

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Jun 3, 2025 10:50:35 AM

While marketing often focuses on what autistic consumers need accommodated, we rarely ask what they offer. This oversight costs us profound insights....

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Discover why surprise marketing tactics alienate autistic consumers and how predictable, transparent communication builds stronger brand relationships with neurodivergent audiences.

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Predictability Matters More Than Novelty to Many Autistic Consumers

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Jun 3, 2025 10:44:34 AM

Marketing wisdom preaches disruption, unexpected delight, and the element of surprise. We celebrate campaigns that catch audiences off guard, that...

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Discover communication strategies, rollout approaches, and design principles that honor neurodivergent needs while driving adoption.

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Addressing Change Aversion in Product Updates: Marketing New Features to Autistic Users

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: May 26, 2025 2:38:27 PM

Picture this: Your development team has just shipped the most elegant interface redesign in your company's history. User testing showed improved task...

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We explore the intersection of autism, financial cognition, and responsible marketing practices.

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Autistic Adults and Financial Decision-Making: Marketing Financial Products Responsibly

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: May 19, 2025 4:46:07 PM

Money speaks its own language—one filled with unwritten social rules, implied meanings, and neurotypical assumptions. For many autistic adults, this...

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Learn why authentic autistic testimonials matter for meaningful product development and marketing in an increasingly neurodiversity-conscious marketplace.

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Consumer Testimonials from Autistic Perspectives

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: May 8, 2025 4:13:43 PM

When the latest noise-cancelling headphones hit the market, the reviews pour in. Professional tech reviewers praise the "intuitive controls" and...

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Learn practical frameworks for designing sensory-considerate direct mail that respects neurodivergent preferences while driving deeper engagement and brand loyalty.

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Tactile Marketing Materials: When Physical Mail Campaigns Better Serve Autistic Customers

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Apr 10, 2025 12:18:51 PM

We've witnessed the relentless march toward digital-everything in marketing—each pixel optimized, each interaction tracked, each algorithm refined to...

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Learn why brands like McDonald's build extraordinary loyalty through predictability, routine, and transparent communication—turning sensory consistency into lasting brand relationships.

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Predictability, i.e., How to Build Brand Loyalty Among Autistic Consumers

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Mar 31, 2025 3:17:33 PM

We often underestimate the power of predictability in consumer experiences. For autistic individuals, this predictability isn't merely...

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Explore key strategies, use cases, and data on creating effective, adaptable tools and technologies that enhance the quality of life for individuals with autism

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Innovation Labs for Autism-Specific Product Development

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Feb 9, 2025 2:50:47 PM

Marketers have long celebrated creativity as our driving force, yet our understanding of creative intelligence remains surprisingly narrow....

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Sensory-friendly product design goes beyond mere inclusivity; it’s about creating solutions that prioritize comfort and usability for all.

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Sensory Sensitivities in Product Research

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Nov 18, 2024 7:30:00 AM

Product design often assumes a “one-size-fits-all” approach, but sensory sensitivities vary widely, especially among neurodivergent individuals. For...

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Thoughtful packaging design is crucial for creating an inclusive shopping experience for autistic and sensory-sensitive consumers.

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Product Packaging for Autistic and Sensory-Sensitive Consumers

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Oct 28, 2024 8:00:00 AM

Product packaging is more than just a protective layer—it’s an essential component of the customer experience. For autistic and sensory-sensitive...

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Learn why including neurodivergent voices in product development leads to more inclusive innovation.

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Neurodivergence in Product Development

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Sep 18, 2024 12:58:25 PM

Innovation drives success. Companies are constantly pushing to develop products that meet the diverse needs of consumers. However, a critical...

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