Function-Centered Design
Also known as: Function-Based Design, Functional Profile Design
A design approach that organizes user needs around observed functional characteristics — such as attention span, motor control, sensory sensitivities, and communication abilities — rather than diagnostic labels or medical categories. Function-centered design recognizes that people with the same diagnosis can have vastly different abilities and needs, and that meaningful design decisions should be based on what a person can do and how they interact, not on their clinical classification.