AC ▁Browser ▁( Zone ▁for ▁Aut istic ▁Children ) ▁is ▁a ▁web ▁browser ▁designed ▁specifically ▁for ▁children ▁and ▁te en agers ▁with ▁aut ism ▁spectrum ▁dis orders , ▁per vas ive ▁development al ▁dis orders ▁( P DD ), ▁and ▁P DD - N OS . ▁ ▁Because ▁aut istic ▁children ▁display ▁characteristics ▁such ▁as ▁imp air ments ▁in ▁social ▁interaction , ▁imp air ments ▁in ▁communication , ▁restricted ▁interests ▁and ▁repet itive ▁behavior , ▁the ▁standard ▁browser ▁experience ▁can ▁often ▁be ▁over wh el ming . ▁The ▁Z AC ▁browser ▁reduces ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁user ▁interface ▁controls ▁and ▁removes ▁access ▁to ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Web ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁simplify ▁the ▁experience ▁for ▁aut istic ▁children . ▁ ▁Z AC ▁was ▁available ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁download ▁for ▁Windows ▁ 9 8 / ME / 2 0 0 0 / X P / V ista / 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁John ▁Le S ieur ▁had ▁a ▁grand son ▁named ▁Z ack ▁who ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁severe ▁aut ism ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁aut ism , ▁the ▁child ▁was ▁often ▁very ▁fr ustr ated ▁when ▁using ▁the ▁computer . ▁Le S ieur ▁owned ▁People ▁CD ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁software ▁production ▁company , ▁and ▁released ▁a ▁web ▁browser ▁for ▁children ▁called ▁Kid CD ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Kid CD ▁proved ▁helpful ▁for ▁Z ack , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁computer ▁on ▁his ▁own . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Kid