Merch by Amazon Niche Research: Autism Awareness Niche

World Autism Awareness Day (2/4)

On the Trend hunting board or Merch Research feature you guys can see many Autism Awareness shirts get high rank these days. From now to April 2, they are expected to get higher rank. In this post I will give you guys some information to join the trend as well as to have awareness about autism .

About 1% of the world’s population suffers from Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 54 children in the US is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to 2016 data

Boys are four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls

Nearly two-thirds of children with autism between the ages of 6 and 15 have been bullied.

Autism Speaks is the largest autism advocacy organization in the United States that launched the Light it up Blue campaign (since 2010). Blue is the primary color in the spectrum which is the most recognizable color to autistic people. It’s also associated with a calm feeling so it is chosen to represent for the campaign.

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Some colors and symbols are also used a lot when we talk about autism are: rainbow spectrum, puzzle, butterfly, infinity symbol, awareness ribbons. You guys can use these for your designs. These colors and symbols are all used to express the diversity and complexity of the autism spectrum. I highly recommend using the butterfly symbol instead of the puzzle because it got more positive responses.

The safety of the niches

This kind of niches is hard to have ™. If you only use the colors and symbols on your designs, it is 100% safe. Common sayings which are used on this trend like “In April We Wear Blue”, “I Wear Blue For Autism Awareness”, “Live Love Accept Autism Awareness”, etc. I think they are safe even though “Wear Blue” is quite “red” when we use the Check ™ feature. It’s only my opinion, the final decision is yours

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