"Creating the World with Order!": Designing Tangible Toolkit to Support Creative Expression and Wellbeing for Individuals with ASD

Autistic people often experience heightened emotional and sensory demands that affect wellbeing. Creative drawing supports expression and emotion regulation, yet an open-ended process can introduce uncertainty and overstimulation, particularly for autistic individuals who prefer structure. We present the Structured Creativity Toolkit (SCT), a set of tangible artifacts including custom laser-cut stencils, composition templates, and guided color palettes, designed to scaffold creative expression and self-regulation. We first conducted a qualitative study to identify design opportunities and user needs, then evaluated SCT through a mixed-methods approach combining a controlled study with post-study interviews to examine engagement, user experience, and self-reported wellbeing. Our findings indicate that SCT increased drawing engagement and perceived drawing quality while supporting self-reported psychological and emotional benefits. This paper contributes: (1) a creativity-support toolkit for structured drawing, and (2) evidence that order-affirming scaffolds can translate preferences for structure into design resources that support autistic individuals.