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A new dating app is aimed at the 70 million people who identify as being on the autistic spectrum. Launched on Tuesday, Hiki pronounced “hee-KEY” takes its name from the Hawaiian word for “able” and is the brainchild of year-old developer Jamil Karriem. Karriem’s cousin lives with autism spectrum disorder ASD and told him he was lonely and afraid he wouldn’t be able to find a romantic partner.

Karriem, whose girlfriend had just left him, empathized. He didn’t. Though Karriem is neurotypical, he knew that he needed people living with autism to bring Hiki to market: One of his two designers is on the spectrum, and Hiki’s five-person advisory council includes two people with autism and three educators with more than 30 years experience working with ASDs.

And the on-boarding flow is structured in such a way to let you know what is coming up next, to manage expectations and not surprise anyone. There’s still a lot we don’t understand about autism but broadly, it’s a developmental disorder affecting how the brain processes information. Many people with autism have trouble with sensory overload—be it flashing lights, strong smells or persistent sounds—all of which are prevalent in typical date locales like bars, concert halls and movie theaters.

Hiki is intended for both dating and developing platonic friendships and users can disclose their diagnosis or not. Currently the app has about 1, users. Karriem says he plans to partner with autism foundations, community groups and schools—in addition to traditional social media marketing—to reach his audience.