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Autistic adults across Southeast Asia face a severe mental health crisis, with 80% experiencing co-occurring anxiety or depression, yet no culturally adapted digital support exists for this population. SpectrumLink is a proposed mobile application delivering adapted Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, daily sensory and mood tracking, a moderated peer community, and crisis sign-posting — localised in Bahasa Malaysia, English, Mandarin, and Bahasa Indonesia. Targeting approximately ten million autistic adults across five Southeast Asian markets, the application adopts a neurodiversity-affirming, accessibility-first design grounded in peer-reviewed clinical evidence. This paper presents SpectrumLink's conceptual framework, system design, and commercialisation pathway.

Keywords: autism, digital mental health, CBT, Southeast Asia, mobile application