Sims and supporting special needs

@nivvva  If you'd like an answer from an EA community manager, just ask.  These are my thoughts.

I think it's highly likely you're not the only one, or even close to it.  Regardless of whether kids are on the spectrum or diagnosed with another learning disability or condition, games like the Sims have been an outlet for those who struggle socially for a long time, and at least some of them have probably learned useful skills from playing.  And related forums can also provide more easily navigable spaces that are easier for kids, and adults, who struggle in social situations.

I very much doubt that EA or Maxis would go very far out of the way to develop content specifically for supporting people with special needs, other than basic accessibility settings.  That doesn't mean you can't on your own though.  I don't know what programming language(s) you're comfortable with, but if you could find your way around Sims 4's Python script, you might be able to create mods with exactly the content you're looking for.

There are plenty of tools already in existence for would-be modders of Sims 4 (and earlier Sims games), and active modders willing to help newcomers get oriented.  A site like Mod the Sims would be a great place to start.  You could also download a few well-known mods to see how they're made, what kinds of interactions are easily added to the game, that sort of thing.  There are already enough skills and other functions built into Sims 4 that it might be somewhat straightforward to change the parameters, or add extra tasks, and thus tweak gameplay to your liking.  I'm not a coder though, so I'm just speculating.

I think it could be a worthwhile project, and potentially a more interesting way to play, if someone, or a group of people, decided to develop these kinds of mods.  After all, one of the complaints about Sims 4 is the limited gameplay and personalities available without mods.  So your audience might be even wider than just kids with learning differences.