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Developing Technology for autism: an interdisciplinary approach

Porayska-Pomsta, Kaska; Frauenberger, Chris; Pain, Helen; Rajendran, Ganatusharan; Smith, Tim; Menzies, Rachel; Alcorn, Alyssa; ... Lemon, Oliver; + view all (2012) Developing Technology for autism: an interdisciplinary approach. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing , 16 (2) pp. 117-127. 10.1007/s00779-011-0384-2;. Green open access

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Abstract

We present an interdisciplinary methodology for designing interactive technology for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). In line with many other researchers in the field, we believe that the key to developing technology in this context is to embrace perspectives from diverse disciplines to arrive at a methodology that delivers satisfactory outcomes for all stakeholders. The ECHOES project provided us with the opportunity to develop a technologyenhanced learning (TEL) environment that facilitates acquisition and exploration of social skills by typically developing (TD) children and children with ASD. ECHOES’ methodology and the learning environment rely crucially on multidisciplinary expertise including developmental psychology, visual arts, humancomputer interaction, artificial intelligence, education and several other cognate disciplines. In this article, we reflect on the methods needed to develop a TEL environment for young users with ASD by identifying key features, benefits and challenges of this approach.

Type: Article
Title: Developing Technology for autism: an interdisciplinary approach
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s00779-011-0384-2;
Language: English
Keywords: Autism, Technology-Enhanced Intervention, Interdisciplinary Research, Social Interactions, Social Signal Processing, Autonomous Agents
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10011261
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