The design and development of a mobile communication tool for autistic individuals - AutiSay
by Nyuk Hiong Voon; Abdullah Maidin; Halina Jumaat; Muhammad Zulfadhli Ahmad; Siti Nor Bazilah
International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Soft Data Paradigms (IJKESDP), Vol. 5, No. 1, 2015

Abstract: Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often have social communication difficulties and/or display restrictive and repetitive behaviours. This paper focuses on the social communication difficulties and the design of a mobile application to be used as a communication tool between the autistic child and his/her caregivers. The advances in mobile ubiquitous technologies provide an opportunity to develop a tool to improve the social communication of the autistic child. Relevant design requirements were identified and incorporated into an application that is highly customisable. The application has undergone a usability inspection to collect feedback for further refinement.

Online publication date: Wed, 09-Dec-2015

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