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Mulitmedia Technology to Enhance the Social Behavior and Verbal Communication Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Mulitmedia Technology to Enhance the Social Behavior and Verbal Communication Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Creator
Minan, Maria Jose, Huang, Shihong, Graduate College
Abstract/Description
Affecting one in every 88 children, Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD is one of the fastest growing developmental disabilities. Scientific research has proven that early behavioral intervention can improve learning, communication, and social skills. Similarly, studies have shown that the usage of off-the-shelf technology to this end boosts motivation in children under the spectrum while increasing their attention span and ability to interact socially. Embracing perspectives from different fields...
Show moreAffecting one in every 88 children, Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD is one of the fastest growing developmental disabilities. Scientific research has proven that early behavioral intervention can improve learning, communication, and social skills. Similarly, studies have shown that the usage of off-the-shelf technology to this end boosts motivation in children under the spectrum while increasing their attention span and ability to interact socially. Embracing perspectives from different fields can lead to the development of an effective tool that can complement the treatment of those with ASD. This thesis documents the re-engineering and extension of Ying, an existing mobile software application designed to aid in the learning of autistic children. Ying’s original methodology combined expertise from different fields including developmental psychology, semantic learning, and computer science. In this work, Ying is modified to incorporate additional aspects of traditional treatment, like applied behavior analysis and verbal behavior therapy, while enhancing the user experience by improving the audio and visual capabilities of the application. Using cutting-edge software technology in areas like voice recognition and mobile device applications, this project aspires to enhance social behavior and reinforce verbal communication skills in children with ASD, while detecting and storing learning patterns for later study.
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Date Issued
2014
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005158
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An interactive system to enhance social and verbal communication skills of children withautism spectrum disorders
Title
An interactive system to enhance social and verbal communication skills of children withautism spectrum disorders.
Creator
Minan, Maria Jose, Huang, Shihong, Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Abstract/Description
Affecting one in every 68 children, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the fastest growing developmental disabilities. Scientific research has proven that early behavioral intervention can improve learning, communication, and social skills. Similarly, studies have shown that the usage of of-the-shelf technology boosts motivation in children diagnosed with ASD while increasing their attention span and ability to interact socially. Embracing perspectives from different fields of study can...
Show moreAffecting one in every 68 children, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the fastest growing developmental disabilities. Scientific research has proven that early behavioral intervention can improve learning, communication, and social skills. Similarly, studies have shown that the usage of of-the-shelf technology boosts motivation in children diagnosed with ASD while increasing their attention span and ability to interact socially. Embracing perspectives from different fields of study can lead to the development of an effective tool to complement traditional treatment of those with ASD. This thesis documents the re-engineering, extension, and evolu- tion of Ying, an existing web application designed to aid in the learning of autistic children. The original methodology of Ying combines expertise from other research areas including developmental psychology, semantic learning, and computer science. In this work, Ying is modifed to incorporate aspects of traditional treatment, such as Applied Behavior Analysis. Using cutting-edge software technology in areas like voice recognition and mobile device applications, this project aspires to use software engineering approaches and audio-visual interaction with the learner to enhance social behavior and reinforce verbal communication skills in children with ASD, while detecting and storing learning patterns for later study.
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Date Issued
2014
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004306, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004306
Subject Headings
Autism spectrum disorders in children -- Treatment -- Technological innovations, Children with autism spectrum disorders -- Education -- Technological innovations, Communication disorders in children -- Treatment -- Technological innovations, Computers and people with disabilities, Learning, Psychology of, Optical pattern recognition
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Document (PDF)