What technology for autism needs to be invented? Idea generation from the autism community via the ASCmeI.T. App

Sarah Parsons, Nicola Yuill, Judith Good, Mark Brosnan, Lisa Austin, Clarence Singleton, Benôıt Bossavit, Barnabear

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Abstract

In autism and technology research, technologies are often developed by researchers targeting specific social and communication difficulties experienced by individuals with autism. In some technologybased projects, children and adults with autism as well as parents, carers, teachers, and other professionals, are involved as users, informers, and (more rarely) as co-designers. However, much less is known about the views of the autism community about the needs they identify as areas that could be addressed through innovative technological solutions. This paper describes the ASCmeI.T. project which encourages members of the autism community to download a free app to answer the question: If there was one new technology to help people with autism, what would it be? This project provides a model of e-participation in which people from the autism community are involved from the start so that new developments in digital technologies can be better matched to support the needs of users.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputers Helping People with Special Needs
Subtitle of host publication15th International Conference, ICCHP 2016, Linz, Austria, July 13-15, 2016, Proceedings, Part II
EditorsK. Miesenberger, C. Buhler, P. Penaz
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages343-350
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783319412665
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Event15th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2016 - Linz, Austria
Duration: 13 Jul 201615 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9759

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2016
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityLinz
Period13/07/1615/07/16

Keywords

  • Autism
  • Crowdsourcing
  • E-Participation
  • Inclusion
  • Social justice

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