A brief review: Assistive technology and autism, a proposal for virtual tools for improved communication and emotional recognition
Year: 2010
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Autism is a condition that affects over one percent of the population, and is a condition that has varying degrees of severity. There currently exist various therapies to help people with autism communicate effectively. As a result some researchers and schools have expanded this provision by creating virtual tools to assist the communication process and allow a greater level of independence and generalization. Therefore, this brief paper aims to present a review of literature surrounding assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication and autism, and
how these fields of knowledge can be better understood to help develop virtual tools – more specifically a virtual world.
Authors: Newbutt, N., Donegan, M.
Institutions: University of East London, University of Greenwich
Language: English
Subfield: Occupational Therapy
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1593046452