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Reducing the risk of abandonment of assistive technologies for people with autism
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posted on 2005-01-01, 00:00 authored by P Francis, L Firth, David MellorDavid MellorThis paper reports on an investigation that found that conventional techniques for including users in technology design are likely to fail if the user has autism. The heterogeneity of autistic symptomatology across cognitive, social, behavioural and communication domains suggests a 'single user' environment, while rendering typical design interaction techniques meaningless, making the need for assistive technologies great, and the risk of abandonment high. This complex problem of urgency and constraint was addressed through a Delphi study with a panel of psychologists critiquing design activities for people with autism. The major finding is that while each of the activities may work if modified, all require that the designer is well acquainted with autism in general and has a close working relationship based on trust with the individual user. If these requirements are met, there is no reason that the abandonment rate cannot be reduced.
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International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (International Federation for Information Processing) (2005 : Rome, Italy)Pagination
1104 - 1107Publisher
SpringerLocation
Rome, ItalyPlace of publication
Berlin, GermanyPublisher DOI
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2005-09-12End date
2005-09-16ISBN-13
9783540289432ISBN-10
3540289437Language
engPublication classification
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