Asperger Syndrome
Avatar assistant: Improving social skills in students with an ASD through a computer-based intervention
Hopkins, I. M., Gower, M. W., Perez, T. A., Smith, D. S., Amthor, F. R., Casey Wimsatt, F., & Biasini, F. J. (2011). Avatar assistant: Improving social skills in students with an ASD through a computer-based intervention. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41(11), 1543-1555.
Social Issues and Skills
Autism
Avatar
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Clinical psychology
Pervasive developmental disorders
Psychology
Technology
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iAutistic
"An autism awareness website dedicated to the silently courageous among us: the parents who spent sleepless nights, the teachers who went the extra mile, the friends & colleagues who believed, and the autistic who strives to accept humanity."
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Autism
Autism spectrum
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Online Autism Games
The Online Autism Games are free, online mini-games developed to help children with Autism or Asperger Syndrome understand people and human emotions. Each game is specially designed to teach players time sequences, word pairings, and how to recognize and understand facial expressions.
Cognition
Social Issues and Skills
Online
Asperger syndrome
Autism
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Neurological disorders
Pervasive developmental disorders
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Fantastic Faces - Feelings Game and Eye Spy
Fantastic Faces is a combination of two games that focus on feelings, emotions, and eye tracking concepts. Developed for children with autism, these two games teach players how to utilize eye tracking as a means to recognize the feelings and emotions of others. For Mac and PC.
Social Issues and Skills
Emotion
Spy
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Faceland
This game uses an “amusement park theme to engage and motivate.” It helps children “build skill in facial recognition of emotion by: breaking concepts down into smaller pieces (clues), promoting clue acquisition via spaced repetition, checking for understanding of clues using new examples, combining clues for “part to whole” learning, and utilizing instruction that incorporates photos, mirror mimic sessions, and varied interaction.”
Social Issues and Skills
Cluedo
Emotion
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FaceSay
FaceSay™ was designed to help autistic school aged children become aware of the social value of the features and movements of the face, particularly the area around the eyes. In three silly social skills games students interact with photo-realistic Avatars to practice joint attention, basic theory of mind, face recognition and emotion recognition and modulation, including emotional intensity.
Social Issues and Skills
Autism
Avatar
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Psychology
Technology
Video game culture
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Gaining Face
Gaining Face is a software program for the PC developed for individuals with autism or Aspergers syndrome. It is intended to help autistic individuals of all ages learn to recognize facial expressions and emotions by presenting the player with useful tips, cues, and information.
Social Issues and Skills
Asperger syndrome
Autism
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Childhood psychiatric disorders
Disability
Facial expression
Neurological disorders
Pervasive developmental disorders
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The Feelings Game
Free and online, the Feelings Game was developed to help children with autism learn to recognize facial expressions and emotions. Players are shown a set of three pictures representing different facial expressions. Players must look at each face, determine which emotions are displayed, and choose the picture that depicts the emotion they were asked to find.
Social Issues and Skills
Online
Emotion
Facial expression
Psychology
Technology
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Use of goals and dramatic elements in behavioral training of children with ASD
Barakova, E., Gillesen, J., & Feijs, L. (2008). Use of goals and dramatic elements in behavioral training of children with ASD. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (Chicago, Illinois, June 11 - 13, 2008). IDC '08. New York, NY: ACM.
Behavior and Personality
Social Issues and Skills
Communication
Human-computer interaction
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Multimedia interfaces for users with high functioning autism: An empirical investigation
Grynszpan, O., Martin, J. C., & Nadel, J. (2008). Multimedia interfaces for users with high functioning autism: An empirical investigation. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 66(8), 628-639.
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Teens