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A context-sensitive device to help people with autism cope with anxiety
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posted on 2011-01-01, 00:00 authored by M Mohammedali, B Adams, Quoc-Dinh Phung, Svetha VenkateshSvetha VenkateshWe describe a smartphone application that helps people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) cope with anxiety attacks. Our prototype provides a one-touch interface for indicating a panic level. The device's response-to instruct, soothe, and/or contact carers-is sensitive to the user's context, consisting of time, location, ambient noise, and nearby friends. Formative evaluation unearths a critical challenge to building assistive technologies for ASD sufferers: can regimented interfaces foster flexible behaviour? Our observations suggest that a delicate balance of design goals is required for a viable assistive technology.
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Human Factors in Computing Systems. Conference (29th : 2011 : Vancouver, British Columbia)Pagination
1201 - 1206Publisher
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Vancouver, British ColumbiaPlace of publication
New York, N. Y.Start date
2011-05-07End date
2011-05-12ISBN-13
9781450302289Language
engPublication classification
E1.1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
2011, ACMTitle of proceedings
CHI EA 2011 : Proceedings of the 29th Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2011Usage metrics
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