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TOBY : Early intervention in autism through technology
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posted on 2013-01-01, 00:00 authored by Svetha VenkateshSvetha Venkatesh, Quoc-Dinh Phung, Thi Duong, Stewart GreenhillStewart Greenhill, B AdamsWe describe TOBY Playpad, an early intervention program for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). TOBY teaches the teacher - the parent - during the crucial period following diagnosis, which often coincides with no access to formal therapy. We reflect on TOBY's evolution from tabletop aid for flashcards to an iPad app covering a syllabus of 326 activities across 51 skills known to be deficient for ASD children, such imitation, joint attention and language. The design challenges unique to TOBY are the need to adapt to marked differences in each child's skills and rate of development (a trait of ASD) and teach parents unfamiliar concepts core to behavioural therapy, such as reinforcement, prompting, and fading. We report on three trials that successively decrease oversight and increase parental autonomy, and demonstrate clear evidence of learning. TOBY's uniquely intertwined Natural Environment Tasks are found to be effective for children and popular with parents. Copyright 2013 ACM.
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Human Factors in Computing Systems. Conference (31st : 2013 : Paris, France)Pagination
3187 - 3196Publisher
Association for Computing MachineryLocation
Paris, FrancePlace of publication
New York, N.Y.Publisher DOI
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2013-04-27End date
2013-05-02ISBN-13
9781450318990Language
engPublication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereedEditor/Contributor(s)
S Bodker, S Brewster, P Baudisch, M Beaudouin-Lafon, W MackayTitle of proceedings
CHI 2013 : Changing perspectives : Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsUsage metrics
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