When developing technologies for persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) there are
multiple aspects posing challenges to the community. First of all, there are several …

User participatory design is considered to be one of the best methods for understanding the
needs of a target audience and creating high quality, well designed solutions to meet their …

Existing co-design methods support verbal children on the autism spectrum in the design
process, while their minimally-verbal peers are overlooked. We describe Co-Design Beyond …

Technologies play vital roles in the learning and participation of autistic people and yet have
mostly been conceptualised according to a medical model of disability. In this stakeholder …

This study explores the processes occurring during technology workshops which built on
interests and enhanced social engagement for students with autism spectrum disorders …

Since 1999, research for creativity triggering education solutions for interactive media
design (IMD) undergraduate level education in Yıldız Technical University leaded to a …

Social robots are emerging as an important intervention for a variety of vulnerable
populations. However, engaging participants in the design of social robots in a way that is …

Towards a toolkit to empower young autistic adults: Using grounded theory to analyze ten design
case studies Page 1 Design Research Society DRS Digital Library DRS Biennial Conference …

Off-the-shelf, screen-based technologies like smartphones, tablets and iPads are used daily
in Indian households. However, there has been limited research discussing whether these …

Autism is a condition that is often defined in terms of difficulties in social interaction, social
communication, social understanding and imagination. Much existing research in autism …