Improving social and communication skills of adult Arabs with ASD through the use of social media technologies
Improving social and communication skills of adult Arabs with ASD through the use of social media technologies
People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) find it hard to communicate and interact with other people. Although technology has been involved in supporting people with ASD in developed countries, research on such technologies has been mainly related to Western culture. Arab adults with ASD require support for improving their social skills. However, cultural differences could limit the usability of existing technologies. The proposed study aims to investigate the use of social networks for supporting Arab adults with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger syndrome in order to improve their abilities in social situations such as family relations and friendships, considering the influence of culture and tradition views on the usability and sociability of social media technologies.
accessibility, usability, autism spectrum disorder, arabs, adults, social media, technology, social skills communication
478-485
Mashat, Alaa
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Wald, Mike
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Parsons, Sarah
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9 July 2014
Mashat, Alaa
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Wald, Mike
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Parsons, Sarah
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Mashat, Alaa, Wald, Mike and Parsons, Sarah
(2014)
Improving social and communication skills of adult Arabs with ASD through the use of social media technologies.
[in special issue: Computers Helping People with Special Needs: 14th International Conference, ICCHP 2014, Paris, France, July 9-11, 2014, Proceedings, Part I]
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 8547, .
(doi:10.1007/978-3-319-08596-8_75).
Abstract
People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) find it hard to communicate and interact with other people. Although technology has been involved in supporting people with ASD in developed countries, research on such technologies has been mainly related to Western culture. Arab adults with ASD require support for improving their social skills. However, cultural differences could limit the usability of existing technologies. The proposed study aims to investigate the use of social networks for supporting Arab adults with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger syndrome in order to improve their abilities in social situations such as family relations and friendships, considering the influence of culture and tradition views on the usability and sociability of social media technologies.
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Published date: 9 July 2014
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accessibility, usability, autism spectrum disorder, arabs, adults, social media, technology, social skills communication
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Southampton Education School, Electronics & Computer Science
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