Journal of Assistive Technologies: Volume 4 Issue 1

Editorial

Sarah Parsons

Collaborative puzzle game: a tabletop interface for fostering collaborative skills in children with autism spectrum disorders

Alberto Battocchi, Ayelet Ben‐Sasson, Gianluca Esposito, Eynat Gal, Fabio Pianesi, Daniel Tomasini, Paola Venuti, Patrice Weiss, Massimo Zancanaro

Tabletop interfaces are a novel class of technologies that are particularly suited to support co‐located collaboration. The Collaborative Puzzle Game (CPG) is a tabletop…

‘Welcome to my first rant!’ Report on a participatory pilot project to develop the ‘AS portal’, an online peer support network for higher education students on the autism spectrum

Andrea MacLeod

This paper reports on the pilot phase of a participatory project to develop an online ‘AS portal’, which provided peer‐to‐peer support for higher education students with…

What children on the autism spectrum have to ‘say’ about using high‐tech voice output communication aids (VOCAs) in an educational setting

Rebecca Checkley, Nick Hodge, Sue Chantler, Lisa Reidy, Katie Holmes

This paper focuses on accessing the experiences of three boys who are on the autism spectrum to identify what using a voice output communication aid (VOCA), within a classroom…

Guidelines for researchers and practitioners designing software and software trials for children with autism

Megan Davis, Kerstin Dautenhahn, Stuart Powell, Chrystopher Nehaniv

This article presents practical guidelines for the design of interactive software for children with autism. Many existing software design techniques rely on social interaction and…

ECHOES II: the creation of a technology enhanced learning environment for typically developing children and children on the autism spectrum

Karen Guldberg, Kaska Porayska‐Pomsta, Judith Good, Wendy Keay‐Bright

This paper describes how researchers from diverse research disciplines are working together with design teams of children, carers and practitioners to create an exploratory…

The use of Smartboards and bespoke software to develop and deliver an inclusive, individual and interactive learning curriculum for students with ASD

Chris Leach

NORSACA (Nottingham Regional Society for Adults and Children with Autism) provide specialist education and support for children with autism under the title of Sutherland House…

Personalised technology for autism spectrum conditions is the future

William Farr

Individuals with autism possess differing abilities and experiences of the world. Technological development needs to reflect this diversity. Personalised technology gives…