Implementation of Augmentative & Alternative Communication Methods in Mobile Applications for Therapy of Autism Spectrum Disorder Patients

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10.2991/iccelst-st-19.2019.2How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication, Learning, Therapy

Abstract

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is an overall developmental disorder that causes delays in social skills, communication, and behavior in children, so it is very influential in academic and non-academic results. In this case some parents of children with ASD get difficulty to communicate and understand the wishes of their children, so parents cannot provide learning and therapy to their children outside the time of therapy. Most parents use instructional and therapeutic media aids that still use books and other aids, which are less effective in terms of cost, as well as learning to use books or pictures that are always in a state of silence (not moving, not active, and not changing the situation), and lack Multimedia applications that provide a variety of functions (communication, learning and therapy) in one application. Android-based mobile application as a tool for communication, learning and therapy was built so that children with ASD can express their desires and emotions easily, facilitate the learning process, and assist them in the therapy process. Based on the results of testing an android-based mobile application as a tool for communication, learning and therapy for ASD patients, 25 respondents consisting of parents, therapists, and teachers, showed that the application validity reached 82%, in this case the validity level of the application was in good criteria. Research shows that Augmentative and Alternative Communication can improve the quality of life of children diagnosed with ASD and non-verbal, by supporting and improving their communication.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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