Title :
Personal assistive device for adults with autism spectrum disorders
Author :
Robertson, Scott M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, the author discusses designing a wearable PDA called PAD for high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorders. PAD will enable adults with autism to compensate for many of their difficulties in the areas of social interaction, communication, sensory processing, and higher-order cognition.
Keywords :
handicapped aids; mobile computing; notebook computers; psychology; wearable computers; autism spectrum disorder; handheld computer; high-functioning adults; higher-order cognition; personal assistive device; sensory processing; social communication; social interaction; wearable PDA; Autism; PDA; assistive device; autism; handhelds;
Conference_Titel :
Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, 2005 IEEE Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2443-5
DOI :
10.1109/VLHCC.2005.53
