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Computer mediated imaginative storytelling in children with autism

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International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Volume 70, Issue 2

Pages 169 - 178

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2011.10.002

Published: 01 February 2012 Publication History

Abstract

The imaginative abilities of children on the autistic spectrum are reportedly impaired compared to typically developing children. This study explored computer mediated story construction in children with autism and typically developing peers. The purpose was to explore expressive writing ability, as a measure of imagination. Ten pairs of individually matched children (one typically developing and one child on the autistic spectrum) aged between seven and nine created reality and fantasy based stories using Bubble Dialogue software. The study provided a brief starting point for the stories, relying on the imaginative capabilities of the children to develop the stories beyond the story opening. The study contributes to the literature as an alternative to paper based studies of imagination given the known appeal of technology to most children, particularly children on the autistic spectrum (Gal et al., 2005). This study found that the children with autism were as able as the typically developing children to engage with the task, although qualitative differences in their responses were recorded.

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Khowaja KSalim SAsemi AGhulamani SShah A(2019)A systematic review of modalities in computer-based interventions (CBIs) for language comprehension and decoding skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)Universal Access in the Information Society10.1007/s10209-019-00646-119:2(213-243)Online publication date: 4-Mar-2019
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International Journal of Human-Computer Studies Volume 70, Issue 2

February, 2012

73 pages

ISSN:1071-5819

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Spiel KFrauenberger CKeyes OFitzpatrick G(2019)Agency of Autistic Children in Technology Research—A Critical Literature ReviewACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction10.1145/334491926:6(1-40)Online publication date: 2-Nov-2019
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3344919
Khowaja KSalim SAsemi AGhulamani SShah A(2019)A systematic review of modalities in computer-based interventions (CBIs) for language comprehension and decoding skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)Universal Access in the Information Society10.1007/s10209-019-00646-119:2(213-243)Online publication date: 4-Mar-2019
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Yilmaz RGoktas Y(2017)Using augmented reality technology in storytelling activitiesVirtual Reality10.1007/s10055-016-0300-121:2(75-89)Online publication date: 1-Jun-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/s10055-016-0300-1
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