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Autism and Web-Based Learning: Review and Evaluation of Web Apps

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Trends and Advances in Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST'18 2018)

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Challenges with social skills are the main barrier of people with autism preventing them to be independent adults. However, information and communication technology can help individuals with autism by developing and practicing essential social skills. The objective of this research was reviewing and evaluating web apps for people with autism using Mobile App Rating Scale. The review used a set of free apps from Doctor TEA and Pictoaplicaciones. Based on these websites, a total of 65 apps were evaluated using Mobile App Rating Scale. The results showed that twenty-five apps had an acceptable quality with scores over four. Therefore, the use of these apps could be recommended for therapists, parents, and people with autism. The app list generated by this research can be used as a complementary resource in the educational field targeting specific skills needed by people with autism to overcome different social situations.

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  1. Departamento de Informática y Ciencias de la Computación, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ladrón de Guevara E11-253, 17-01-2759, Quito, Ecuador

    Andrés Larco, Esteban Diaz & Cesar Yanez

  2. Departamento de Lenguajes y Sistemas Informáticos, Universidad de Alicante, Carretera San Vicente del Raspeig, 03690, Alicante, Spain

    Sergio Luján-Mora

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Larco, A., Diaz, E., Yanez, C., Luján-Mora, S. (2018). Autism and Web-Based Learning: Review and Evaluation of Web Apps. In: Rocha, Á., Adeli, H., Reis, L., Costanzo, S. (eds) Trends and Advances in Information Systems and Technologies. WorldCIST'18 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 746. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77712-2_138

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