[net-gold] COMPUTER: TABLET COMPUTERS : PSYCHOLOGY: DISORDERS: ASPERGER'S SYNDROME : DISABILITIES INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES : PSYCHOLOGY: DISORDERS: COMMUNICATION DISORDERS: Tablet Computers Help Treat Asperger's
- From: "David P. Dillard" <jwne@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Net-Gold -- Educator Gold <Educator-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Educator Gold <Educator-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, net-gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Net-Gold <Net-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, NetGold <netgold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Net-Gold <net-gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, K-12ADMINLIFE <K12ADMIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, K12AdminLIFE <K12AdminLIFE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, MediaMentor <mediamentor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Digital Divide Diversity MLS <mls-digitaldivide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, NetGold <netgold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Net-Platinum <net-platinum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Sean Grigsby <myarchives1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Net-Gold <NetGold_general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Temple Gold Discussion Group <TEMPLE-GOLD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Temple University Net-Gold Archive <net-gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Health Lists -- Health Diet Fitness Recreation Sports Tourism <healthrecsport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Health Diet Fitness Recreation Sports <healthrecsport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, HEALTH-RECREATION-SPORTS-TOURISM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 08:13:48 -0400 (EDT)
.
.
COMPUTER: TABLET COMPUTERS :
PSYCHOLOGY: DISORDERS: ASPERGER'S SYNDROME:
DISABILITIES INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES :
PSYCHOLOGY: DISORDERS: COMMUNICATION DISORDERS:
Tablet Computers Help Treat Asperger's
.
.
Tablet Computers Help Treat Asperger's
11:08 PM, Sep. 5, 2011
Press Citizen
http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20110906/NEWS01/
109060309/Tablet-computers-help-treat-Asperger-s
.
A shorter URL for the above link:
.
http://tinyurl.com/3d788mm
.
.
On many Monday afternoons at Four Oaks in Cedar Rapids, an agency
specializing in treatment for children with a variety of behavioral and
emotional problems, middle school students in the Asperger's program
gather around a tablet computer to draw and compose music.
.
One begins a story with the drawing and passes the computer to the next
child to continue the plot.
.
They laugh at the funny things their characters say, and they high-five
when their story or song is completed.
.
It seems like a typical afternoon for middle school students, but for
those with Asperger's, this social interaction is special.
.
"For many people, the ability to interact with one another is innate, but
it's not simple for these kids. It's very complicated," said Monica
Ryan-Rausch, a success manager at Four Oaks who helped develop the
Asperger's program for middle and high school students.
.
Playing games and participating in activities with other students using
tablet computers helps teach children to adapt to the behavior of others
and compromise in certain situations, said Juan Pable Hourcade, an
assistant professor in the Computer Science Department at the University
of Iowa.
.
Hourcade and his students began developing tablet applications for
children with autism spectrum disorders about four years ago, just before
the iPad and tablet computer craze hit. The program now is being used at
Four Oaks and at an after-school program for elementary school students at
Hoover Elementary in Iowa City.
.
The software also is available for free download online, and Ryan-Rausch
said several families from Four Oaks have purchased their own tablets for
personal use.
.
.
Juan Pablo Hourcade
http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~hourcade/
.
Juan Pablo Hourcade is an Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa's
Department of Computer Science. His main area of research is
Human-Computer Interaction, with a concentration on the design,
implementation and evaluation of technologies that support creativity,
collaboration and information access for a variety of users, including
children and older adults. Dr. Hourcade completed his graduate studies at
the University of Maryland's Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory where
he obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2003.
Dr. Hourcade is actively involved in the research community, serving as
Deputy Subcommittee Chair for the CHI 2012 Conference, Associate Chair for
the CHI 2010 and CHI 2011 Conferences, Papers Chair of the IDC 2004
Conference, Papers Co-Chair of the IDC 2005 Conference, and Workshops
Chair in the IDC 2008 and 2011 Conferences. He is a member of the
Editorial Board of Interacting with Computers. He is editor of the
Universal Interactions column for interactions magazine. He also
participates in National Science Foundation panels and reviews articles
for numerous journals and conferences.
.
.
Open Autism Software
Where social skills and interest in computers meet
http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~hourcade/projects/asd/
.
People diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have impaired social
interaction and communication, needing special instruction from parents
and teachers. As more and more children are diagnosed, the need for
effective interventions grows. Yet, when we searched for resources to aid
in the development of social skills, much of what we found was expensive
and copywritten.
.
To fill this gap, we propose a set of activities developed for software on
a multitouch computer. Many with autism have a natural interest in
computers, yet computers are usually used by one person at a time. The
activities we designed for a multitouch tablet are social and involve
face-to-face interactions. Because we want parents and teachers to be able
to use this technology widely, we are making it free and open source. The
software can be downloaded for free, and experienced programmers may
modify the code we have posted online. In addition, the software runs on
commoditized, commercially available hardware.
.
Downloads
http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~hourcade/projects/asd/downloads.html
.
.
.
The complete article may be read at the URL above.
.
.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@xxxxxxxxxx
http://daviddillard.businesscard2.com
Net-Gold
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html
Index: http://tinyurl.com/myxb4w
http://groups.google.com/group/net-gold?hl=en
General Internet & Print Resources
http://guides.temple.edu/general-internet
COUNTRIES
http://guides.temple.edu/general-country-info
EMPLOYMENT
http://guides.temple.edu/EMPLOYMENT
TOURISM
http://guides.temple.edu/tourism
DISABILITIES
http://guides.temple.edu/DISABILITIES
INDOOR GARDENING
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndoorGardeningUrban/
Educator-Gold
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Educator-Gold/
K12ADMINLIFE
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K12AdminLIFE/
The Russell Conwell Learning Center Research Guide:
THE COLLEGE LEARNING CENTER
http://tinyurl.com/yae7w79
Nina Dillard's Photographs on Net-Gold
http://tinyurl.com/36qd2o
and also http://gallery.me.com/neemers1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/neemers/
Twitter: davidpdillard
Bushell, R. & Sheldon, P. (eds),
Wellness and Tourism: Mind, Body, Spirit,
Place, New York: Cognizant Communication Books.
Wellness Tourism: Bibliographic and Webliographic Essay
David P. Dillard
http://tinyurl.com/p63whl
http://tinyurl.com/ou53aw
INDOOR GARDENING
Improve Your Chances for Indoor Gardening Success
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndoorGardeningUrban/
http://groups.google.com/group/indoor-gardening-and-urban-gardening
SPORT-MED
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/sport-med.html
http://groups.google.com/group/sport-med
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sports-med/
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/sport-med.html
HEALTH DIET FITNESS RECREATION SPORTS TOURISM
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/healthrecsport/
http://groups.google.com/group/healthrecsport
http://healthrecsport.jiglu.com/
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/health-recreation-sports-tourism.html
.
.
Please Ignore All Links to JIGLU
in search results for Net-Gold and related lists.
The Net-Gold relationship with JIGLU has
been terminated by JIGLU and these are dead links.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/30664
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/healthrecsport/message/145
.
.
Other related posts:
- » [net-gold] COMPUTER: TABLET COMPUTERS : PSYCHOLOGY: DISORDERS: ASPERGER'S SYNDROME : DISABILITIES INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES : PSYCHOLOGY: DISORDERS: COMMUNICATION DISORDERS: Tablet Computers Help Treat Asperger's - David P. Dillard
