Integration of assistive and wearable technology to improve communication, social interaction and health monitoring for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Fauzia Fazana; Abeer Alsadoon; P. W.C. Prasad; Nectar Costadopoulos; A. Elchouemi; Sasikumaran Sreedharan

doi:10.1109/TENCONSpring.2017.8070018

Integration of assistive and wearable technology to improve communication, social interaction and health monitoring for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Fauzia Fazana, Abeer Alsadoon, P. W.C. Prasad, Nectar Costadopoulos, A. Elchouemi, Sasikumaran Sreedharan

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Abstract

The increasing prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has made this as one of the largest disability groups. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is considered as a lifelong developmental disability impacting on three main areas; communication skills, behavioural patterns and health. The main focus of this research is on the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) solutions as part of assistive and wearable technologies for children with ASD. Specifically, the present study will identify benefits and limitations of the use of these technologies. Of major concern in terms of the use of both technologies, is their limited ability to improve the communication skills and health monitoring of children diagnosed with ASD. This research presents a framework for wearable technology that assists children with ASD through enhancing their communication skills, improving behaviour and facilitating health monitoring.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of TENSYMP 2017
Subtitle of host publication	IEEE International Symposium on Technologies for Smart Cities
Place of Publication	United States
Publisher	IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	1-5
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509062553
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TENCONSpring.2017.8070018
Publication status	Published - 19 Oct 2017
Event	2017 IEEE International Symposium on Technologies for Smart Cities : TENSYMP 2017 - Le Meridien, Cochin, Kerala, India Duration: 14 Jul 2017 → 16 Jul 2017 https://tensymp2017.org/ (Conference website) http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=8062174 (Conference proceedings)

Conference

Conference	2017 IEEE International Symposium on Technologies for Smart Cities
Abbreviated title	Technologies for Smart Cities
Country	India
City	Cochin, Kerala
Period	14/07/17 → 16/07/17
Internet address	https://tensymp2017.org/ (Conference website) http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=8062174 (Conference proceedings)

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Fazana, F., Alsadoon, A., Prasad, P. W. C., Costadopoulos, N., Elchouemi, A., & Sreedharan, S. (2017). Integration of assistive and wearable technology to improve communication, social interaction and health monitoring for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In Proceedings of TENSYMP 2017: IEEE International Symposium on Technologies for Smart Cities (pp. 1-5). [8070018] IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/TENCONSpring.2017.8070018

Fazana, Fauzia ; Alsadoon, Abeer ; Prasad, P. W.C. ; Costadopoulos, Nectar ; Elchouemi, A. ; Sreedharan, Sasikumaran. / Integration of assistive and wearable technology to improve communication, social interaction and health monitoring for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Proceedings of TENSYMP 2017: IEEE International Symposium on Technologies for Smart Cities. United States : IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017. pp. 1-5

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Fazana F, Alsadoon A , Prasad PWC , Costadopoulos N, Elchouemi A, Sreedharan S. Integration of assistive and wearable technology to improve communication, social interaction and health monitoring for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In Proceedings of TENSYMP 2017: IEEE International Symposium on Technologies for Smart Cities. United States: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2017. p. 1-5. 8070018 https://doi.org/10.1109/TENCONSpring.2017.8070018