PICTOAPRENDE: Design and evaluation of a tool that contributes to the personal autonomy of children and youth diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in Ecuador

Authors

  • Andrea Cárdenas Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas-ESPE, Departamento de Eléctrica y Electrónica Sangolquí, Ecuador
  • Edison Segovia Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas-ESPE, Departamento de Eléctrica y Electrónica Sangolquí, Ecuador
  • Danni De la Cruz Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas-ESPE, Departamento de Eléctrica y Electrónica Sangolquí, Ecuador
  • Paul Mejía Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas-ESPE, Departamento de Eléctrica y Electrónica Sangolquí, Ecuador
  • Nancy Paredes Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas-ESPE, Departamento de Eléctrica y Electrónica Sangolquí, Ecuador
  • Johanna Tobar Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas-ESPE, Departamento de Eléctrica y Electrónica Sangolquí, Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19153/cleiej.19.1.4

Keywords:

Digital communicators, repetitive behavior, pictograms, brain disorder, autism spectrum, bootstrap, population sample, hypothesis

Abstract

This paper presents the development and evaluation of PICTOAPRENDE, which is an interactive software designed to improve oral communication. Additionally, it contributes to the development of children and youth who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Ecuador. To fulfill this purpose initially analyzes the intervention area where the general characteristics of people with ASD and their status in Ecuador is described. Statistical techniques used for this evaluation constitutes the basis of this study. A section that presents the development of research-based cognitive and social parameters of the area of intervention is also shown. Finally, the algorithms to obtain the measurements and experimental results along with the analysis of them are presented.

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Published

2016-04-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2016): Special issue devoted to CLEI 2015 (part 1)

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