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Title:
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EXPLORATORY STUDY EXAMINING THE FEASIBILITY
OF A TECHNOLOGY-BASED TOOL TO SUPPORT
CREATIVITY IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM |
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Author(s):
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Aurora Constantin, Cristina Adriana Alexandru, Georgia Fox and Lauren Meikle |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-20-7 |
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Editors:
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Katherine Blashki |
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Year:
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2020 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Participatory Design, Children, Autism, Feasibility Study, Idea Generation |
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Type:
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Short |
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First Page:
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181 |
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Last Page:
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186 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Previous research suggests that Participatory Design (PD) is a very promising approach for involving children with Autism
Spectrum Conditions (ASC) in generating design solutions, but also in practising essential skills (e.g. collaboration skills).
However, because of their difficulties with social communication accompanied by rigidity in thought and behaviour, these
children face significant challenges during PD. Specifically, in the idea generation stage of PD, they have difficulties
expressing their creativity. Based on user participation, we built a first version of a low fidelity prototype (iGeneration) for
a technology-based tool to elicit creativity in children with ASC during idea generation. This article reports on a research
study which explored the feasibility of iGeneration to support children with ASC in creating design ideas for an educational
game. The results revealed that the participants engaged and enjoyed working with iGeneration. The children created a
number of ideas which were diverse, novel and appropriate for the design tasks. |
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