Co-Design Beyond Words: 'Moments of Interaction'with Minimally-Verbal Children on the Autism Spectrum

C Wilson, M Brereton, B Ploderer, L Sitbon - Proceedings of the 2019 …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Existing co-design methods support verbal children on the autism spectrum in the design
process, while their minimally-verbal peers are overlooked. We describe Co-Design Beyond …

Self-expression by design: Co-designing the expressiball with minimally-verbal children on the autism spectrum

C Wilson, L Sitbon, B Ploderer, J Opie… - Proceedings of the 2020 …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Expressing one's thoughts and feelings is a fundamental human need-the basis for
communication and social interaction. We ask, how do minimally-verbal children on the …

MyWord: Enhancing engagement, interaction and self-expression with minimally-verbal children on the autism spectrum through a personal audio-visual dictionary

C Wilson, M Brereton, B Ploderer, L Sitbon - Proceedings of the 17th …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Digital technologies to support children on the autism spectrum often offer predefined
content for modelling, communicating and training. However, children may not relate to the …

Blending methods: Developing participatory design sessions for autistic children

C Frauenberger, J Makhaeva, K Spiel - Proceedings of the 2017 …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Over the past two years, we have engaged autistic children in a participatory design (PD)
process to create their own, individual smart object. In this paper, we reflect on our …

Designing smart objects with autistic children: Four design exposès

C Frauenberger, J Makhaeva, K Spiel - … of the 2016 CHI conference on …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
This paper describes the design work being conducted as part of the OutsideTheBox project.
Within the time-frame of eight months, we engaged four children with autism in a …

Design opportunities for AAC and children with severe speech and physical impairments

SB Ibrahim, A Vasalou, M Clarke - … of the 2018 CHI Conference on …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technologies can support children with
severe speech and physical impairments (SSPI) to express themselves. Yet, these …

Supporting the design contributions of children with autism spectrum conditions

C Frauenberger, J Good, A Alcorn, H Pain - Proceedings of the 11th …, 2012 - dl.acm.org
In this paper we describe the development of a tool to support the contributions of children
with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) in a design critique activity. The work is part of the …

Conversing through and about technologies: Design critique as an opportunity to engage children with autism and broaden research (er) perspectives

C Frauenberger, J Good, A Alcorn, H Pain - International Journal of Child …, 2013 - Elsevier
We describe the development of a tool to support the contributions of children with Autism
Spectrum Conditions (ASC) in a design critique activity. The work is part of the ECHOES …

Including adults with severe intellectual disabilities in co-design through active support

F Bircanin, M Brereton, L Sitbon, B Ploderer… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
In recent work, design researchers have sought to ensure that people with disabilities are
engaged as competent and valued contributors to co-design. Yet, little is known about how …

Structuring collaboration: Multi-user full-body interaction environments for children with autism spectrum disorder

C Crowell, J Mora-Guiard, N Pares - Research in Autism Spectrum …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Collaboration is an interpersonal process which builds upon social skills and
mutual understanding. Due to characteristic social challenges, children with Autism …