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Acquisition of Social Abilities Through Musical Tangible User Interface: Children with Autism Spectrum Condition and the Reactable

Title Acquisition of Social Abilities Through Musical Tangible User Interface: Children with Autism Spectrum Condition and the Reactable
Publication Type Conference Paper
Year of Publication 2012
Conference Name CHI'12
Authors Villafuerte, L. , Markova M. S. , & Jordà S.
Pagination 745-760
Conference Start Date 05/05/2012
Publisher ACM
Conference Location Austin, Texas
Abstract This study assesses the potential of the Reactable, a musical tangible user interface, to help in the acquisition of social interaction abilities in children with Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC). With this purpose, nine children with ASC participated in the research; the sample being its own control group, and a simple subject design was developed. The type of design was ABA (Basic Withdrawal). In addition to the statistical analysis, this study used qualitative methodological tools for analysis of outlier subjects and detection of atypical behavior for future research. The results show an increase in social interaction during the sessions, even for the non-verbal subjects.
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