Video games from the perspective of adults with autism spectrum disorder

Mazurek, Micah O.; Engelhardt, Christopher R.; Clark, Kelsey E.

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2015.04.062

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“…For instance, a number of studies have reported a mismatch between technologies that have an evidence-base and technologies that are available to autistic people and their families (Kim et al 2018 ; Ramdoss et al 2011 ), and in this report, we find that these technologies, which are developed for and marketed towards autistic users, are rarely used. One way to move forward would be to build an evidence-base for the technologies which are readily available and being used by autistic people, such as video games (Mazurek et al 2015 ) and social media (Ward et al 2018 ).…”

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An International Survey of Parental Attitudes to Technology Use by Their Autistic Children at Home

Laurie

Warreyn

Uriarte³

et al. 2018

J Autism Dev Disord

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Capturing variability in use of commercial technologies by autistic children can inform future learning and support technology design. Survey data were collected from parents ( n = 388) in the UK, Spain, and Belgium, and includes information about individuals with a range of ages and ability levels. We found a comparable pattern of access and usage across age groups, though higher reading and language ability was linked to use of more devices and interfaces. Reported worries about technology correlated with longer time spent using technology. Autistic children use mainstream technologies for a broad range of recreational uses. The data suggest that technologies developed with therapeutic goals in mind may need to achieve a high standard of design to engage users.

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An International Survey of Parental Attitudes to Technology Use by Their Autistic Children at Home

Laurie

Warreyn

Uriarte³

et al. 2018

J Autism Dev Disord

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“…Recent studies suggest that autistic children may perceive friendship in a qualitatively different manner than neurotypical children and that they report satisfaction with such friendships at levels comparable to neurotypical peers. 6 Autistic adolescents and young adults report friendships with individuals via online interactions and video game play, 32 and autistic self-advocates report differing needs related to friendship and the desire to self-define relationships. As Judy Endow, autistic author and advocate states, "Something that took me many years to learn was that once I accepted myself for the autistic woman I am in life and stopped doing all the things people had tried to teach me in regard to making friends I noticed I did have friends!"…”

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“…30,31 Mazurek et al interviewed autistic adolescents and young adults to gain their perspectives on video game use. 32 Several participants reported social interaction as an important reason for playing games, viewing game play as a shared activity and labeling other online participants as "friends." In addition, participants spoke about inviting friends over to one's house to play games side by side.…”

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“…It can be less threatening and more comfor- Online interactions do not require production or comprehension of nonverbal cues. 32 Clinicians can support autistic individuals and families by recognizing and respecting the use of different types of online communication-the authors utilize Skype video, Skype messaging, instant messaging, and other forms of online communication (rather than solely traditional means of phone and e-mail) to best match the communication style of our autistic colleagues and community partners. Clinicians can support autistic children and their families by recognizing the value in repeated opportunities for social interaction through video games and appropriate online interaction, coaching of strategies for navigating social media platforms, and exploring community resources for virtual connections (e.g., libraries often host video game "mixers" for teenage students).…”

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Relationships, Friendships, and Successful Social Communication: Addressing Disability

Donaldson¹,

Nolfo

Montejano

2018

Semin Speech Lang

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Children with autism may perceive friendship in a qualitatively different manner than their neurotypical peers. Yet, these friendships have been reported as satisfying to the child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Although many studies have identified lower quality of friendship in ASD, reduced reciprocity, and increased loneliness and depression, perhaps it is time to take a closer look at the perspective of autistic individuals and to identify how the broader community influences development of relationships and friendship. The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning framework aligns well with a social model of disability lens, which states that although individuals may be challenged by their health impairment, disability is created by barriers to access, agency, and independence in society. This article discusses how clinicians might examine ways to address disability within the home, school, and community to create opportunities for relationship and friendship development, while considering the definition of friendship from multiple perspectives.

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“…It would be easier to engage a child to play games on the computer or other devices rather than attending a therapy session [3]. Individuals with ASD have strong interests in video games, as a result, autism researchers have been increasingly interested in examining the effects of games [4].…”

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A preliminary study on design of rehabilitation game for children with autism spectrum disorder

Dehkordi¹,

Ismail²,

Diah³

2019

IJEECS

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<p>This research presented a preliminary study on designing a rehabilitation game for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. It has been proved that children with Autism are not interested in attending traditional rehabilitation treatments. Existing researches have shown that games and their usage in the rehabilitation area are growing fast. However, there is less research used to design a rehabilitation game ensuring that the proposed design criteria are based on the preference and requirements of users in order to maximize the engagement rate of the game. In this research, one-month observation sessions were conducted with five autistic participants with no design expertise in order to collect essential design considerations for a rehabilitation game. This paper proposed design considerations, which can be helpful to design a rehabilitation game to promote user engagement by addressing game mechanics and behavioral techniques according to the result of our observations.</p>

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Video games from the perspective of adults with autism spectrum disorder

Cited by 69 publications

References 82 publications

An International Survey of Parental Attitudes to Technology Use by Their Autistic Children at Home

An International Survey of Parental Attitudes to Technology Use by Their Autistic Children at Home

Relationships, Friendships, and Successful Social Communication: Addressing Disability

A preliminary study on design of rehabilitation game for children with autism spectrum disorder

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