vSked: an interactive visual schedule system for use in classrooms for children with autism

Children with autism often experience substantial challenges in understanding, structuring, and predicting the activities in their daily lives. The use of symbols to represent a series of activities, also known as visual schedules, have been shown to be an effective intervention technique for helping individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In this paper, we describe the design and technical architecture for vSked, an interactive visual scheduling tool that allows group interactivity with content generated through end-user programming. We also outline a scenario that demonstrates how vSked extends the benefits of traditional visual schedules through both interactivity and automatic logging of use. This scenario also indicates the type of experience a user might have during a demonstration session. Categories and Subject Descriptors K. Computing Milieux; K.3 Computers and Education; K..3.1 Computer Uses in Education - Computer-assisted instruction (CAI); K.4 Computers and Society; K....

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: ACMIDC
• Authors: Michael T. Yeganyan, Meg Cramer, Lou Anne Boyd, Gillian R. Hayes
• Keywords: ACMIDC 2010, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Computer, Human Computer Interaction, Visual Schedules