Autism Spectrum Disorder: Smart Child Stimulation Center for Integrating Therapies

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects one in every a hundred sixty children in the world, according to the Pan American Health Organization. Interventions in multi-sensory environments are able to stimulate communication and social behavior. Thus, skills training programs and the behavioral treatment performed in this environment reduces the psychosocial impact of the disorder. Moreover, it gives to specialists tools for exploring personalized analyses for different groups of individuals and their levels of autism. Therefore, this study purposes the development of a multi-sensorial environment integrated to a multimedia software that deepens the experience of patients into different thematic scenarios configured by a specialist. It aims to optimize the time spent in clinical sessions used for evaluate various aspects of the treatment, provide resources for achieving the needs of patients and reduce costs during the medical supervision.