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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Designing Interactive Soft Toys for Children with Autism to Improve Communications Through Sensory Relaxation

Authors : Jinsil Hwaryoung Seo, Pavithra Aravindan

Published in: HCI International 2015 - Posters’ Extended Abstracts

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Autism is a spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by limited social skills. This paper explores a design process of interactive soft toys for children with autism that might enhance various ways of their communication. For local autism awareness events, two soft design prototypes were developed utilizing different sensory modalities (light, sound, and vibration). The researchers include the result of preliminary observation in the paper. The preliminary analysis suggests that interactive soft toys have potentials to engage children with autism through different features of the toys and evoke sensory relaxations and encourage them to talk about their experience.

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Metadata
Title
Designing Interactive Soft Toys for Children with Autism to Improve Communications Through Sensory Relaxation
Authors
Jinsil Hwaryoung Seo
Pavithra Aravindan
Copyright Year
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Book
HCI International 2015 - Posters’ Extended Abstracts

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-21379-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-21380-4

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21380-4_66