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A role for grammar in autism CAIs

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Both computerized and traditional instruction programs dedicated to remediating language for people with autism emphasize single word picture associations or scripted responses to question prompts. We propose that software should focus on the production of fully compositional phrases. Other desirable qualities in language CAIs for autism are discussed and motivated.

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    IDC '08: Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Interaction design and children
    June 2008
    289 pages
    ISBN:9781595939944
    DOI:10.1145/1463689
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    1. autism
    2. child development
    3. educational software
    4. language impairment
    5. syntax

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    • (2017)MyWordProceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference Companion Publication on Designing Interactive Systems10.1145/3064857.3079133(132-137)Online publication date: 10-Jun-2017
    • (2015)Review of Research on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Use of TechnologyJournal of Special Education Technology10.1177/01626434150300010230:1(13-27)Online publication date: 1-Mar-2015
    • (2014)Orchestrating assistive technology: Enabling autistic people to communicate with others2014 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE)10.1109/ICCE.2014.6775986(234-235)Online publication date: Jan-2014
    • (2013)Developing Applications for Autistic UsersProceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Cloud & Ubiquitous Computing & Emerging Technologies10.1109/CUBE.2013.50(228-235)Online publication date: 15-Nov-2013

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