Virtual environments and autism: a developmental psychopathological approach.
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders supposedly have an affinity with information and communication technology (ICT), making it an ideally suited media for this population. Virtual environments ( VEs) - both two-dimensional and immersive - represent a particular kind of ICT that might be of sp...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 334 - 348 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2013
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104188162&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 104188162 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 02664909 6M1 jtl: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning issn: 02664909 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Aug2013 vid: 29 iid: 4 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 104188162 2012167501 10.1111/jcal.12006 104188162 ppf: 334 ppct: 14 formats: tig: atl: Virtual environments and autism: a developmental psychopathological approach. aug: au: Rajendran, G. affil: Heriot-Watt University sug: subj: Autism Spectrum Disorder Virtual Reality Mental Processes Psychological Theory Autism Spectrum Disorder Physiopathology Theory Autism Spectrum Disorder Therapy Virtual Reality Utilization Perception Social Environment ab: Individuals with autism spectrum disorders supposedly have an affinity with information and communication technology (ICT), making it an ideally suited media for this population. Virtual environments ( VEs) - both two-dimensional and immersive - represent a particular kind of ICT that might be of special benefit. Specifically, this paper discusses the importance of psychological theory for VE designed for this population. I describe the contribution that different theories of autism (e.g., theory of mind, executive function, weak central coherence theory) have made and can make, as well as the potential of other non-autism-specific theories (e.g., embodied cognition). These technologies not only illuminate our understanding of autism, but they can also be used to develop new technologies for people without autism. So, as well as being an area of specialism, I argue that VE research in autism has extended - and will go onto - the boundaries of human-computer interaction more generally. This is because autism provides a unique window into human social communication and learning. Further, this field offers a chance for better inclusivity for individuals with autism within a digital society. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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