scholarly journals “It’s not a user-friendly system”: Mothers’ realities of raising children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole J. R Luymes ◽  
Brianne K. Redquest ◽  
Lauren Rollo ◽  
Pamela J. Bryden ◽  
Paula C. Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
User Friendly

scholarly journals Social support in the perception of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders experiencing their husband’s migration

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-52
Author(s):  
Anna Monika Gagat-Matuła Gagat-Matuła
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
Economic Migration ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Polish Adaptation

The main aim of this study was to determine social support in the perception of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders who experience their husband's economic migration. An important goal was also to show the differences in between the perceived social support in among mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders who experience their husband's migration, and those whose husbands do not go abroad for work. The research involved 94 mothers raising children with autism spectrum disorders, 46 women whose husbands migrate (A) and 48 women who do not experience their husbands' migration (B). The sample selection was deliberate. The Polish adaptation by E. Szlachta of the ISEL questionnaire (The Interpersonal Support Evaluation List) was used to achieve the goals, as accompanied by a self-made questionnaire. Analysis of the data on perceived social support showed statistically significant differences in the studied groups both in the overall result and across all scales. The results indicate that while mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders whose husbands go abroad are in a better financial situation, the absence and lack of active participation and support of the husband in caring for the child makes them feel there is less social support (scale of cognitive support, belonging, self-esteem), and they cope with problems much worse than women whose husbands do not go abroad. The results are statistically significant.

scholarly journals Development of a mobile application to improve numeracy skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Rwanda (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theoneste Ntalindwa ◽  
Mathias Nduwingoma ◽  
Evariste Karangwa ◽  
Tanjir Rashid Soron ◽  
Alphonse Uworwabayeho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Numeracy Skills ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
User Friendly

BACKGROUND The use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) in education promising from decades ago. There has been rapid development of different ICT tools to improve the quality of life of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). However, the process of developing a user friendly and effective tool such as mobile application needs to follow complex standard protocol, culture-sensitive customization, and multisectoral involvements. This complex work becomes more challenging for children with ASD in Low and Middle-Income Countries. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to develop a user-friendly mobile application for children with autism to improve numeracy skills in Rwanda. METHODS The application was developed through participatory action research involving educators and human-computer interaction researchers, subject matter expert clinicians, and target users. A comprehensive beta testing version of the application was developed that considered educators' feedback from focus groups, and observations of children with ASD when using the application. RESULTS In the findings of this study, the participants suggested three points to consider when designing the interface for children with ASD. (1) Graphic design principals, (2) User interface design, and (3) Success recognition and messages. The mobile application is believed to assist parents and educators to train and educate children with ASD to be able to learn, memorize and recognize the numbers that figure on coins used in Rwandan currency and participate in different economic activities in their families. CONCLUSIONS Overall, it has become clear that it is possible to develop mobile applications that respond to the needs of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders to eliminate the barrier of learning mathematical skills. Empowering skills of the use of ICT in teaching and support of learners with ASD inclusive environment can also bring the idea of features to be added into the developed application. This underscores the relevance of the needs of more assistive technologies to be developed in the response of each societal problems

Separation of Parents Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 613-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Baeza-Velasco ◽  
Cécile Michelon ◽  
Cécile Rattaz ◽  
Eric Pernon ◽  
Amaria Baghdadli
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Psychosocial Adjustment Among Caregivers Raising Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria K. Lee ◽  
Martin A. Volker ◽  
Christopher J. Lopata ◽  
Robert Nida ◽  
Marcus L. Thomeer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Monolingual vs Bilingual Homes

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 434-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Wang ◽  
Thivia Jegathesan ◽  
Elizabeth Young ◽  
Joelene Huber ◽  
Ripudaman Minhas
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Disfluency Characteristics Observed in Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Preliminary Report

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura W. Plexico ◽  
Julie E. Cleary ◽  
Ashlynn McAlpine ◽  
Allison M. Plumb
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Young Children With Autism ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Developmental Stuttering

This descriptive study evaluates the speech disfluencies of 8 verbal children between 3 and 5 years of age with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Speech samples were collected for each child during standardized interactions. Percentage and types of disfluencies observed during speech samples are discussed. Although they did not have a clinical diagnosis of stuttering, all of the young children with ASD in this study produced disfluencies. In addition to stuttering-like disfluencies and other typical disfluencies, the children with ASD also produced atypical disfluencies, which usually are not observed in children with typically developing speech or developmental stuttering. (Yairi & Ambrose, 2005).

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