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Despite the increasing use of large language models (LLMs) in everyday life among neurodivergent individuals, our knowledge of how they engage with and perceive LLMs remains limited. In this study, we investigate how neurodivergent individuals interact ...

Traditional symbol-based AAC devices impose meta-linguistic and memory demands on individuals with complex communication needs and hinder conversation partners from stimulating symbolic language in meaningful moments. This work presents a prototype ...

Based on ten semi-structured interviews with autistic Twitch streamers, we introduce a series of scenario-based design narratives coupled with technology design concepts as a starting point for co-design discussion about autistic streaming. This work ...

Collaboration between parents and teachers of Children with Autism (CWA) is emphasized for effective education while the communication gap between both sides impedes it. The lack of specially designed tools to supplement the collaboration process in low-...

Developing regions lack personalizable mobile applications with cultural context for CWA to aid in communication with parents and teachers. This led us to design and develop an application to address this underexplored area. Three participants (parents ...

Millions of people worldwide rely on alternative and augmentative communication devices to communicate. Visual scene displays (VSDs) can enhance communication for these individuals by embedding communication options within contextualized images. However, ...

Grid displays are the most common form of augmentative and alternative communication device recommended by speech-language pathologists for children. Grid displays present a large variety of vocabulary which can be beneficial for a users’ language ...

Social virtual reality (VR) has become one of the most popular forms of VR. However, despite years of research on how VR interventions can be useful as diagnostic or therapeutic tools for neurodivergent (ND) users, there has been little examination of ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition typically characterized by two core characteristics as restricted, repetitive behaviors and impairment in social communication. As such, a large portion of the technology studies within the ...

Internet of Things (IoT) technology and data visualisations have significant potential to support autistic children in their self-awareness, self-regulation, learning, and daily activities. IoT applications collect extensive data on behaviours, ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by restricted and repetitive sensory-motor behaviors and social communication deficits. Though in the recent decade, a rising interest has been demonstrated among the ...

The advent of generative artificial intelligence technologies, such as Large Language Models (LLMs) and Large Vision Models (LVMs), has shown promising results in both academic and industrial sectors, leading to widespread adoption. However, there has ...

Autism research is primarily targeted toward children and at normalizing autistic traits. We conducted a literature review of computing research on adult autism, focusing on identifying research priorities set by autistic adults and their allies, ...

This paper explores the challenges faced by autistic individuals in vocational training and their transition to the general labor market in Germany. It focuses on how assistive technologies (AT) can enhance their employment prospects. The research ...

UPDATED—2024/04/17 13:30:54. This paper reports on work in progress to develop an assessment tool for Social Motor Synchrony (SMS) in children’s interactions. Expanding upon the foundation provided by the OSMoSIS motor sonification tool, we have ...

Social interactions hold immense significance in the lives of individuals. Children with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may face difficulties when engaging in social situations. These challenges often manifest as neurodivergent behaviours ...

Children with Autism often demonstrate atypical gaze pattern and eye-hand coordination skill deficits marked by difficulties in reaching out for an object, tracing on a vertically mounted canvas, etc. Currently existing conventional methods can assess ...

The marginalization of autistic people in our society today is multi-faceted as it includes violence that is both physical and ideological in nature. It is rooted in the dehumanization, infantilization, and masculinization of autistic people and ...

We conducted an ethnographically-informed study with 28 participants (9 autistic Young Adults or "YAs" in need of substantial daily support, 6 parents, 13 support staff) to understand how autistic YAs self-regulate and receive mediation on social media. ...

For autistic individuals, navigating social and emotional interactions can be complex, often involving disproportionately high cognitive labor in contrast to neurotypical conversation partners. Through a novel approach to speculative co-design, autistic ...