Background: Culture can be defined as the way of life of a group of people – the behaviors, belie... more Background: Culture can be defined as the way of life of a group of people – the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept. As such, differences in culture influence the way we perceive the social world. Our goal is to develop adaptive technologies for individuals with autism. However, we realize that the design of such treatment programs must be informed by data on the culture of the individual in question. Objectives: We have studied the ways that culture affects expectations regarding social and adaptive behaviors in individuals with autism in four countries: Kuwait, Pakistan, Korea, and the United States. We hypothesize that social factors such as religion, socio-economic status, lifestyles and infrastructure, impact attitudes towards individuals with autism and mediate the expectations society has for them. Our goal is to understand how cultural differences impact the overall expectation for social behavior, and to provide a cultural lens onto the autism communit...
Background: A vast literature exists related to the incidence and impact of stereotypical behavio... more Background: A vast literature exists related to the incidence and impact of stereotypical behaviors in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). These behaviors may significantly interfere with the individual’s ability to perform regular tasks, acquire new skills and integrate socially. Being aware of the individual’s external environment as well as physical and physiological characteristics will allow the caregiver to understand causes of stereotypical behaviors. There has also been a significant amount of work done on the recognition of repetitive behaviors and their relation to physiological change. To date, however, there is no technology that enables the stakeholders to derive better inferences about the inducers of repetitive behaviors or to determine if interventions have been successful in reducing their numbers. Objectives: To empower caregiver with the ability to infer causes of stereotypical behaviors and determine if interventions are effective in reducing them. M...
The proceedings of the 13th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility - ASSETS '11, 2011
We present the findings from a cross-cultural study of the expectations and perceptions of indivi... more We present the findings from a cross-cultural study of the expectations and perceptions of individuals with autism and other intellectual disabilities (AOID) in Kuwait, Pakistan, South Korea, and the United States. Our findings exposed cultural nuances that have implications for the design of assistive technologies. We develop a framework, based on three themes; 1) lifestyle; 2) socio-technical infrastructure; and 3)
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, 2012
ABSTRACT Children with autism often engage in problem behaviors. The frequency and severity of th... more ABSTRACT Children with autism often engage in problem behaviors. The frequency and severity of these behaviors can be very detrimental to their quality of life. Direct observation of problem behaviors is the gold standard for assessment and intervention, but it can be costly and intrusive. It also introduces specific challenges, such as lack of occurrence of episodes of problem behavior during clinical observation, and behavior reactivity in the presence of an observer. We propose a smart phone based capture system that can support parents in collecting samples of their child's problem behaviors in the home for assessment and intervention purposes. Four concept exploration and concept validation studies were conducted with parents, behavior analysts and other caregivers of children with autism in Pakistan. A prototype informed by the concept exploration studies was developed and used as a probe in the concept validation studies conducted in laboratory and real world settings. In this paper we present our findings and their impact on the ecological integration within the cultural context of a developing but conservative society.
Proceedings of the 2012 ACM annual conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI '12, 2012
The social world that most of us navigate effortlessly can prove to be a perplexing and disconcer... more The social world that most of us navigate effortlessly can prove to be a perplexing and disconcerting place for individuals with autism. Interactive tools to teach social skills that are personalized to the individual's needs show promise, but it is challenging to author them. We describe the design, development, and preliminary evaluation of an approach to using human computation that
Proceedings of the 27th international conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems - CHI EA '09, 2009
Abstract In this paper we present the Dress for Success (D4S) system, a web-supported vending mac... more Abstract In this paper we present the Dress for Success (D4S) system, a web-supported vending machine for school uniforms. The main goal of the D4S system is to encourage and facilitate the recycling of school uniforms by automating the exchange between parents and ...
... Mark O. Riedl1, Rosa Arriaga1, Fatima Boujarwah1, Hwajung Hong1, Jackie Isbell2 and L. Juane ... more ... Mark O. Riedl1, Rosa Arriaga1, Fatima Boujarwah1, Hwajung Hong1, Jackie Isbell2 and L. Juane Heflin2 1School of Interactive Computing ... that uses a combi-nation of technogical and non-technological practices is the Junior Detective Training Program [Beaumont and Sofro ...
... Mark Riedl1, Rosa Arriaga1, Fatima Boujarwah1, Hwajung Hong1, Jackie Isbell2, L. Juane Heflin... more ... Mark Riedl1, Rosa Arriaga1, Fatima Boujarwah1, Hwajung Hong1, Jackie Isbell2, L. Juane Heflin2 1 School of Interactive Computing, Georgia ... The Junior Detective Training Program (Beaumont and Sofronoff 2008) uses a combina-tion of technological and non-technological ...
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often engage in stereotypical behaviors. In some ... more Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often engage in stereotypical behaviors. In some individuals these behaviors occur with very high frequency and can be disruptive and at times self-injurious. We propose a system that can tacitly collect contextual data related to the individual's physiological state and their external environment, and map it to occurrences of stereotypies. A user study was
Proceedings of the 12th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility - ASSETS '10, 2010
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often engage in stereotypical behaviors. In some ... more Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often engage in stereotypical behaviors. In some individuals these behaviors occur with very high frequency and can be disruptive and at times self-injurious. We propose a system that can tacitly collect contextual data related to the individual's physiological state and their external environment, and map it to occurrences of stereotypies. A user study was
Background: Culture can be defined as the way of life of a group of people – the behaviors, belie... more Background: Culture can be defined as the way of life of a group of people – the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept. As such, differences in culture influence the way we perceive the social world. Our goal is to develop adaptive technologies for individuals with autism. However, we realize that the design of such treatment programs must be informed by data on the culture of the individual in question. Objectives: We have studied the ways that culture affects expectations regarding social and adaptive behaviors in individuals with autism in four countries: Kuwait, Pakistan, Korea, and the United States. We hypothesize that social factors such as religion, socio-economic status, lifestyles and infrastructure, impact attitudes towards individuals with autism and mediate the expectations society has for them. Our goal is to understand how cultural differences impact the overall expectation for social behavior, and to provide a cultural lens onto the autism communit...
Background: A vast literature exists related to the incidence and impact of stereotypical behavio... more Background: A vast literature exists related to the incidence and impact of stereotypical behaviors in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). These behaviors may significantly interfere with the individual’s ability to perform regular tasks, acquire new skills and integrate socially. Being aware of the individual’s external environment as well as physical and physiological characteristics will allow the caregiver to understand causes of stereotypical behaviors. There has also been a significant amount of work done on the recognition of repetitive behaviors and their relation to physiological change. To date, however, there is no technology that enables the stakeholders to derive better inferences about the inducers of repetitive behaviors or to determine if interventions have been successful in reducing their numbers. Objectives: To empower caregiver with the ability to infer causes of stereotypical behaviors and determine if interventions are effective in reducing them. M...
The proceedings of the 13th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility - ASSETS '11, 2011
We present the findings from a cross-cultural study of the expectations and perceptions of indivi... more We present the findings from a cross-cultural study of the expectations and perceptions of individuals with autism and other intellectual disabilities (AOID) in Kuwait, Pakistan, South Korea, and the United States. Our findings exposed cultural nuances that have implications for the design of assistive technologies. We develop a framework, based on three themes; 1) lifestyle; 2) socio-technical infrastructure; and 3)
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, 2012
ABSTRACT Children with autism often engage in problem behaviors. The frequency and severity of th... more ABSTRACT Children with autism often engage in problem behaviors. The frequency and severity of these behaviors can be very detrimental to their quality of life. Direct observation of problem behaviors is the gold standard for assessment and intervention, but it can be costly and intrusive. It also introduces specific challenges, such as lack of occurrence of episodes of problem behavior during clinical observation, and behavior reactivity in the presence of an observer. We propose a smart phone based capture system that can support parents in collecting samples of their child's problem behaviors in the home for assessment and intervention purposes. Four concept exploration and concept validation studies were conducted with parents, behavior analysts and other caregivers of children with autism in Pakistan. A prototype informed by the concept exploration studies was developed and used as a probe in the concept validation studies conducted in laboratory and real world settings. In this paper we present our findings and their impact on the ecological integration within the cultural context of a developing but conservative society.
Proceedings of the 2012 ACM annual conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI '12, 2012
The social world that most of us navigate effortlessly can prove to be a perplexing and disconcer... more The social world that most of us navigate effortlessly can prove to be a perplexing and disconcerting place for individuals with autism. Interactive tools to teach social skills that are personalized to the individual's needs show promise, but it is challenging to author them. We describe the design, development, and preliminary evaluation of an approach to using human computation that
Proceedings of the 27th international conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems - CHI EA '09, 2009
Abstract In this paper we present the Dress for Success (D4S) system, a web-supported vending mac... more Abstract In this paper we present the Dress for Success (D4S) system, a web-supported vending machine for school uniforms. The main goal of the D4S system is to encourage and facilitate the recycling of school uniforms by automating the exchange between parents and ...
... Mark O. Riedl1, Rosa Arriaga1, Fatima Boujarwah1, Hwajung Hong1, Jackie Isbell2 and L. Juane ... more ... Mark O. Riedl1, Rosa Arriaga1, Fatima Boujarwah1, Hwajung Hong1, Jackie Isbell2 and L. Juane Heflin2 1School of Interactive Computing ... that uses a combi-nation of technogical and non-technological practices is the Junior Detective Training Program [Beaumont and Sofro ...
... Mark Riedl1, Rosa Arriaga1, Fatima Boujarwah1, Hwajung Hong1, Jackie Isbell2, L. Juane Heflin... more ... Mark Riedl1, Rosa Arriaga1, Fatima Boujarwah1, Hwajung Hong1, Jackie Isbell2, L. Juane Heflin2 1 School of Interactive Computing, Georgia ... The Junior Detective Training Program (Beaumont and Sofronoff 2008) uses a combina-tion of technological and non-technological ...
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often engage in stereotypical behaviors. In some ... more Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often engage in stereotypical behaviors. In some individuals these behaviors occur with very high frequency and can be disruptive and at times self-injurious. We propose a system that can tacitly collect contextual data related to the individual's physiological state and their external environment, and map it to occurrences of stereotypies. A user study was
Proceedings of the 12th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility - ASSETS '10, 2010
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often engage in stereotypical behaviors. In some ... more Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often engage in stereotypical behaviors. In some individuals these behaviors occur with very high frequency and can be disruptive and at times self-injurious. We propose a system that can tacitly collect contextual data related to the individual's physiological state and their external environment, and map it to occurrences of stereotypies. A user study was
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