PECSOnline: A bespoke classroom based picture exchange communication system (PECS) for children with autism

Liu, Joseph, Stephens, Becky, Abdoulqadir, Chra ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6313-1421 and Loizides, Fernando ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0531-6760 2023. PECSOnline: A bespoke classroom based picture exchange communication system (PECS) for children with autism. Presented at: 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference, York, UK, 28 August - 1 September 2023. Proceedings, Part IV of Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. , vol.14145 Springer, 10.1007/978-3-031-42293-5_70

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Abstract

We present PECSOnline, a Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) tailored to meet the specific needs of classroom environments rather than an individual. To ensure the tool would meet the practical requirements of the classroom, we employed a participatory design approach, which involved input from educators of children with autism. Our focus was on developing an application that would be personalised and cater to multiple users, a feature that has not yet been tested in a classroom setting. We conducted a pilot test of our application, and the response from teachers of children with autism was overwhelmingly positive.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Computer Science & Informatics
Publisher:	Springer
ISBN:	9783031422928
ISSN:	0302-9743
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 August 2023
Date of Acceptance:	28 May 2023
Last Modified:	07 Jun 2024 11:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/162103

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