Designing AAC systems for children with autism: Evidence from eye tracking research

Karri Gillespie-Smith; Sue Fletcher-Watson

doi:10.3109/07434618.2014.905635

Designing AAC systems for children with autism: Evidence from eye tracking research

Karri Gillespie-Smith^*, Sue Fletcher-Watson

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Autism is associated with a range of language difficulties that impact communication, behaviour management, and education. Consequently, a variety of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies may be employed to support people with autism to communicate. There is a growing body of evidence concerning the visual attention of individuals with autism, which may be relevant to AAC interventions. This review draws on evidence from eye tracking research specifically to inform the design of AAC systems for people with autism. In addition, we discuss the future of AAC for individuals with autism in light of relevant technological developments, and raise questions for future research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	160-171
Number of pages	12
Journal	Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Volume	30
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/07434618.2014.905635
Publication status	Published - Jun 2014

Keywords

AAC
Autism
Gaze behaviour
Eye tracking
Communication
Language disorders
PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
SUPERIOR VISUAL-SEARCH
SPECTRUM DISORDERS
WILLIAMS-SYNDROME
GAZE BEHAVIOR
SPONTANEOUS ATTENTION
MOTION PERCEPTION
ASPERGER-SYNDROME
SCENE DISPLAYS
HUMAN-FIGURES

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