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Autism       by
________________________________________________

                 ….
            Rachel Legge
           Lindsay Koons
          Raymond Stump
Problem Introduction
•   Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder that appears in the first three years of
    life. This disorder has a large spectrum and affects the normal developmental of
    communication and social skills.

•   Communication is a key part of functioning in society. Those on the low functioning
    end of the Autism Disorder Spectrum (ADS) have difficulty communicating their wants
    and needs and this leaves them vulnerable and unsatisfied. The autism disorder is
    becoming more of a global issue, now affecting one in eighty-eight people. This is the
    issue we are trying to alleviate through technological means.

•   The main reason our group chose this problem to tackle is because of how reasonable
    the problem is, how well known it is, and how prevalent it is. The problem is reasonable
    enough that one can make an effort to solve it. The problem is well known throughout
    the world. Nearly everyone knows someone who is autistic or knows a person with
    relations to someone with autism. Lastly autism is very prevalent. Autism has increased
    more than 600% in the past few decades.
Scenario
 Little Timmy can't tell his mom what he wants in the kitchen,
    so he opens “Autism Buddy”and selects the item he wants
from his wordlist. Thanks to this app he doesn't get frustrated;
 he doesn’t stamp his foot on the ground, and his parents also
 remain calm. Later, Timmy looks at his schedule and is able to
   see what skills he will work on in therapy so he can prepare
   for his session and know what’s in front of him. He’s able to
start to keep track of his own stuff. The therapist helps Timmy
  to use the app appropriately and this helps to make therapy
   go more smoothly and effectively. After completing certain
  tasks, Timmy can choose a reward for completing therapy or
      his scheduled items on time. This app has made a real
                     difference in Timmy’s life!
This graph shows
           autism and its
Research   prevalence. This
           graph starting
           from the 1970’s
           onward to current
           day shows that
           autism and its
           prevalence has
           increased. Autism
           went from 1 in
           5000 to 1 in 110;
           that is a giant step
           in only a few
           decades.
• This next graph deals
Research     with the financial issues
             families with autistic
             children face. This was
             a graph made by our
             group after gathering
             the necessary
             information. Autism
             has financial issues just
             like every other illness.
             To provide for a child
             with autism on average
             a year costs
             approximately $60,000
             as shown in this graph.
Autism
• The research on autism can be summarized into basic effects and a few
      short explanations. First, anyone can be affect by autism. Autism is
  everywhere and can affect anyone healthy, sick, rich, or poor; it does not
  matter. However, there are a few studies that suggest certain areas such
 as Latino countries in South America have a less likely chance. Also studies
  show that autism may affect boys more so than girls. People with autism
   usually have other disorders that are associated and also come with it.
 These disorders can range from being a physical disorder having to do with
   motor skills, a mental disorder having to do with brain development at
   young ages, or it could be a social disorder. It all varies. Autism also has
     stress on a family’s financial situation; costing the family on average
 $60,000 to provide for someone with autism. However, autism is a serious
    and growing illness in the world and I hope this gave an idea of what
              autism is and what they might have to go through.
Therapy
• There are many apps in existence which help autistic
  people with school and therapy. The research I found
  supported ways to go about creating such projects for
  autistic clients both physical and technological. We
  have come up with some good ways to improve upon
  what already exists, and the second interview by Mike
  and Chris was very helpful with suggestions. We also
  came up with a few good new ideas ourselves. Working
  on this project was quite enjoyable for me because I
  have experience with both ASD (the Autism Spectrum
  Disorder) and mental health and therapy.
Research on Existing Apps.
     Our group searched for and researched existing applications
designed for autistic individuals. This was done so that we knew what
was already out there, and how we could improve upon existing products
and make the application we are creating unique. With so many
applications out there already, we were able to decide on which features
we would want to include in the application we were creating. One
common aspect of the comparable applications that the group looked at
was that many were only accessible using iPhone or iPad, and few were
available for Droid users. We made it so that our product is accessible to
Apple products, Droids, Kindles, computers, and PC laptops. Looking at
the reviews for existing Autism apps we also noticed that many of them
take an unfortunately long time to open; we decided that this was an
aspect that needed some attention. Our application takes only a couple
seconds to open. Overall our research on existing applications for our
target audience helped our team to create an application that includes all
the best feature of existing applications, while side-stepping and fixing all
the bugs that users encounter on other applications.
Design Solution
   • “Family” page has faces of loved ones that help
     familiarize the autistic individual with their family
   • “Decision” page helps them voice their decision
     quickly.
   • “Options” page allows the therapist, guardian, or
     autistic individual to select the voice and language
     that information and audio is presented in.
   • “Rewards” page features a list of rewards that the
     therapist or guardian creates and allows the
     autistic individual to choose from.
   • “Training” page teaches the therapist and
     guardian how to use app efficiently.
   • “Words and Phrases” page features a list of
     commonly used words that can be personalized to
     the specific autistic user.
   • Accessible on more than just the iPad and iPhone
   • Opens quickly

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Autism Buddy App by The Autism Assistants for IUB I101 Group Final Fall 2012

  • 1. Autism by ________________________________________________ …. Rachel Legge Lindsay Koons Raymond Stump
  • 2. Problem Introduction • Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder that appears in the first three years of life. This disorder has a large spectrum and affects the normal developmental of communication and social skills. • Communication is a key part of functioning in society. Those on the low functioning end of the Autism Disorder Spectrum (ADS) have difficulty communicating their wants and needs and this leaves them vulnerable and unsatisfied. The autism disorder is becoming more of a global issue, now affecting one in eighty-eight people. This is the issue we are trying to alleviate through technological means. • The main reason our group chose this problem to tackle is because of how reasonable the problem is, how well known it is, and how prevalent it is. The problem is reasonable enough that one can make an effort to solve it. The problem is well known throughout the world. Nearly everyone knows someone who is autistic or knows a person with relations to someone with autism. Lastly autism is very prevalent. Autism has increased more than 600% in the past few decades.
  • 3. Scenario Little Timmy can't tell his mom what he wants in the kitchen, so he opens “Autism Buddy”and selects the item he wants from his wordlist. Thanks to this app he doesn't get frustrated; he doesn’t stamp his foot on the ground, and his parents also remain calm. Later, Timmy looks at his schedule and is able to see what skills he will work on in therapy so he can prepare for his session and know what’s in front of him. He’s able to start to keep track of his own stuff. The therapist helps Timmy to use the app appropriately and this helps to make therapy go more smoothly and effectively. After completing certain tasks, Timmy can choose a reward for completing therapy or his scheduled items on time. This app has made a real difference in Timmy’s life!
  • 4. This graph shows autism and its Research prevalence. This graph starting from the 1970’s onward to current day shows that autism and its prevalence has increased. Autism went from 1 in 5000 to 1 in 110; that is a giant step in only a few decades.
  • 5. • This next graph deals Research with the financial issues families with autistic children face. This was a graph made by our group after gathering the necessary information. Autism has financial issues just like every other illness. To provide for a child with autism on average a year costs approximately $60,000 as shown in this graph.
  • 6. Autism • The research on autism can be summarized into basic effects and a few short explanations. First, anyone can be affect by autism. Autism is everywhere and can affect anyone healthy, sick, rich, or poor; it does not matter. However, there are a few studies that suggest certain areas such as Latino countries in South America have a less likely chance. Also studies show that autism may affect boys more so than girls. People with autism usually have other disorders that are associated and also come with it. These disorders can range from being a physical disorder having to do with motor skills, a mental disorder having to do with brain development at young ages, or it could be a social disorder. It all varies. Autism also has stress on a family’s financial situation; costing the family on average $60,000 to provide for someone with autism. However, autism is a serious and growing illness in the world and I hope this gave an idea of what autism is and what they might have to go through.
  • 7. Therapy • There are many apps in existence which help autistic people with school and therapy. The research I found supported ways to go about creating such projects for autistic clients both physical and technological. We have come up with some good ways to improve upon what already exists, and the second interview by Mike and Chris was very helpful with suggestions. We also came up with a few good new ideas ourselves. Working on this project was quite enjoyable for me because I have experience with both ASD (the Autism Spectrum Disorder) and mental health and therapy.
  • 8. Research on Existing Apps. Our group searched for and researched existing applications designed for autistic individuals. This was done so that we knew what was already out there, and how we could improve upon existing products and make the application we are creating unique. With so many applications out there already, we were able to decide on which features we would want to include in the application we were creating. One common aspect of the comparable applications that the group looked at was that many were only accessible using iPhone or iPad, and few were available for Droid users. We made it so that our product is accessible to Apple products, Droids, Kindles, computers, and PC laptops. Looking at the reviews for existing Autism apps we also noticed that many of them take an unfortunately long time to open; we decided that this was an aspect that needed some attention. Our application takes only a couple seconds to open. Overall our research on existing applications for our target audience helped our team to create an application that includes all the best feature of existing applications, while side-stepping and fixing all the bugs that users encounter on other applications.
  • 9. Design Solution • “Family” page has faces of loved ones that help familiarize the autistic individual with their family • “Decision” page helps them voice their decision quickly. • “Options” page allows the therapist, guardian, or autistic individual to select the voice and language that information and audio is presented in. • “Rewards” page features a list of rewards that the therapist or guardian creates and allows the autistic individual to choose from. • “Training” page teaches the therapist and guardian how to use app efficiently. • “Words and Phrases” page features a list of commonly used words that can be personalized to the specific autistic user. • Accessible on more than just the iPad and iPhone • Opens quickly