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Critical autism studies (CAS) is an interdisciplinary research field within autism studies led by autistic people. [1] [2] [3] This field is related to both disability studies and neurodiversity studies. [4] [5] [6] CAS as a discipline is led by autistic academics, and many autistic people engage with the discipline in nonacademic spaces.
The IACC Strategic Plan was designed to detail research opportunities centered on the six most pressing questions facing those affected by autism and links them to specific research efforts. In 2009, the plan was finalized and submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services; a seventh question related to infrastructure ...
The Autism Research Centre (ARC) is a research institute that is a part of the Department of Developmental Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, England. [1] [2]ARC's research goal is to understand the biomedical causes of autism spectrum conditions, to evaluate promising interventions for autistic people, and to improve the health and well-being of autistic people and their families.
Autism Research is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering research on autism and other pervasive developmental disorders. It was established in 2008 and is the official journal of the International Society for Autism Research. It is published bimonthly by Wiley-Blackwell. The editor-in-chief is David G. Amaral (University of ...
For example, a photo of a child's room may be included in the child's AAC system. Objects and events within the photograph are then used as symbols for communication. [63] Research suggests that visual scene displays are easier than grid displays for young children or those with cognitive impairments to learn and use. [51] [66]
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering research on physical medicine and rehabilitation, including practice and policy aspects of the rehabilitation process.
Assistive technology may attempt to improve the ergonomics of the devices themselves such as Dvorak and other alternative keyboard layouts, which offer more ergonomic layouts of the keys. [53] [54] Assistive technology devices have been created to enable disabled people to use modern touch screen mobile computers such as the iPad, iPhone and ...
The effectiveness of socially assistive robots is assessed based on objective measurements of user performance and improvement resulting from the robot’s assistance and support. [5] Unlike other branches of robotics, where effectiveness depends on the robot's physical task completion, SAR measures the success of the robot based on the user's ...