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Supporting Young High-Functioning ASD Individuals in Learning the Concept of Money

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We describe the design of a game-based Web application aimed to support high-functioning individuals affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder in gaining skills that can help them to understand the concept of money and apply it in practical situations of life. In order to evaluate the effectiveness and usability of the games, a user study involving six medium/high-functioning ASD individuals in their teens and above was carried out. Preliminary results were encouraging and show the potential advantages of such a system for training end users on practical life skills.

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  1. HIIS Laboratory, CNR-ISTI, Via G. Moruzzi, 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy

    Serena Caria, Fabio Paternò & Carmen Santoro

  2. Azienda USL Toscana Nord Ovest, Via G. Garibaldi, 198, 56124, Pisa, Italy

    Valentina Semucci

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  1. University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Barbara Guidi

  2. University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Laura Ricci

  3. Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

    Carlos Calafate

  4. University of Padua, Padua, Italy

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  5. University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

    Johann Marquez-Barja

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Caria, S., Paternò, F., Santoro, C., Semucci, V. (2018). Supporting Young High-Functioning ASD Individuals in Learning the Concept of Money. In: Guidi, B., Ricci, L., Calafate, C., Gaggi, O., Marquez-Barja, J. (eds) Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good. GOODTECHS 2017. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 233. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76111-4_37

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