TY - CHAP
T1 - Exploring the role of adults in participatory design for children on the autism spectrum
AU - Boyle, Bryan
AU - Arnedillo-Sánchez, Inmaculada
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The use of participatory design for the development of technology for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder is highlighted for its importance in ensuring a successful outcome and empowering participating children and their families. To date, research has focused on the role the child with autism can play within the design process. This qualitative study examines the contribution adult stakeholders can bring to such participatory design processes. Our results suggest that parents and professionals have contributions to make in terms of: (1.) supporting the participation of children; (2.) bringing their own experience to bear on the process. Nonetheless, their inclusion requires a more supportive infrastructure that encourages and assists their participation. Overcoming the reluctance of parents and professionals to partake in research and development processes could be facilitated by the provision of awareness, training and education activities that would allow them to contribute more and better prepare their children to engage in the process.
AB - The use of participatory design for the development of technology for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder is highlighted for its importance in ensuring a successful outcome and empowering participating children and their families. To date, research has focused on the role the child with autism can play within the design process. This qualitative study examines the contribution adult stakeholders can bring to such participatory design processes. Our results suggest that parents and professionals have contributions to make in terms of: (1.) supporting the participation of children; (2.) bringing their own experience to bear on the process. Nonetheless, their inclusion requires a more supportive infrastructure that encourages and assists their participation. Overcoming the reluctance of parents and professionals to partake in research and development processes could be facilitated by the provision of awareness, training and education activities that would allow them to contribute more and better prepare their children to engage in the process.
KW - Autism spectrum disorder
KW - Participatory design
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84977522199
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-40409-7_21
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-40409-7_21
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84977522199
SN - 9783319404080
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 209
EP - 218
BT - Design, User Experience, and Usability
A2 - Marcus, Aaron
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - 5th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2016 and Held as Part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016
Y2 - 17 July 2016 through 22 July 2016
ER -