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Nor, Mohd M N; Jailani, R; Tahir, N M

Feature Selection of Electromyography Signals for Autism Spectrum Disorder Children During Gait Using Mann-Whitney Test Journal Article

JURNAL TEKNOLOGI, 82 (2), pp. 113-120, 2020, ISSN: 0127-9696.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Electromyography, Gait, Gait Analysis

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a lifelong neurodevelopmental impairment
that affects brain growth and individual functional capabilities that
associates with unusual movement and gait disturbance. The aim of this
study is to investigate the significant features of EMG signals for
lower limbs and arms muscle between Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and
Typical Development (TD) Children during walking. In this study, 30 ASD
and 30 Typical Development (TD) children aged between 6 to 13 years old
were asked to walk on the walkway naturally. The Electromyography (EMG)
signals of Biceps Femoris (BF), Rectus Femoris (RF), Tibialis Anterior
(TA), Gastrocnemius (GAS), Biceps Brachii (BB) and Tricep Brachii (TB)
muscles of the ASD and TD children were recorded by using surface EMG
sensors. The BF muscle is located at the posterior compartment of the
thigh whereas the RF muscle located in the anterior compartment of the
thigh. On the other hand, the TA muscle originates within the anterior
compartment of the leg, and Gas muscle originates at the posterior
compartment of the calf. Meanwhile, the BB muscle is in the front of the
upper arm between shoulder and elbow, and TB muscle is a large muscle on
the back of the upper arm limb. The data consists of 42 features from 7
walking phases of 6 muscles during one gait cycle were obtained from the
data collection. Firstly, the data will be normalized to one gait cycle
to standardize the length of EMG signals used for all subjects. Then,
the feature selection method using Mann-Whitney Test is applied to find
the significant features to differentiate between ASD and TD children
from the EMG signals. Out of 42 features, 5 were found to be the most
significant features of EMG signals between ASD and TD children, there
are TA muscle at 30% of gait cycle, Gas muscle at 50% and 60% of gait
cycle, and BB muscle at 10% and 80% of gait cycle with significant
values of 0.017, 0.049, 0.034, 0.021 and 0.003, respectively. These
findings are useful to both clinicians and parents as the lower limbs
and arm muscles can be valuable therapeutic parameter for ASD children's
rehabilitation plan. The findings of this research also suggest that the
significant difference of EMG signals obtained can be a parameter to
differentiate between ASD and TD children.

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Baragash, R S; Al-Samarraie, H; Moody, L; Zaqout, F

Augmented Reality and Functional Skills Acquisition Among Individuals With Special Needs: A Meta-Analysis of Group Design Studies Journal Article

Journal of Special Education Technology, 2020, ISSN: 01626434, (cited By 1).

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Naghmeh-Abbaspour, B; Sabokrouh, F

Training and teaching the interaction of meaning in English classes as foreign languages to students with special needs: A review study Journal Article

Journal of Critical Reviews, 7 (6), pp. 712-716, 2020, ISSN: 23945125, (cited By 1).

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Objective: The present study aimed to examine the process of teaching English as a foreign language to students with special needs (hearing impairment, visual impairment, autism spectrum, intellectual disabilities, specific learning disorder, speech and language impairment, emotional and behavioral disorders, physical and mobility impairment, and multiple disabilities). Method: The present descriptive-analytical study retrieved relevant studies dating from 1964 to 2017 available on Google Scholar, Scientific Information Database, and the Comprehensive Portal of Humanities using the secondary research method. Afterwards, the selected studies were reviewed, analyzed, and categorized. Results & Conclusion: There are specific strategies and methods of teaching English as a foreign language to each group of students with special needs. These include the application of the visual approach for teaching vocabulary (for students with hearing impairment); use of print or English Braille (for those with visual impairment); repetition of activities (for those with autism spectrum); application of the communicative approach, lexical approach, and total physical response (for those with intellectual disabilities); use of multisensory and phonics approaches (for those with specific learning disorder); incorporation of speech-language therapy techniques and adaptation of educational content (for those with language and communication difficulties); application of behavioral interventions in the classroom (for those with emotional and behavioral disorders); facilitation of access to educational equipment (for those with physical and mobility impairment); and focus on general communication and adaptive abilities (for those with multiple disabilities). The English teaching program in Iran should be compatible with the abilities of students with special needs. Therefore, it is necessary to modify and localize teaching materials and provide educational supports. © 2019 by Advance Scientific Research. This is an open-access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Alnajjar, F; Cappuccio, M; Renawi, A; Mubin, O; Loo, C K

Personalized Robot Interventions for Autistic Children: An Automated Methodology for Attention Assessment Journal Article

International Journal of Social Robotics, 2020, ISSN: 18754791, (cited By 0).

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Assessment, Attention, Autism, Children with Autism, Diseases, Emotion, Emotional Response, Interaction Systems, Robotics, Robots, Therapy

Razi, N I M; Rahman, A W A; Kamarudin, N

Detecting learning disabilities based on neuro-physiological interface of affect (NPIoA) Journal Article

Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 19 (1), pp. 163-170, 2020, ISSN: 25024752, (cited By 0).

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Kolandaisamy, R; Jalil, A B I N; Kolandaisamy, I; Subaramaniam, K

The development of smartphone apps for ADHD kids with attention shortage hyperactivity ‘anti-ADHD’ Journal Article

Journal of Critical Reviews, 7 (1), pp. 440-445, 2020, ISSN: 23945125, (cited By 0).

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Khowaja, K; Banire, B; Al-Thani, D; Sqalli, M T; Aqle, A; Shah, A; Salim, S S

Augmented reality for learning of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD): A systematic review Journal Article

IEEE Access, 8 , pp. 78779-78807, 2020, ISSN: 21693536, (cited By 0).

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adolescent, Augmented Reality, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Bibliographic Database, Children, Classroom Environment, Data Acquisition, Data Collection, Diseases, Evaluation Parameters, Information Services, Maintenance, Parameter Estimation, Research, Social Communications

This paper presents a systematic review of relevant primary studies on the use of augmented reality (AR) to improve various skills of children and adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from years 2005 to 2018 inclusive in eight bibliographic databases. This systematic review attempts to address eleven specific research questions related to the learing skills, participants, AR technology, research design, data collection methods, settings, evaluation parameters, intervention outcomes, generalization, and maintenance. The social communication skill was the highly targeted skill, and individuals with ASD were part of all the studies. Computer, smartphone, and smartglass are more frequently used technologies. The commonly used research design was pre-test and post-test. Almost all the studies used observation as a data collection method, and classroom environment or controlled research environment were used as a setting of evaluation. Most of the evaluation parameters were human-assisted. The results of the studies show that AR benefited children with ASD in learning skills. The generalization test was conducted in one study only, but the results were not reported. The results of maintenance tests conducted in five studies during a short-term period following the withdrawal of intervention were positive. Although the effect of using AR towards the learning of individuals was positive, given the wide variety of skills targeted in the studies, and the heterogeneity of the participants, a summative conclusion regarding the effectiveness of AR for teaching or learning of skills related to ASD based on the existing literature is not possible. The review also proposes the research taxonomy for ASD. Future research addressing the effectiveness of AR among more participants, different technologies supporting AR for the intervention, generalization, and maintenance of learning skills, and the evaluation in the inslusive classroom environment and other settings is warranted. © 2013 IEEE.

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Teo, J X; Lau, B T; Then, P

Autism Spectrum Disorders in Sarawak: An Overview and Analysis of Educator Awareness, Training, Development Opportunities, and Challenges Journal Article

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2020, ISSN: 1034912X, (cited By 0).

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Djatmika, ; Wibowo, A H; Sugini, ; Halim, H; Mohamad, B

Multimodal strategies in teaching children with autism: A discourse analysis Journal Article

Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy, 11 (2), pp. 219-229, 2020, ISSN: 09758453, (cited By 0).

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Article, Autism, Body Movement, Children, Discourse Analysis, Gesture, Human, Language, Loudness, Nonverbal Communication, Paralanguage, Priority Journal, Standing, Strategic Planning, Students, Teacher, Teaching, Verbal Behaviour, Verbal Communication

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author = {Djatmika and A H Wibowo and Sugini and H Halim and B Mohamad},
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abstract = {The process of teaching and learning involving children with autism requires teachers to be creative in designing special and effective strategies to ensure students' understanding. This is due to the fact that these children have problems in communicating with others, thus need special attention from the teachers. The present research hopes to further understand the needs of these children by examining strategies undertaken by teachers at the Schools for Exceptional Children and Autism Centers in Solo citywhich assist children with autism. Five classes were observed and recorded audio-visually. Data representing the aspects of verbal behaviors, non verbal behaviors, and teaching aids exploitation were collected. Results show that the condition of autism children is a primary influence on the strategy in exploiting multimodal aspects. Thus, teachers must design different approaches in transferring knowledge to these children. In general, teachers always perform verbal exploitation in collaboration with the nonverbal aspects such asfacial gestures, body movements, standing positions, and paralinguistic resources such as intonation and loudness. The study also found thatout the five classes being studied, two classes were supported by an effective use of teaching aids. The findings contributed towards a better understanding for teachers and parents of the needs of autism children during the teaching and learning process. © Advanced Scientific Research. All rights reserved.},
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Razali, N N C; Ghani, N A; Hisham, S I

Intelligent Autism Screening Using Fuzzy Agent Journal Article

Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 632 , pp. 495-503, 2020, ISSN: 18761100, (cited By 0).

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Complex Processes, Diagnosis, Diseases, Fine Motors, Fuzzy Agents, Fuzzy Input, Screening Models, Second Opinions

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title = {Intelligent Autism Screening Using Fuzzy Agent},
author = {N N C Razali and N A Ghani and S I Hisham},
editor = {Najib Abdul Wahab Othman Abd Ghani Irawan Khatun Raja Ismail Saari Daud Mohd Faudzi M S Y N A N M A S R M T M M M R A A Kasruddin Nasir A.N. Ahmad M.A.},
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year = {2020},
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journal = {Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering},
volume = {632},
pages = {495-503},
publisher = {Springer},
abstract = {In the diagnosis of diseases, either physical or psychological, there are situations causing reaching for second independent opinion very hard. This is especially true in the diagnosis of Autism due to the complex process of diagnosis. Apart from the complex process, the challenges include cost and the availability of experts. This, however, does not change the fact that having regular independent second opinions is crucial. Hence, this study proposes an intelligent autism screening model using fuzzy agent, to assist the expert and non-expert in making the diagnosis. In this study, the fuzzy inputs are assigned based on five categories, which are Communication, Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Problem Solving, and Personal Social, and is specifically for three-year-old children only. The proposed model will be able to produce output in the form of sequences based on lowest to highest mark of the scores for each category. This output will then relate to the suggestion of activities to autistic children by priority (based on the scores obtained). © 2020, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.},
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Liang, S; Loo, C K; Sabri, Md A Q

Autism Spectrum Disorder Classification in Videos: A Hybrid of Temporal Coherency Deep Networks and Self-organizing Dual Memory Approach Journal Article

Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 621 , pp. 421-430, 2020, ISSN: 18761100, (cited By 0).

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autistic Children, Catastrophic Forgetting, Children with Autism, Diagnosis, Diseases, E-learning, Hybrid Approach, Learning, Neural Networks, Primary Objective, Scalable Systems, Temporal Coherency, Unsupervised Online Learning

Rosly, M A; Miskam, M A; Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Zahari, N I

Data Linking Testing Between Humanoid Robot and IoRT Network Server for Autism Telerehabilitation System Development Journal Article

Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, pp. 161-169, 2020, ISSN: 21954356, (cited By 0).

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@article{Rosly2020161,
title = {Data Linking Testing Between Humanoid Robot and IoRT Network Server for Autism Telerehabilitation System Development},
author = {M A Rosly and M A Miskam and S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and N I Zahari},
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journal = {Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering},
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publisher = {Pleiades Publishing},
abstract = {The autism prevalence and rapid progress in technology lead to the growing research of robot-mediated telerehabilitation system for autism therapy. This solution aims to overcome the distance barrier between autism patients and their therapist to serve as a practical telerehabilitation system. Meanwhile, the Internet of Robotics Things (IoRT) has been identified as the suitable instrument for connectivity of multiple robotic devices in development of physical telerehabilitation system; capable of providing machine-to-machine (M2M) communication and intelligent data processing in telerehabilitation environment. In related study, NAO robot is employed as the “things” to facilitate remote communication and physical interaction between autism patient and therapist thru IoRT network server. However, the technical issue on two-ways communication between this humanoid robot and IoRT network server has remains as the fundamental problem that prevents robot actuators and sensors to be remotely control and manipulate by therapist. Hence, viable data transfer between them cannot be tested. Therefore, a data linking testing between NAO Robot and IoRT network servers such as Microsoft Azure and ThingSpeak is conducted. The proposed data linking concept consists of data communication through NAO Operating System (OS) NAOqi APIs, Python SDKs, and IoRT network architectures. It enables two-ways communication between NAO robot and IoRT networks. The result shows that a set of data sent from NAO robot through Python SDK can be visualized in graph form at ThingSpeak website and vice versa. The result also supported by the back and forth data transfer between NAO robot dummy and Microsoft Azure network. These results proved that the interchange data between NAO OS NAOqi and IoRT network through Python SDK is feasible. © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020.},
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Pang, Ping N T; Masiran, R; Tan, K -A; Kassim, A

Psychological mindedness as a mediator in the relationship between dysfunctional coping styles and depressive symptoms in caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder Journal Article

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 2020, ISSN: 00315990, (cited By 0).

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Ali, N A; Syafeeza, A R; Jaafar, A S; Alif, M K M F

Autism spectrum disorder classification on electroencephalogram signal using deep learning algorithm Journal Article

IAES International Journal of Artificial Intelligence, 9 (1), pp. 91-99, 2020, ISSN: 20894872, (cited By 0).

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Mohd, C K N C K; Shahbodin, F; Noor, H A M; Suparjoh, S; Ananta, G P

Autism kits app: Interactive mobile game for visual impairment among autism spectrum disorder Journal Article

International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24 (1), pp. 582-591, 2020, ISSN: 14757192, (cited By 0).

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Bakar, Abu N; Baijuri, I Z

Understanding special education teachers’ perspectives on professionalism in educating autistic students Journal Article

International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29 (1), pp. 34-41, 2020, ISSN: 20054238, (cited By 3).

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Zamora, M A L; Labao, H C

Correlates of low back pain among Filipino caregivers of children with disability: A preliminary study Journal Article

Enfermeria clinica, 30 , pp. 120-123, 2020, ISSN: 15792013, (cited By 0).

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@article{Zamora2020120,
title = {Correlates of low back pain among Filipino caregivers of children with disability: A preliminary study},
author = {M A L Zamora and H C Labao},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85080840446&doi=10.1016%2fj.enfcli.2019.09.033&partnerID=40&md5=889c8e405ad0b29e3d40e067306b5301},
doi = {10.1016/j.enfcli.2019.09.033},
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year = {2020},
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journal = {Enfermeria clinica},
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publisher = {NLM (Medline)},
abstract = {The caregiver's role in rearing a child with disability requires huge physical demands which may lead to development of musculoskeletal disorders such as low back pain (LBP). This study aims to determine the factors associated with low back pain among caregivers of children with disability. A quantitative, correlational research design was used. Data were gathered among caregivers of children with disabilities enrolled in a specialized educational and pediatric rehabilitation unit in Valenzuela City. A personal information sheet was used to gather relevant demographic data while Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) was used to measure low back pain and disability. Pearson's correlation and Chi-square were used to determine the relationship and association among demographic factors and low back pain and disability. Majority of the respondents are mothers (59.09%) caring for children with autism spectrum disorder (31.82%), married (68.18%), and living in an extended family (36.36%). Chi-squared revealed a statistically significant association between caregivers' gender (p=0.003), relationship to child (p=0.000), and marital status (p=0.000) to low back pain and disability. Results imply that married mothers who are the primary caregivers to children with disability are prone to develop low back pain and disability. Preventive and restorative physical interventions, such as caring rotation, is recommended. Future studies should focus on other factors such as psychosocial, physical, and emotional aspects of low back pain and disability among caregivers of children with disability. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.},
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Razali, N A M; Jambari, H; Suhairom, N

Vocational education for autism spectrum disorder students towards the market employment Journal Article

International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24 (2), pp. 2322-2327, 2020, ISSN: 14757192, (cited By 0).

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Taresh, S; Ahmad, N A; Roslan, S; Ma’rof, A M; Zaid, S

Pre-school teachers’ knowledge, belief, identification skills, and self-efficacy in identifying autism spectrum disorder (ASD): A conceptual framework to identify children with ASD Journal Article

Brain Sciences, 10 (3), 2020, ISSN: 20763425, (cited By 0).

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Attitude to Disability, Autism, Cognition, Conceptual Framework, Education, Health Belief, Health Care, Health Care Personnel, Human, Interpersonal Communication, Mental Health, Physiotherapist, Psychological Aspect, Questionnaires, Review, School Teacher, Self Concept, Social Behaviour, Social Cognitive Theory, Social Interactions, Social Stigma, Teaching, Training

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title = {Pre-school teachers’ knowledge, belief, identification skills, and self-efficacy in identifying autism spectrum disorder (ASD): A conceptual framework to identify children with ASD},
author = {S Taresh and N A Ahmad and S Roslan and A M Ma’rof and S Zaid},
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year = {2020},
date = {2020-01-01},
journal = {Brain Sciences},
volume = {10},
number = {3},
publisher = {MDPI AG},
abstract = {Recently, the identification and detection of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has become an essential issue under ASD intervention services. The high percentage of ASD among children requires preschool teachers to recognizse children’s abnormal development and identify them at an early stage, followed by referral to specialists. Therefore, this identification calls for a specific ability among preschool teachers, identified as knowledge, belief, identification skills, and self-efficacy (KBISSE). This conceptual framework aims to utilize the current literature to present a discussion on preschool teachers’ KBISSE in identifying children with ASD and making decisions to refer children suspected with ASD to specialists. The conceptual framework is discussed based on social cognitive theory (SCT) and the health belief model (HBM). The conceptual framework emphasizes the need for preschool teachers to be educated in ASD via an educational module that could increase teachers’ self-efficacy in identifying children with ASD. Besides, knowledge in ASD, belief in ASD, and identification skills are also necessary variables for building the educational module. The educational module is useful for guiding future research on preschool teachers’ identification of children with any disability, one of which is ASD, and subsequent specialist referral at an early stage. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.},
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keywords = {Attitude to Disability, Autism, Cognition, Conceptual Framework, Education, Health Belief, Health Care, Health Care Personnel, Human, Interpersonal Communication, Mental Health, Physiotherapist, Psychological Aspect, Questionnaires, Review, School Teacher, Self Concept, Social Behaviour, Social Cognitive Theory, Social Interactions, Social Stigma, Teaching, Training},
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Leong, D; Hedley, D; Uljarević, M

Poh-tay-toe, Poh-tah-toe: Autism Diagnosis and Conceptualization Journal Article

Journal of Child Neurology, 35 (3), pp. 247-248, 2020, ISSN: 08830738, (cited By 0).

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, Caregiver, Children, Clinical Article, Clinical Practice, Disruptive Behavior, DSM-5, Follow Up, Human, Learning Disorder, Letter, Mental Health, Mood Disorder, Multidisciplinary Team, Neuropsychiatry, Priority Journal, Unemployment, Workforce

de Vries, M; Cader, S; Colleer, L; Batteux, E; Yasdiman, M B; Tan, Y J; Sheppard, E

University Students’ Notion of Autism Spectrum Conditions: A Cross-Cultural Study Journal Article

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50 (4), pp. 1281-1294, 2020, ISSN: 01623257, (cited By 0).

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adult, Article, Attitude to Health, Autism, Female, Health Belief, Human, Knowledge, Likert Scale, Major Clinical Study, Malaysia, Malaysian, Male, Priority Journal, Social Acceptance, Social Interactions, Sociology, Student Attitude, Students, United Kingdom, University Student, Young Adult

Siregar, N C; Rosli, R; Maat, S M; Alias, A; Toran, H; Mottan, K; Nor, S M

The impacts of mathematics instructional strategy on students with autism: A systematic literature review Journal Article

European Journal of Educational Research, 9 (2), pp. 729-741, 2020, ISSN: 21658714, (cited By 0).

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Mohd, C K N C K; Shahbodin, F; Sedek, M; Samsudin, M

Game based learning for autism in learning mathematics Journal Article

International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29 (5), pp. 4684-4691, 2020, ISSN: 20054238, (cited By 0).

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@article{Mohd20204684,
title = {Game based learning for autism in learning mathematics},
author = {C K N C K Mohd and F Shahbodin and M Sedek and M Samsudin},
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issn = {20054238},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-01-01},
journal = {International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology},
volume = {29},
number = {5},
pages = {4684-4691},
publisher = {Science and Engineering Research Support Society},
abstract = {In the 21st century, research related to a game-based learning (GBL) have attracted many researchers and practitioners in researching more on the matters. Due to the positive effects of game-based learning, numerous studies have led more researchers to create educational games in supporting the teaching and learning development in schools especially for the need of the 21st century students. Moreover, students also realize the benefits gained while dealing with a game-based learning as well as the acquisition of 21st-century skills. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a game-based learning for autistic children in learning basic mathematics. Through this game, the autistic children will learn mathematic in a structured and easier way. Some simple notes will be provided for them. The notes will act as a manual or guide before they attempt the games. For this study, the quantitative methods have been employed. Meanwhile, the ADDIE model has been embedded in developing this game-based learning. The respondents chose were primary school students aged 5 to 8 years old. The testing was conducted among autism students from Melaka Autism Education Centre. The expected outcome of GBL is to attract autism children to learn and focus during learning process. Besides that, GBL has also been found to be able to motivate students in learning and, it has been agreed by all that using GBL is the most effective teaching strategy to promote learning. © 2020 SERSC.},
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Alshurman, W M; Al-Saree, I I A; Amreet, K

The role of assistive technology in success of the individual education program for disabled students in Jordan Journal Article

International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29 (7 Special Issue), pp. 825-837, 2020, ISSN: 20054238, (cited By 0).

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@article{Alshurman2020825,
title = {The role of assistive technology in success of the individual education program for disabled students in Jordan},
author = {W M Alshurman and I I A Al-Saree and K Amreet},
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year = {2020},
date = {2020-01-01},
journal = {International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology},
volume = {29},
number = {7 Special Issue},
pages = {825-837},
publisher = {Science and Engineering Research Support Society},
abstract = {Background Individual Education Program (IEP) is a basic educational curriculum designed specifically for the disabled, which parallels the normal curriculum in an ordinary education system. If disabled or ordinary students succeed in the curriculum, it allows them to proceed from one grade to another and from one stage to another. Purpose The study aimed to determine the role of assistive technology in the success of the Individual Education Program for disabled students in Jordan. Methodology The data was collected from a purposive sample which consists of 129 teachers teaching students from different categories of disability, such as; mental, motor, auditory, visual, and autism disorder. Data was collected from centers and institutions of special education in the governorates of Mafraq and Irbid located in Jordan. A set of questionnaire consisting 45 items focusing on nine specific areas; communication, academic, sensory, kinetic, social, self-care, daily life, organization, and computer use, was distributed. Data was analysed using the descriptive approach consisting of a multi-variance analysis, mean values and the standard deviations. Findings The role of assistive technology in the success of IEP curriculum for student with disabilities was high for all the nine areas of the questionnaire. Most importantly, it was found that there are no statistically significant differences (a = 0.05) attributed to the variables including the type of disability and the sex of the teacher. Significance The findings suggest that the governorates of Mafraq and Irbid, specifically, and the governorates of other states in Jordan, generally, should conduct courses for teachers who are teaching the disabled students, on the types of assistive technology that can be used in all areas of the IEP and on how to use and sustain it. © 2020 SERSC.},
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Shuid, A N; Jayusman, P A; Shuid, N; Ismail, J; Nor, N K; Mohamed, I N

Update on atypicalities of central nervous system in autism spectrum disorder Journal Article

Brain Sciences, 10 (5), 2020, ISSN: 20763425, (cited By 0).

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title = {Update on atypicalities of central nervous system in autism spectrum disorder},
author = {A N Shuid and P A Jayusman and N Shuid and J Ismail and N K Nor and I N Mohamed},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85085303662&doi=10.3390%2fbrainsci10050309&partnerID=40&md5=f65b99f66f5710520b21ebfc8f89d9b7},
doi = {10.3390/brainsci10050309},
issn = {20763425},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-01-01},
journal = {Brain Sciences},
volume = {10},
number = {5},
publisher = {MDPI AG},
abstract = {Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous, behaviorally defined, neurodevelopmental disorder that has been modeled as a brain-based disease. The behavioral and cognitive features of ASD are associated with pervasive atypicalities in the central nervous system (CNS). To date, the exact mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of ASD still remain unknown and there is currently no cure or effective treatment for this disorder. Many publications implicated the association of ASD with inflammation, immune dysregulation, neurotransmission dysfunction, mitochondrial impairment and cell signaling dysregulation. This review attempts to highlight evidence of the major pathophysiology of ASD including abnormalities in the brain structure and function, neuroglial activation and neuroinflammation, glutamatergic neurotransmission, mitochondrial dysfunction and mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway dysregulation. Molecular and cellular factors that contributed to the pathogenesis of ASD and how they may affect the development and function of CNS are compiled in this review. However, findings of published studies have been complicated by the fact that autism is a very heterogeneous disorder. Hence, we addressed the limitations that led to discrepancies in the reported findings. This review emphasizes the need for future studies to control study variables such as sample size, gender, age range and intelligence quotient (IQ), all of which that could affect the study measurements. Neuroinflammation or immune dysregulation, microglial activation, genetically linked neurotransmission, mitochondrial dysfunctions and mTOR signaling pathway could be the primary targets for treating and preventing ASD. Further research is required to better understand the molecular causes and how they may contribute to the pathophysiology of ASD. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.},
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Eow, S Y; Gan, W Y; Lim, P Y; Awang, H; Shariff, Mohd Z

Factors associated with autism severity among Malaysian children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Journal Article

Research in Developmental Disabilities, 100 , 2020, ISSN: 08914222, (cited By 0).

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Article, Autism, Body Weight, Children, Cross-Sectional Study, Demography, Disease Association, Disease Severity, Employment, Female, Human, Lifestyle, Major Clinical Study, Malaysia, Malaysian, Male, Parents, Preschool Child, School Child, Social Status

Bakar, Wan Norliza Wan

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MULTI SENSORY INTEGRATION VIA ISLAMIC WAY IN CAPTURING THE INTEREST OF PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER AUTISTICS Journal Article

Jurnal Penyelidikan Sains Sosial (JOSSR), 2 (5), pp. 1-6, 2019, ISSN: 2637 - 0956.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Autistic, Pervasive Developmental Disorder

@article{Bakar2019b,
title = {THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MULTI SENSORY INTEGRATION VIA ISLAMIC WAY IN CAPTURING THE INTEREST OF PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER AUTISTICS},
author = {Wan Norliza Wan Bakar},
issn = {2637 - 0956},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-12-15},
journal = {Jurnal Penyelidikan Sains Sosial (JOSSR)},
volume = {2},
number = {5},
pages = {1-6},
abstract = {Pervasive Developmental Disorder is one of the categories of autism. Autistics suffering from this type of autism show a lack of interest in other people. They display difficulty in communication and exhibit repetitive behaviour. Autistics with the pervasive developmental disorder have a cognitive profile with high skills in spatial organization (Girardot, 2012). The purpose of this study is to spark interest in learning in the autistics suffering from pervasive developmental disorder. Three autistic suffering from pervasive developmental disorder namely from The Special Inclusive Class in a school at Kelantan was selected. A multiple baseline design was implemented. The procedure of the research is divided into three stages. Firstly, a set of Quran verses is played through a cassette to the first pervasive developmental disorder. The Quran Verses of Al Fatihah, Al-Qadr and Al Insyirah are played repeatedly through a cassette player to the first pervasive developmental disorder. After he reaches the state of stability then the multi-sensory integration was given by the researcher to the pervasive developmental disorder.it is by giving a toy car to him and made him play to and fro. After a few minutes he reaches the state of stability. Secondly, the set of Quran verses is again applied to the second pervasive developmental disorder. After half an hour he reaches the state of stability. Then the researcher use multi-sensory integration approach by giving him a toy car and made him play to and fro. After a few minutes he reaches the state of stability. Thirdly the set of Quran verses is again applied to the second pervasive developmental disorder. After half an hour he reaches the state of stability. Then the researcher use multi-sensory integration approach by giving him a toy car and made him play to and fro. The results indicated that by using the Quran verses the pervasive developmental disorder autistic became calm and this enabled him to speak and to play cheerfully. Future research should be implemented on the pervasive developmental disorder’s interest that will lead to his career path.},
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Pervasive Developmental Disorder is one of the categories of autism. Autistics suffering from this type of autism show a lack of interest in other people. They display difficulty in communication and exhibit repetitive behaviour. Autistics with the pervasive developmental disorder have a cognitive profile with high skills in spatial organization (Girardot, 2012). The purpose of this study is to spark interest in learning in the autistics suffering from pervasive developmental disorder. Three autistic suffering from pervasive developmental disorder namely from The Special Inclusive Class in a school at Kelantan was selected. A multiple baseline design was implemented. The procedure of the research is divided into three stages. Firstly, a set of Quran verses is played through a cassette to the first pervasive developmental disorder. The Quran Verses of Al Fatihah, Al-Qadr and Al Insyirah are played repeatedly through a cassette player to the first pervasive developmental disorder. After he reaches the state of stability then the multi-sensory integration was given by the researcher to the pervasive developmental disorder.it is by giving a toy car to him and made him play to and fro. After a few minutes he reaches the state of stability. Secondly, the set of Quran verses is again applied to the second pervasive developmental disorder. After half an hour he reaches the state of stability. Then the researcher use multi-sensory integration approach by giving him a toy car and made him play to and fro. After a few minutes he reaches the state of stability. Thirdly the set of Quran verses is again applied to the second pervasive developmental disorder. After half an hour he reaches the state of stability. Then the researcher use multi-sensory integration approach by giving him a toy car and made him play to and fro. The results indicated that by using the Quran verses the pervasive developmental disorder autistic became calm and this enabled him to speak and to play cheerfully. Future research should be implemented on the pervasive developmental disorder’s interest that will lead to his career path.

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Wan Norliza Wan Bakar, Fatimah Zuhaira Yusoff Fauzi

Using Origami to Enhance Visual and Mathematical Thinking Skills Among the Autistics Journal Article

International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling, 4 (32), pp. 72-78, 2019, ISSN: eISSN: 0128 164X.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Asperger Syndrome (High Functioning Autism) and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (Delays in The Development of Socialization and Communication Skills Do Not Meet the Full Spectrum of This Disorder), Autism (Complex Disorders In Brain Development), Classic Autism (Lack of Interest and Attention but Good in Socializing Skills)

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title = {Using Origami to Enhance Visual and Mathematical Thinking Skills Among the Autistics},
author = {Wan Norliza Wan Bakar, Fatimah Zuhaira Yusoff Fauzi},
doi = {10.35631/IJEPC.432008},
issn = {eISSN: 0128 164X},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-09-12},
journal = {International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling},
volume = {4},
number = {32},
pages = {72-78},
abstract = {Autism is a general term for a group of complex disorders that affects brain development (Autism Society of America, (2014). “Autos” means ‘you in your own self’ which is described as ‘a runaway from reality’ (Leo Kanner, (1943). Autism has its own specializations which are mathematical (Baron Cohen et al 2001), and visual thinkers (Karren Piece, 2010). They can follow steps and create designs in more creative ways than others. This paper will deliberate on how origami technique helps escalate the development of mathematical and visual thinking skills of the autistic people. Three autistics namely Che’ Suria Aishah Farhana binti Che’ Mat, an Asperger Syndrome Autistic, Muhamad Aliff Najmi bin Che’ Kamarudin, a Classic Autistic and Mohamad Aizuddin, a Pervasive Developmental Disorder Autistic were selected. They are from a special inclusive class of SMK Kadok, Kelantan in the eastern part of West Malaysia. Based on the objectives of this research paper a qualitative study was implemented. The triangulation method comprising of observation, interview and analysis were applied. The results revealed that the Asperger Syndrome Autistic has a very systematic way in learning. Her ability to develop new ideas and new designs indicates that she is a mathematical and visual thinker. The Classic Autistic too has a systematic way of learning and is able to innovate new designs proves that he is a mathematical and visual thinker. On the other hand, the Pervasive Developmental Disorder autistic was not interested in origami. He just stared at the origami and showed no interest in it. Future research can be implemented on how to capture the interest of the Pervasive Developmental Disorder autistics.},
keywords = {Asperger Syndrome (High Functioning Autism) and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (Delays in The Development of Socialization and Communication Skills Do Not Meet the Full Spectrum of This Disorder), Autism (Complex Disorders In Brain Development), Classic Autism (Lack of Interest and Attention but Good in Socializing Skills)},
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Ghazali, Roslinda; Sakip, Siti Rasidah Md; Samsuddin, Ismail

Are Architects Aware of Designing a Learning Environment for Autism? Journal Article

ENVIRONMENT-BEHAVIOUR PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL, 4 (11), pp. 17-21, 2019, ISSN: 2398-4287, (9th Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies (AicE-Bs), Univ Lisbon, Fac Agr, Lisbon, PORTUGAL, JUL 03-04, 2019).

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Physical Learning Environment, Sensory Design, Sensory Sensitivity, Sensory Stimulation

Ghazali, Roslinda; Sakip, Siti Rasidah Md; Samsuddin, Ismail

Creating Positive Environment for Autism Using Sensory Design Journal Article

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 4 (10), pp. 19-26, 2019.

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Yen, Eow Shiang; Ying, GanWan; Ying, Lim Poh; Hamidin, A

Association between Nutritional Factors and Severity Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Malaysia Journal Article

ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM, 75 (3), pp. 90, 2019, ISSN: 0250-6807.

BibTeX | Tags: Autism Severity, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Nutritional Factors

Yi, Lim Heng; Hassan, Ahmad Sanusi; Arab, Yasser; Angood, Rasha Saeed Abdulla Ba

LEVELS OF PERMEABILITY AND WAYFINDING IN AUTISM INSTITUTION Journal Article

INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTION JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT & APPLIED SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGIES, 10 (14, SI), 2019, ISSN: 2228-9860.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Justified Graph, Permeability, Space Syntax, Spatial Configuration, Wayfinding Analysis

Hamzaid, Nur Hana Binti; Haron, Hasnah; Ismail, Haziqah

Acceptance of High-Fiber Cookies among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Journal Article

ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM, 75 (3), pp. 165, 2019, ISSN: 0250-6807.

BibTeX | Tags: Acceptance, ASD, Autism, High Fiber Cookies

Lee, Learn-Han; Ser, Hooi-Leng; Khan, Tahir Mehmood; Gan, Kok-Gan; Goh, Bey-Hing; Mutalib, Nurul-Syakima Ab

IDDF2019-ABS-0321 Relationship between autism and gut microbiome: current status and update Journal Article

Gut, 68 (Suppl 1), pp. A40–A41, 2019, ISSN: 0017-5749.

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@article{LeeA40,
title = {IDDF2019-ABS-0321 Relationship between autism and gut microbiome: current status and update},
author = {Learn-Han Lee and Hooi-Leng Ser and Tahir Mehmood Khan and Kok-Gan Gan and Bey-Hing Goh and Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib},
doi = {10.1136/gutjnl-2019-IDDFAbstracts.76},
issn = {0017-5749},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {Gut},
volume = {68},
number = {Suppl 1},
pages = {A40--A41},
publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group},
abstract = {Background Recently, many reports indicated the role of the gut microbiome in the development of autism in young children. Microbes are capable of synthesizing small molecules like fatty acids and sugars which act as signalling molecules to activate/deactivate nervous system or even trigger an inflammatory response. Thus, the current review aims to explore the role of microbes in the development of autism, summarizing data from animal models and human studies.Methods Referring to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, searches were performed in three databases (PubMed, ScienceDirect, Web of knowledge and; database inception to 31/12/2018) using textquoteleftmicrobiometextquoteright OR textquoteleftmicrobiotatextquoteright combined with textquoteleftautismtextquoteright as MeSH terms. All the titles and Abstracts retrieved were screened based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Studies reporting gut microbiome data in relation to the development of autism were included. Studies without gut microbiome data and/or reports on the evaluation on autism were excluded, along with reviews, conference Abstracts, case studies, and comments.Results Out of the 2237 articles were accessed, seven studies were eligible for the qualitative analysis according to the inclusion criteria. Two studies described the murine model of autism, while the remaining five studies focused on children. One study revealed that there are no significant differences in gut microbiome among the three groups--severe, mild and healthy children, while three studies indicated that there is a higher abundance of Proteobacteria and Bacteroides in autistic children, with a reduced population of Firmicutes and Actinobacteria (figure 1). One study highlighted that higher Clostridiaceae species present in autistic children which explain for the development of autism in children as these species could produce toxic metabolic products (e.g., phenols, p-cresol, indole derivatives). Similar results were also observed in autistic animal models - there is increase abundance of Bacteroides, Parabacteroides, Sutterella, Dehalobacterium and Oscillospira genera.Abstract IDDF2019-ABS-0321 Figure 1 Three studies indicated that there is higher abundance of proteobacteria and bacteroides in autistic children with reduced population of firmicutes and actinobacteriaConclusions Altogether, these results revealed a positive correlation between dysbiosis and autism. Microbiome alterations may contribute to the development of autism, particularly via the production of toxic bacterial metabolites and alteration in immune function. By keeping the textquotelefthealthytextquoteright gut bacteria in check, these efforts could improve intestinal and mental health, easing and reducing autistic behaviour in children.},
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Background Recently, many reports indicated the role of the gut microbiome in the development of autism in young children. Microbes are capable of synthesizing small molecules like fatty acids and sugars which act as signalling molecules to activate/deactivate nervous system or even trigger an inflammatory response. Thus, the current review aims to explore the role of microbes in the development of autism, summarizing data from animal models and human studies.Methods Referring to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, searches were performed in three databases (PubMed, ScienceDirect, Web of knowledge and; database inception to 31/12/2018) using textquoteleftmicrobiometextquoteright OR textquoteleftmicrobiotatextquoteright combined with textquoteleftautismtextquoteright as MeSH terms. All the titles and Abstracts retrieved were screened based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Studies reporting gut microbiome data in relation to the development of autism were included. Studies without gut microbiome data and/or reports on the evaluation on autism were excluded, along with reviews, conference Abstracts, case studies, and comments.Results Out of the 2237 articles were accessed, seven studies were eligible for the qualitative analysis according to the inclusion criteria. Two studies described the murine model of autism, while the remaining five studies focused on children. One study revealed that there are no significant differences in gut microbiome among the three groups--severe, mild and healthy children, while three studies indicated that there is a higher abundance of Proteobacteria and Bacteroides in autistic children, with a reduced population of Firmicutes and Actinobacteria (figure 1). One study highlighted that higher Clostridiaceae species present in autistic children which explain for the development of autism in children as these species could produce toxic metabolic products (e.g., phenols, p-cresol, indole derivatives). Similar results were also observed in autistic animal models - there is increase abundance of Bacteroides, Parabacteroides, Sutterella, Dehalobacterium and Oscillospira genera.Abstract IDDF2019-ABS-0321 Figure 1 Three studies indicated that there is higher abundance of proteobacteria and bacteroides in autistic children with reduced population of firmicutes and actinobacteriaConclusions Altogether, these results revealed a positive correlation between dysbiosis and autism. Microbiome alterations may contribute to the development of autism, particularly via the production of toxic bacterial metabolites and alteration in immune function. By keeping the textquotelefthealthytextquoteright gut bacteria in check, these efforts could improve intestinal and mental health, easing and reducing autistic behaviour in children.

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Baragash, R S; Al-Samarraie, H; Alzahrani, A I; Alfarraj, O

Augmented reality in special education: a meta-analysis of single-subject design studies Journal Article

European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2019, ISSN: 08856257, (cited By 2).

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@article{Baragash2019,
title = {Augmented reality in special education: a meta-analysis of single-subject design studies},
author = {R S Baragash and H Al-Samarraie and A I Alzahrani and O Alfarraj},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85076892444&doi=10.1080%2f08856257.2019.1703548&partnerID=40&md5=29c2963d145254b1db0fa51e95807ae8},
doi = {10.1080/08856257.2019.1703548},
issn = {08856257},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {European Journal of Special Needs Education},
publisher = {Routledge},
abstract = {There is a growing interest in using augmented reality (AR) applications to support individuals with special needs, such as intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and physical disabilities. The purpose of this study is to further examine the effectiveness of AR applications in improving the learning and skill acquisition of individuals with special needs. Following the PRISMA guidelines, a meta-analysis of the overall effectiveness of AR on individuals with different disabilities in single-subject studies was conducted. Sixteen single-subject studies on a more restricted subset of special educational needs types that matched the eligibility criteria were considered to explore the effect of AR on the acquisition of four types of skills: (a) social, (b) living, (c) learning, and (4) physical. The results showed that the AR applications had a large effect across the 16 single-subject studies. The effect of AR was the largest in promoting an individual’s learning skills, followed by social skills, physical skills, and living skills. This study offers an important insight into the relative success of AR in promoting academic and functional living skills to individuals with special needs. It also offers research-based guidance to decision-makers for supporting adolescents with special needs, such as autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities. © 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.},
note = {cited By 2},
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Saleh, M A; Marbukhari, N; Hashim, H

A deep learning approach in robot-assisted behavioral therapy for autistic children Journal Article

International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering, 8 (1.6 Special Issue), pp. 437-443, 2019, ISSN: 22783091, (cited By 2).

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@article{Saleh2019437,
title = {A deep learning approach in robot-assisted behavioral therapy for autistic children},
author = {M A Saleh and N Marbukhari and H Hashim},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85078254537&doi=10.30534%2fijatcse%2f2019%2f6381.62019&partnerID=40&md5=8148b109ba08890237c6f80bcac77ed0},
doi = {10.30534/ijatcse/2019/6381.62019},
issn = {22783091},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering},
volume = {8},
number = {1.6 Special Issue},
pages = {437-443},
publisher = {World Academy of Research in Science and Engineering},
abstract = {A significant percentage of the world's children are being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD every day. According to the most recent reports for Disease Control Data (DCD), ASD affects one in 68 children in the US only. It has been recognized as a neurological disorder characterized by difficulties in social communication and social interaction; abnormal body posturing; repetitive movements and self-abusive behavior. There is no cure for ASD but efforts to mitigate difficulties in social functioning, learning, and to improve quality of life of persons with ASD is usually through behavioral therapy. Robot-assisted behavioral therapy is one emerging field that provides intervention mainly for children with ASD, so far, only to augment traditional rehabilitation approaches. In this approach, robots have been used for different purposes such as for behavior eliciting, rehearsing skills, and improving interaction and socialization skills. Nonetheless, there are still a lot to be done in developing robots that can effectively work towards improving social and emotional confidence in children with ASD. This paper sheds light on recent studies that utilize deep learning technique and sets out to propose a deep learning-based emotion detection system for humanoid robots to enhance robot awareness during therapy sessions. We present a model of the emotion-aware robot-assisted therapy which is expected to ease the prediction and recognition for the emotion and behaviors of autistic children and enhance robot intervention during rehabilitation. It was found that the proposed DL model when tested on an improved trial dataset of normal subjects has increased the accuracy of detection. However, while new deep learning technologies for facial expression recognition algorithms could lead to higher detection accuracy, it is clear from that the size and reliability of the data will be the success factor in this study. © 2019, World Academy of Research in Science and Engineering. All rights reserved.},
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A significant percentage of the world's children are being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD every day. According to the most recent reports for Disease Control Data (DCD), ASD affects one in 68 children in the US only. It has been recognized as a neurological disorder characterized by difficulties in social communication and social interaction; abnormal body posturing; repetitive movements and self-abusive behavior. There is no cure for ASD but efforts to mitigate difficulties in social functioning, learning, and to improve quality of life of persons with ASD is usually through behavioral therapy. Robot-assisted behavioral therapy is one emerging field that provides intervention mainly for children with ASD, so far, only to augment traditional rehabilitation approaches. In this approach, robots have been used for different purposes such as for behavior eliciting, rehearsing skills, and improving interaction and socialization skills. Nonetheless, there are still a lot to be done in developing robots that can effectively work towards improving social and emotional confidence in children with ASD. This paper sheds light on recent studies that utilize deep learning technique and sets out to propose a deep learning-based emotion detection system for humanoid robots to enhance robot awareness during therapy sessions. We present a model of the emotion-aware robot-assisted therapy which is expected to ease the prediction and recognition for the emotion and behaviors of autistic children and enhance robot intervention during rehabilitation. It was found that the proposed DL model when tested on an improved trial dataset of normal subjects has increased the accuracy of detection. However, while new deep learning technologies for facial expression recognition algorithms could lead to higher detection accuracy, it is clear from that the size and reliability of the data will be the success factor in this study. © 2019, World Academy of Research in Science and Engineering. All rights reserved.

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Pramudya, G; Amran, A C; Suyanto, M; Ruslan, S N A; Noor, H A M; Abas, Z A

Assessing assistive learning technologies with experimental design Journal Article

International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 10 (7), pp. 504-508, 2019, ISSN: 2158107X, (cited By 0).

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Khowaja, K; Salim, S S

Correction to: A framework to design vocabulary-based serious games for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (Universal Access in the Information Society, (2019), 10.1007/s10209-019-00689-4) Journal Article

Universal Access in the Information Society, 2019, ISSN: 16155289, (cited By 0).

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Khowaja, K; Salim, S S; Asemi, A; Ghulamani, S; Shah, A

A systematic review of modalities in computer-based interventions (CBIs) for language comprehension and decoding skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Journal Article

Universal Access in the Information Society, 2019, ISSN: 16155289, (cited By 2).

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Augmented Reality, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Computer Aided Instruction, Decoding, Diseases, Language Comprehensions, Maintenance, Mammals, Multi-Modal Interfaces, Post Interventions, Reading Comprehension, Serious Games, Spectrum Analysis, Transfer Information, Virtual Learning Environments, Virtual Reality

@article{Khowaja2019c,
title = {A systematic review of modalities in computer-based interventions (CBIs) for language comprehension and decoding skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)},
author = {K Khowaja and S S Salim and A Asemi and S Ghulamani and A Shah},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85062722488&doi=10.1007%2fs10209-019-00646-1&partnerID=40&md5=7ff6d03104bfe1e04f6b069b265f671a},
doi = {10.1007/s10209-019-00646-1},
issn = {16155289},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {Universal Access in the Information Society},
publisher = {Springer Verlag},
abstract = {This paper presents a systematic review of the literature on the modalities used in computer-based interventions (CBIs) and the impact of using these interventions in the learning, generalisation, and maintenance of language comprehension and decoding skills for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ending with an appraisal of the certainty of evidence. Despite the importance of both skills in the reading comprehension and overall learning, a limited number of studies have been found. These include seven studies on language comprehension and seven studies on decoding. The shortlisted studies were analysed and a very limited number of modalities were found to have been used; text, graphics, audio, video, and mouse movement are used in all the studies and are termed basic modalities. Statistical analysis was also conducted on three parameters: (1) outcome of the study; (2) generalisation; and (3) maintenance. The analysis showed that CBIs were effective in facilitating these children’s learning; there was a significant improvement in the performance of children from the baseline to during and the post-intervention period. The analysis of generalisation has revealed positive results, indicating that the children were able to transfer information to a different setting or situation. Positive results are also noted from the analysis of maintenance, which indicate that the children retained information following the withdrawal of intervention. The combination of teachers’ instructions and CBI has provided better results than using either of them separately. This study has discovered 23 potential modalities and 2 potential CBIs including serious games and virtual learning environments that can be explored for language comprehension and decoding skills. © 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.},
note = {cited By 2},
keywords = {Augmented Reality, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Computer Aided Instruction, Decoding, Diseases, Language Comprehensions, Maintenance, Mammals, Multi-Modal Interfaces, Post Interventions, Reading Comprehension, Serious Games, Spectrum Analysis, Transfer Information, Virtual Learning Environments, Virtual Reality},
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Khan, N A; Soopramanien, M; Siddiqui, R

Crocodiles and alligators: Physicians’ answer to cancer? Journal Article

Current Oncology, 26 (3), pp. 186, 2019, ISSN: 11980052, (cited By 1).

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Allergic Disease, Alligators and Crocodiles, Animal Product, Animals, Antineoplastic Activity, Antineoplastic Agent, Article, Atopic Dermatitis, Autism, Cancer Growth, Cancer Therapy, Carcinogen, Contaminated Organism, Crocodilian, End Cretaceous Mass Extinction, Environmental Factor, Environmental Stress, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Health Behaviour, Heavy Metal, Human, Immune System, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Intestine Flora, Longevity, Metabolic Disorder, Microbiology, Neoplasm, Neoplasms, Nerve Cell Differentiation, Physician, Schizophrenia, Survival Analysis, Terminal Disease

Nor, N K; Ghozali, A H; Ismail, J

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and associated risk factors Journal Article

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 7 (FEB), 2019, ISSN: 22962360, (cited By 5).

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adolescent, Adult, Article, Autism, Body Mass, Brief Autism Mealtime Beahavior Questionnaire, Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Children, Children Sleep Habits Questionnaire, Controlled Study, Cross-Sectional Study, Feeding Difficulty, Female, Food Refusal, Human, Major Clinical Study, Malaysian, Male, Mother, Paternal Age, Physical Activity, Physical Activity for Older Children Questionnaire, Prevalence, Questionnaires, Risk Factor, Sleep Disorder, Underweight

@article{Nor2019,
title = {Prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and associated risk factors},
author = {N K Nor and A H Ghozali and J Ismail},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85064414280&doi=10.3389%2ffped.2019.00038&partnerID=40&md5=4bb61b1df043a4adf79618e223d77f26},
doi = {10.3389/fped.2019.00038},
issn = {22962360},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {Frontiers in Pediatrics},
volume = {7},
number = {FEB},
publisher = {Frontiers Media S.A.},
abstract = {Introduction: Prevalence of obesity in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been reported to be higher than in the general population. Determining prevalence may help increase awareness of obesity in ASD and potentially lead to initiatives to reduce obesity. In order to understand obesity in ASD children, common risk factors were assessed including physical activity, feeding problems and sleep disturbances. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study performed at the Child Development Center at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center on 151 ASD children aged 2-18 years. Anthropometric and demographic information were obtained and parents completed three questionnaires; Children Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ), Physical Activity for Older Children Questionnaire (PAQ-C) and Brief Autism Mealtime Behavior Questionnaire (BAMBI). Results: For ASD children in our sample, the prevalence of overweight (BMI ≥85th to < 95th percentiles) was 11.3% and the prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥95th percentile) was 21.9%. The overweight/obese ASD children's median age was higher at 8.5 years (IQR 5.81-10.13) compared to the normal/underweight group of 6.33 years (IQR 4.75-7.7) with a p-value of 0.001. The two groups also differed significantly for maternal BMI and paternal age. The median maternal BMI in the overweight/obese group was 26.05 (IQR 23.35-32.25), statistically significantly higher (p = 0.003) than in the non-overweight/obese group, 24.7 (IQR 21-27.9). The median paternal age of 40 years (IQR 37-44) was statistically significantly higher (p = 0.039) in the overweight/obese group, compared to the median paternal age in the non-overweight/obese group of 38 (IQR 35-42). The male overweight/obese children had median PAQ-C score of 2.44 (IQR 2.00-3.00) vs. 2.89 (IQR 2.35-3.53) in the counterpart group with a p-value of 0.01. Using the multiple linear regression stepwise method, three predictors associated with BMI percentiles reached a statistical level of significance; PAQ-C score in males (p < 0.001), the BAMBI domains of Food Refusal (p = 0.001) and Limited Variety of Food (p = 0.001). Conclusions: The prevalence of obesity and overweight is high among Malaysian ASD children and adolescents. Older child age, high maternal BMI, older paternal age, low physical activity, low likelihood of food refusal and high likelihood of food selectivity were found to be risk factors for high BMI in these children. © 2019 Kamal Nor, Ghozali and Ismail.},
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keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Article, Autism, Body Mass, Brief Autism Mealtime Beahavior Questionnaire, Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Children, Children Sleep Habits Questionnaire, Controlled Study, Cross-Sectional Study, Feeding Difficulty, Female, Food Refusal, Human, Major Clinical Study, Malaysian, Male, Mother, Paternal Age, Physical Activity, Physical Activity for Older Children Questionnaire, Prevalence, Questionnaires, Risk Factor, Sleep Disorder, Underweight},
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Introduction: Prevalence of obesity in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been reported to be higher than in the general population. Determining prevalence may help increase awareness of obesity in ASD and potentially lead to initiatives to reduce obesity. In order to understand obesity in ASD children, common risk factors were assessed including physical activity, feeding problems and sleep disturbances. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study performed at the Child Development Center at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center on 151 ASD children aged 2-18 years. Anthropometric and demographic information were obtained and parents completed three questionnaires; Children Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ), Physical Activity for Older Children Questionnaire (PAQ-C) and Brief Autism Mealtime Behavior Questionnaire (BAMBI). Results: For ASD children in our sample, the prevalence of overweight (BMI ≥85th to < 95th percentiles) was 11.3% and the prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥95th percentile) was 21.9%. The overweight/obese ASD children's median age was higher at 8.5 years (IQR 5.81-10.13) compared to the normal/underweight group of 6.33 years (IQR 4.75-7.7) with a p-value of 0.001. The two groups also differed significantly for maternal BMI and paternal age. The median maternal BMI in the overweight/obese group was 26.05 (IQR 23.35-32.25), statistically significantly higher (p = 0.003) than in the non-overweight/obese group, 24.7 (IQR 21-27.9). The median paternal age of 40 years (IQR 37-44) was statistically significantly higher (p = 0.039) in the overweight/obese group, compared to the median paternal age in the non-overweight/obese group of 38 (IQR 35-42). The male overweight/obese children had median PAQ-C score of 2.44 (IQR 2.00-3.00) vs. 2.89 (IQR 2.35-3.53) in the counterpart group with a p-value of 0.01. Using the multiple linear regression stepwise method, three predictors associated with BMI percentiles reached a statistical level of significance; PAQ-C score in males (p < 0.001), the BAMBI domains of Food Refusal (p = 0.001) and Limited Variety of Food (p = 0.001). Conclusions: The prevalence of obesity and overweight is high among Malaysian ASD children and adolescents. Older child age, high maternal BMI, older paternal age, low physical activity, low likelihood of food refusal and high likelihood of food selectivity were found to be risk factors for high BMI in these children. © 2019 Kamal Nor, Ghozali and Ismail.

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Zamin, N; Norwawi, N M; Arshad, N I; Ismail, M A A

Jawi alphabot: A jawi teaching robot for children with autism Journal Article

International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering, 8 (1.4 S1), pp. 363-367, 2019, ISSN: 22783091, (cited By 1).

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@article{Zamin2019363,
title = {Jawi alphabot: A jawi teaching robot for children with autism},
author = {N Zamin and N M Norwawi and N I Arshad and M A A Ismail},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85074511817&doi=10.30534%2fijatcse%2f2019%2f5581.42019&partnerID=40&md5=d0ade3f7301cd921044cd9d4a9955cfc},
doi = {10.30534/ijatcse/2019/5581.42019},
issn = {22783091},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering},
volume = {8},
number = {1.4 S1},
pages = {363-367},
publisher = {World Academy of Research in Science and Engineering},
abstract = {The children who have disability in their social interaction and communication are categorized as children with autism. Often autistic children are facing challenges in independent living causing many concerns toward teaching and learning for the autistic children. As a result, therapists and educators of autistic children are facing distress when teaching the autistic children as it is harder to retain their attention during the learning process. Hence, there are some researchers suggest robotic approach as clinical tool to assist therapist especially teachers in teaching session with autistic children. Therefore, this research is focusing on developing a robot to teach the basic Jawi modules to the autistic children. The objective of this paper is twofold, presenting: (1) the ways Jawi Alphabot is programmed to perform teaching, and 2) the attentive assessment results that shows the effectiveness of robotics intervention in learning Jawi among the autistics. Besides, a module for the teacher and the children is also available as a guideline for them to implement this robotic learning process. During the experimental design testing, the autistic children are divided into two groups (i.e. control group and experimental group) and were given different intervention in learning Jawi. The intervention in learning Jawi are: 1) traditional method and 2) robotics intervention method. The results are discussed with evidences that highlights how robotics intervention could alleviate attentiveness in learning among the autistic children. © 2019, World Academy of Research in Science and Engineering. All rights reserved.},
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Yap, C Y; Ng, K H; Cheah, Y; Lim, S Y; Price, J; Vries, De M

App4Autism: An integrated assistive technology with heart rate monitoring for children with autism Journal Article

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 11870 LNCS , pp. 498-512, 2019, ISSN: 03029743, (cited By 0).

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Assistive Technology, Autism, Diseases, Early Childhoods, Heart, Heart Rate Monitoring, Mobile Applications, Mobile Computing, Patient Monitoring

@article{Yap2019498,
title = {App4Autism: An integrated assistive technology with heart rate monitoring for children with autism},
author = {C Y Yap and K H Ng and Y Cheah and S Y Lim and J Price and M De Vries},
editor = {Ahmad Smeaton Shih Velastin Terutoshi M N A F T K S T Badioze Zaman H. Mohamad Ali N.},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85077911902&doi=10.1007%2f978-3-030-34032-2_44&partnerID=40&md5=6b173ff9add01d06fd0682db52f48d7b},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-34032-2_44},
issn = {03029743},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)},
volume = {11870 LNCS},
pages = {498-512},
publisher = {Springer},
abstract = {Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurological development disorder that affects communication and behavior. Most assistive technologies for children with autistic traits have been designed to support single, targeted activity function such as learning and communication. In this paper, we report the design and development of an assistive mobile application with heart rate monitoring to help children with ASD in their daily life activities. The integrated mobile application, App4Autism was developed using a holistic design approach with the aim of enhancing communication, interaction and learning skills while providing emotion regulation support through music listening and heart rate monitoring. A novel focus of App4Autism is on noise sensitivity; to play music upon automatic detection of loud excessive noise (in decibel) while at the same time, monitoring the user’s heart rate using a pulse sensor. The paper focuses on a study to better understand the potential use and incorporation of music listening and heart rate/anxiety level monitoring in the app. The paper provides results of investigation into which music genre is more suitable to keep users calm. Initial experiment involved a general population sample; with results showing that personal music preference might have calming effects on users in environments with excessive background noise. We further expand on the design guidelines for creating an integrated assistive technology. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019.},
note = {cited By 0},
keywords = {Assistive Technology, Autism, Diseases, Early Childhoods, Heart, Heart Rate Monitoring, Mobile Applications, Mobile Computing, Patient Monitoring},
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Tan, S W; Abdullah, M H L; Daud, Mohd N F N

Mobile games for children with autism spectrum disorder to support positive behavioural skills Journal Article

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 67 , pp. 475-490, 2019, ISSN: 23673370, (cited By 0).

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@article{Tan2019475,
title = {Mobile games for children with autism spectrum disorder to support positive behavioural skills},
author = {S W Tan and M H L Abdullah and N F N Mohd Daud},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85066151031&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-13-6031-2_43&partnerID=40&md5=82a1e886e2354239d5891d9cc6c44f96},
doi = {10.1007/978-981-13-6031-2_43},
issn = {23673370},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems},
volume = {67},
pages = {475-490},
publisher = {Springer},
abstract = {Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the fastest growing disorders around the world. The increasing rate of occurrence in Malaysia is estimated to occur in 1 of every 625 children and has since become a great concern to the community. Due to insufficient resources to cater for the autism education services, ineffective teaching strategy, and inadequate good positive behavioural support, this work is initiated as a means of solution to aid this issue. Findings of how a mobile games application, “Safe and Sound” featuring personalisation avatar can foster autistic children’s positive behaviour in social practices aspect are reported in this paper. Mobile game applications are used to trigger the children’s imagination for cognitive development as it is expected to become reliable to support content for the children to learn and apply in real situations. This analysis is entirely focused on interactions in schools by examining data from classroom activities. Three findings were revealed: (i) Personalised avatar can trigger children with ASD interest, (ii) Personalised avatar can promote emotions and feelings among children with ASD, and (iii) Avatar can facilitate social interaction among children with ASD. Thus, mobile games that incorporate personalised avatar can support children with ASD, especially to facilitate their positive behavioural skills. © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019.},
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Mahayuddin, Z R; Mamat, N

Implementing augmented reality (AR) on phonics-based literacy among children with autism Journal Article

International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology, 9 (6), pp. 2176-2181, 2019, ISSN: 20885334, (cited By 0).

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@article{Mahayuddin20192176,
title = {Implementing augmented reality (AR) on phonics-based literacy among children with autism},
author = {Z R Mahayuddin and N Mamat},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85077525041&partnerID=40&md5=0167039bc176db575e5856526c68eed4},
issn = {20885334},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology},
volume = {9},
number = {6},
pages = {2176-2181},
publisher = {Insight Society},
abstract = {The implementation of Augmented Reality (AR) technology in education has created an interesting approach to enhance the effectiveness and attractiveness of teaching and learning for students in real-life scenarios. This medium offers unique affordances, combining physical and virtual worlds, with continuous and implicit user control of the point of view and interactivity. This paper introduces the technology of augmented reality and its capabilities in facilitating children with autism. AR is a technology that overlays digital information on a live view of the physical world to create a blended experience. AR provides unique experiences and opportunities to learn and interact with information in the physical world. Hence, AR can be one of the effective technologies available in developing tools for teaching and learning with the combination of the virtual world and real objects such as transportation, fruits, numbers, and alphabets. This will facilitate the autistic child to recognize the abstract concepts of the real objects and their descriptions. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the use of AR on mobile devices in fostering literacy in academic and learning skills for children with autism using the phonics learning method. This prototype helps the autistic child to capture and associate the graphics or pictures of the surrounding objects so as improving the literacy and learning skills of the children. The results show that the children can pronounce and to distinguish between vowels ä", "i" and ü". The children are also able to answer most of the questions in the exercises provided. The interactivity between the children and the application raises their attention and focus mainly in literacy and learning skills. © 2019 Insight Society.},
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Basri, N A; Hashim, N N W N

Stress in parents of children with autism: A Malaysian experience Journal Article

Intellectual Discourse, 27 , pp. 923-943, 2019, ISSN: 01284878, (cited By 0).

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Low, H M; Lee, L W; Ahmad, Che A

Knowledge and Attitudes of Special Education Teachers Towards the Inclusion of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Journal Article

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2019, ISSN: 1034912X, (cited By 0).

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Mohamad, S P; Yusoff, M Y Z M; Adli, D S H; Golden, K J

Mental health studies on the coping strategies of Muslim parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in Malaysia (a narrative review) Journal Article

Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 15 , pp. 168-177, 2019, ISSN: 16758544, (cited By 0).

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Amirrudin, S; Rahim, N A; Halim, H A; Jalaludin, I

Social stories to enhance communicative strategies among autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children Journal Article

Jurnal Komunikasi: Malaysian Journal of Communication, 35 (2), pp. 87-102, 2019, ISSN: 2289151X, (cited By 0).

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@article{Amirrudin201987,
title = {Social stories to enhance communicative strategies among autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children},
author = {S Amirrudin and N A Rahim and H A Halim and I Jalaludin},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85069989063&doi=10.17576%2fJKMJC-2019-3502-06&partnerID=40&md5=f6678edd6fb48d2606dd5c65dd34d48c},
doi = {10.17576/JKMJC-2019-3502-06},
issn = {2289151X},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {Jurnal Komunikasi: Malaysian Journal of Communication},
volume = {35},
number = {2},
pages = {87-102},
publisher = {Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Press},
abstract = {The use of strategies by children with developmental disabilities in repairing their communicative breakdowns has received little attention in the research literature to date. These children may also have fewer strategies available to them. By using Tarone’s Taxonomy (1980) of communicative strategies, this current study was trying to further unravel and discuss how children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) could enhance their spoken communicative intent in conversing about moral values. Audiotaped, semi-structured conversational data was collected from four children (two low functioning autism and two Asperger Syndrome) with autism ASD. They were seven to nine years old from Sekolah Kebangsaan Desaminium, Seri Kembangan, Selangor. Two social stories were told to the subjects; Visiting atuk and nenek in Kampung and Being Kind to Animals with two moral values underpinned in each social story. Findings revealed that all four ASD children were using almost all the nine communicative strategies except for word coinage. The study concluded that Tarone’s Taxonomy (1980) of communicative strategies was really helpful in unravelling the communicative intent of a group of ASD children in talking about moral values based on the social stories told to them. Having said so, future research still needs to consider how these strategies or perhaps other communicative strategies could be used as attempts to repair communicative breakdowns among ASD children. It is hoped that the impairment in understanding others’ mind hinders the development of an intent-based moral judgment in ASD children. © 2019, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Press. All rights reserved.},
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Aziz, N S A; Ahmad, W F W; Hashim, A S

A study on mobile applications developed for children with autism Journal Article

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 843 , pp. 772-780, 2019, ISSN: 21945357, (cited By 0).

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Children with Autism, Communication Skills, Diseases, Education, Educational Applications, Mobile Applications, Mobile Computing, Mobile Learning, Mobile Technology, Neurological Disorders, Soft Computing

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