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There are numbers of autism related research can be found in Malaysia that generally focus on the ASD, learning disorder, communication aids, therapy and many more. The list of publications is provided below:
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2017 |
Hashim, R; Yussof, H A Review of the Ambit of Politics in Social Robotics Conference 105 , Elsevier B.V., 2017, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 3). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Acceptance, Autism, Children, Diseases, Economic and Social Effects, Education, Influence, Intelligent Control, Machine Design, Politics, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors, Social Robotics, Social Sciences @conference start fusion sticky header wrapper 5, author = start fusion sticky header wrapper 4, editor = start fusion sticky header wrapper 3, url = start fusion sticky header wrapper 2, doi = start fusion sticky header wrapper 1, issn = start fusion sticky header wrapper 0, year = standard logo 9, date = standard logo 8, journal = standard logo 7, volume = standard logo 6, pages = standard logo 5, publisher = standard logo 4, abstract = standard logo 3, note = standard logo 2, keywords = standard logo 1, pubstate = standard logo 0, tppubtype = sticky header logo 9 } This article reviews the range of currently held positions on the politics of social robotics for skill augmentation of children with autism and other brain disabilities. Publications from peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings were analyzed. From these articles categorizations were accorded into three emerging themes on the politics of social robotics which are, influence, acceptance and adoption. The findings indicated that the social skilling of brain-impaired children are implicated but not present in the development and design process of the robots. Instead, the human social skills were assigned to the capability and general features of the robots. The need for social robots is in tandem with societal changes and the increased demographics as well as demands from the healthcare industry. The conceptualization of brain-impaired children is plagued with stereotypical views that they are both mentally and physically handicapped, helpless, require round-the-clock care and in need of robotic assistance when humans fail. Depending on the nation status, the influence, acceptance and adoption of social robotics are indeed political and the success of science for society needs has to be re-examined and perhaps redefined in order to reap the return on investment of the robot production. © 2017 The Authors. |
Hasan, C Z C; Jailani, R; Tahir, Md N Use of statistical approaches and artificial neural networks to identify gait deviations in children with autism spectrum disorder Journal Article International Journal of Biology and Biomedical Engineering, 11 , pp. 74-79, 2017, ISSN: 19984510, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Article, Artificial Neural Network, Autism, Body Height, Body Mass, Children, Clinical Article, Controlled Study, Discriminant Analysis, Early Diagnosis, Female, Gait, Gait Analysis, Gait Disorder, Human, Learning, Male, Pediatrics, School Child, Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Time Series Analysis @article sticky header logo 8, author = sticky header logo 7, url = sticky header logo 6, issn = sticky header logo 5, year = sticky header logo 4, date = sticky header logo 3, journal = sticky header logo 2, volume = sticky header logo 1, pages = sticky header logo 0, publisher = end fusion sticky header wrapper 9, abstract = end fusion sticky header wrapper 8, note = end fusion sticky header wrapper 7, keywords = end fusion sticky header wrapper 6, pubstate = end fusion sticky header wrapper 5, tppubtype = end fusion sticky header wrapper 4 } Automated differentiation of ASD gait from normal gait patterns is important for early diagnosis as well as ensuring rapid quantitative clinical decision and appropriate treatment planning. This study explores the use of statistical feature selection approaches and artificial neural networks (ANN) for automated identification of gait deviations in children with ASD, on the basis of dominant gait features derived from the three-dimensional (3D) joint kinematic data. The gait data from 30 ASD children and 30 normal healthy children were measured using a state-of-the-art 3D motion analysis system during self-selected speed barefoot walking. Kinematic gait features from the sagittal, frontal and transverse joint angles waveforms at the pelvis, hip, knee, and ankle were extracted using time-series parameterization. Two statistical feature selection techniques, namely the between-group tests (independent samples t-test and Mann-Whitney U test) and the stepwise discriminant analysis (SWDA) were adopted as feature selector to select the meaningful gait features that were then used to train the ANN. The 10-fold cross-validation test results indicate that the selected gait features using SWDA technique are more reliable for ASD gait classification with 91.7% accuracy, 93.3% sensitivity, and 90.0% specificity. The findings of the current study demonstrate that kinematic gait features with the combination of SWDA feature selector and ANN classifier would serve as a potential tool for early diagnosis of gait deviations in children with ASD as well as provide support to clinicians and therapists for making objective, accurate, and rapid clinical decisions that lead to the appropriate targeted treatments. © 2017 North Atlantic University Union NAUN. All Rights Reserved. |
Charara, R; Forouzanfar, M; Naghavi, M; Moradi-Lakeh, M; Afshin, A; Vos, T; Daoud, F; Wang, H; Bcheraoui, C E; Khalil, I; Hamadeh, R R; Khosravi, A; Rahimi-Movaghar, V; Khader, Y; Al-Hamad, N; Obermeyer, C M; Rafay, A; Asghar, R; Rana, S M; Shaheen, A; Abu-Rmeileh, N M E; Husseini, A; Abu-Raddad, L J; Khoja, T; Rayess, Z A A; AlBuhairan, F S; Hsairi, M; Alomari, M A; Ali, R; Roshandel, G; Terkawi, A S; Hamidi, S; Refaat, A H; Westerman, R; Kiadaliri, A A; Akanda, A S; Ali, S D; Bacha, U; Badawi, A; Bazargan-Hejazi, S; Faghmous, I A D; Fereshtehnejad, S -M; Fischer, F; Jonas, J B; Defo, B K; Mehari, A; Omer, S B; Pourmalek, F; Uthman, O A; Mokdad, A A; Maalouf, F T; Abd-Allah, F; Akseer, N; Arya, D; Borschmann, R; Brazinova, A; Brugha, T S; Catala-Lopez, F; Degenhardt, L; Ferrari, A; Haro, J M; Horino, M; Hornberger, J C; Huang, H; Kieling, C; Kim, D; Kim, Y; Knudsen, A K; Mitchell, P B; Patton, G; Sagar, R; Satpathy, M; Savuon, K; Seedat, S; Shiue, I; Skogen, J C; Stein, D J; Tabb, K M; Whiteford, H A; Yip, P; Yonemoto, N; Murray, C J L; Mokdad, A H The burden of mental disorders in the eastern mediterranean region, 1990-2013 Journal Article PLoS ONE, 12 (1), 2017, ISSN: 19326203, (cited By 30). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: 80 and Over, Adolescent, Adult, Age, Age Factors, Aged, Anxiety Disorder, Article, Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Children, Conduct Disorder, Depression, Elderly People, Female, Global Health, Groups by Age, Health Status, Highest Income Group, Human, Infant, Intellectual Impairment, Kuwait, Life Expectancy, Major Clinical Study, Male, Mediterranean Region, Mental Disease, Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Mental Health Service, Middle Aged, Middle Income Group, Mortality, Newborn, Palestine, Premature Mortality, Preschool, Preschool Child, Prevalence, Qatar, Quality Adjusted Life Year, Schizophrenia, Sex Difference, Sex Factors, Southern Europe, Time Factor, Time Factors, United Arab Emirates, Young Adult @article end fusion sticky header wrapper 3, author = end fusion sticky header wrapper 2, url = end fusion sticky header wrapper 1, doi = end fusion sticky header wrapper 0, issn = fusion-row 9, year = fusion-row 8, date = fusion-row 7, journal = fusion-row 6, volume = fusion-row 5, number = fusion-row 4, publisher = fusion-row 3, abstract = fusion-row 2, note = fusion-row 1, keywords = fusion-row 0, pubstate = #main 9, tppubtype = #main 8 } The Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) is witnessing an increase in chronic disorders, including mental illness. With ongoing unrest, this is expected to rise. This is the first study to quantify the burden of mental disorders in the EMR. We used data from the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD) 2013. DALYs (disability-adjusted life years) allow assessment of both premature mortality (years of life lost-YLLs) and nonfatal outcomes (years lived with disability-YLDs). DALYs are computed by adding YLLs and YLDs for each age-sex-country group. In 2013, mental disorders contributed to 5.6% of the total disease burden in the EMR (1894 DALYS/100,000 population): 2519 DALYS/100,000 (2590/100,000 males, 2426/100,000 females) in high-income countries, 1884 DALYS/100,000 (1618/100,000 males, 2157/100,000 females) in middle-income countries, 1607 DALYS/100,000 (1500/100,000 males, 1717/100,000 females) in low-income countries. Females had a greater proportion of burden due to mental disorders than did males of equivalent ages, except for those under 15 years of age. The highest proportion of DALYs occurred in the 25-49 age group, with a peak in the 35-39 years age group (5344 DALYs/100,000). The burden of mental disorders Burden of Mental Disorders in EMR PLOS ONE in EMR increased from 1726 DALYs/100,000 in 1990 to 1912 DALYs/100,000 in 2013 (10.8% increase). Within the mental disorders group in EMR, depressive disorders accounted for most DALYs, followed by anxiety disorders. Among EMR countries, Palestine had the largest burden of mental disorders. Nearly all EMR countries had a higher mental disorder burden compared to the global level. Our findings call for EMR ministries of health to increase provision of mental health services and to address the stigma of mental illness. Moreover, our results showing the accelerating burden of mental health are alarming as the region is seeing an increased level of instability. Indeed, mental health problems, if not properly addressed, will lead to an increased burden of diseases in the region. © 2017 Charara et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
2016 |
Fikry, Amily; Hassan, Hamizah Characteristics of Autism Center in Malaysia Journal Article ENVIRONMENT-BEHAVIOUR PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL, 1 (4), pp. 75-82, 2016, ISSN: 2398-4287, (7th Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies, SCOTLAND, JUL 27-30, 2016). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Center, Characteristic, Malaysia @article #main 7, author = #main 6, url = #main 5, doi = #main 4, issn = #main 3, year = #main 2, date = #main 1, journal = #main 0, volume = [if lt IE 9]> number = [if lt IE 9]> pages = [if lt IE 9]> publisher = [if lt IE 9]> address = [if lt IE 9]> abstract = [if lt IE 9]> note = [if lt IE 9]> keywords = [if lt IE 9]> pubstate = [if lt IE 9]> tppubtype = [if lt IE 9]> } Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a group of mental developmental disabilities; with one out of 625 Malaysian children has autism. The existence of center that provides varieties of treatments is crucial to reduce numerous aberrant behaviors of children with Autism. This paper aims to explore the characteristics of autism centers in Malaysia. Based on phone interviews conducted with the staff of 22 Autism centers, it was found that majority of Autism centers in Malaysia requires children to undergo a diagnostic test, offered a combination of classes and charged classes fees in the range of RM356 to RM 600 per month. (C) 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd. |
Vetrayan, Jayachandran; Nazir, Sharif Umar Haiyuddin Mohamed; Paulraj, Smily Jesu Priya Victor Play Preference and Pretend Play Skills between Typically Developed Children and Autism Journal Article ENVIRONMENT-BEHAVIOUR PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL, 1 (3), pp. 23-30, 2016, ISSN: 2398-4287, (7th Asian Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies, Taipei, SPAIN, APR 09-10, 2016). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Play Preferences, Pretend Play, Typically Developed Children @article fusion-columns 9, author = fusion-columns 8, doi = fusion-columns 7, issn = fusion-columns 6, year = fusion-columns 5, date = fusion-columns 4, journal = fusion-columns 3, volume = fusion-columns 2, number = fusion-columns 1, pages = fusion-columns 0, publisher = fusion-row 9, address = fusion-row 8, abstract = fusion-row 7, note = fusion-row 6, keywords = fusion-row 5, pubstate = fusion-row 4, tppubtype = fusion-row 3 } Pretend play emerged at the age of 18 months in children. The imagination of children creates new play ideas it has incorporated into their play. But Autism children find difficulty in play. Hence, this study aimed to find the different types of pretend and preference play among autistic and typical children. The total sample of 40 is divided into 20 each group respectively. Data analyzed by using Chi-Square result in the significant difference between the pretend play and play preference X-2 = 42.81 ( p=0.05 and p=0.01). Future study needs to examine with larger samples. (C) 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd. |
Aziz, N S A; Ahmad, W F W; Hashim, A S Development phase of mobile numerical application for children with autism: Math4Autism Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016, ISBN: 9781509051342, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Children with Autism, Computer Aided Instruction, Development Phase, Diseases, E-learning, Information and Communications Technology, Information Science, Learning, Life Cycle, Mobile Applications, Mobile Devices, Mobile Learning, Numerical Applications, Software Prototyping, Teaching @conference fusion-row 2, author = fusion-row 1, url = fusion-row 0, doi = fusion-footer-widget-area 9, isbn = fusion-footer-widget-area 8, year = fusion-footer-widget-area 7, date = fusion-footer-widget-area 6, journal = fusion-footer-widget-area 5, pages = fusion-footer-widget-area 4, publisher = fusion-footer-widget-area 3, abstract = fusion-footer-widget-area 2, note = fusion-footer-widget-area 1, keywords = fusion-footer-widget-area 0, pubstate = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 9, tppubtype = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 8 } The use of mobile devices in teaching and learning has intensified in this era of information and communication technology. The utilization of mobile learning application created learning beyond the boundaries of four wall of the traditional classrooms. The mobile learning application can be used everywhere at any time. This fits the restraint of the children with autism. The development lifecycle used to develop the working prototype, was adapted from ADDIE lifecycle which consists of five phases; analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation. This paper objectively presents the development phase of the Math4Autism development lifecycle. Math4Autism is a prototype of mobile learning application developed for the children with Autism to learn basic numbers, basic shapes and sizes. This paper discusses the tools used in developing the working prototype and presents the menu hierarchy for the prototype. The working prototype was tested to ensure its functionality works and free from errors. The result shows that the working prototype is ready to be tested to the real users. © 2016 IEEE. |
Aziz, N S A; Ahmad, W F W Proposed conceptual model of mobile numerical application for children with autism Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016, ISBN: 9781479978946, (cited By 3). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Computation Theory, Conceptual Model, Diseases, Education, Learning, Mobile Applications, Statistics, Students @conference fusion-fusion-copyright-content 7, author = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 6, editor = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 5, url = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 4, doi = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 3, isbn = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 2, year = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 1, date = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 0, journal = fusion-row 9, pages = fusion-row 8, publisher = fusion-row 7, abstract = fusion-row 6, note = fusion-row 5, keywords = fusion-row 4, pubstate = fusion-row 3, tppubtype = fusion-row 2 } Basic literacy and numeracy proficiency are two important skills which prepare and shape students for lifelong learning. This study focuses on numeracy skills for children with autism. It is crucial to conduct this study due to the increasing number of children with autism based on statistics data from the Malaysia Social Welfare Department. Children with autism have a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain and causes problems with thinking, feeling, and language. Thus, a lot of studies have been conducted related to the social and literacy skills of the children with autism. However, numeracy skills are also important to the children and the advancement in mobile technology creates new methods to equip the children with numeracy skills. In order to develop a mobile numerical application that is able to fulfil the needs of these children, a proposed conceptual model will be constructed. The proposed conceptual model consists of learning theories, learning principles, multimedia elements together with colour psychology, number skills, language, gestures and contents. © 2015 IEEE. |
Tan, M L; Ho, J J; Teh, K H Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) for children with specific learning disorders Journal Article Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016 (9), 2016, ISSN: 1469493X, (cited By 6). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, Carnosine, Children, Diet Supplementation, Drug Effect, Gastrointestinal Symptom, Human, Learning Disorder, Meta Analysis, Outcome Assessment, Placebo, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid, Priority Journal, Randomized Controlled Trial, Review, Systematic Review @article fusion-row 1, author = fusion-row 0, url = #footer 9, doi = #footer 8, issn = #footer 7, year = #footer 6, date = #footer 5, journal = #footer 4, volume = #footer 3, number = #footer 2, publisher = #footer 1, abstract = #footer 0, note = fusion-footer 9, keywords = fusion-footer 8, pubstate = fusion-footer 7, tppubtype = fusion-footer 6 } Background: About 5% of school children have a specific learning disorder, defined as unexpected failure to acquire adequate abilities in reading, writing or mathematics that is not a result of reduced intellectual ability, inadequate teaching or social deprivation. Of these events, 80% are reading disorders. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), in particular, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, which normally are abundant in the brain and in the retina, are important for learning. Some children with specific learning disorders have been found to be deficient in these PUFAs, and it is argued that supplementation of PUFAs may help these children improve their learning abilities. Objectives: 1. To assess effects on learning outcomes of supplementation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) for children with specific learning disorders.2. To determine whether adverse effects of supplementation of PUFAs are reported in these children. Search methods: In November 2015, we searched CENTRAL, Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, 10 other databases and two trials registers. We also searched the reference lists of relevant articles. Selection criteria: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) or quasi-RCTs comparing PUFAs with placebo or no treatment in children younger than 18 years with specific learning disabilities, as diagnosed in accordance with the fifth (or earlier) edition of theDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), or the 10th (or earlier) revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) or equivalent criteria. We included children with coexisting developmental disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autism. Data collection and analysis: Two review authors (MLT and KHT) independently screened the titles and abstracts of articles identified by the search and eliminated all studies that did not meet the inclusion criteria. We contacted study authors to ask for missing information and clarification, when needed. We used the GRADE approach to assess the quality of evidence. Main results: Two small studies involving 116 children, mainly boys between 10 and 18 years of age, met the inclusion criteria. One study was conducted in a school setting, the other at a specialised clinic. Both studies used three months of a combination of omega-3 and omega-6 supplements as the intervention compared with placebo. Although both studies had generally low risk of bias, we judged the risk of reporting bias as unclear in one study, and as high in the other study. In addition, one of the studies was funded by industry and reported active company involvement in the study. None of the studies reported data on the primary outcomes of reading, writing, spelling and mathematics scores, as assessed by standardised tests. Evidence of low quality indicates that supplementation of PUFAs did not increase the risk of gastrointestinal disturbances (risk ratio 1.43, 95% confidence interval 0.25 to 8.15; two studies, 116 children). Investigators reported no other adverse effects. Both studies reported attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-related behaviour outcomes. We were unable to combine the results in a meta-analysis because one study reported findings as a continuous outcome, and the other as a dichotomous outcome. No other secondary outcomes were reported. We excluded one study because it used a cointervention (carnosine), and five other studies because they did not provide a robust diagnosis of a specific learning disorder. We identified one ongoing study and found three studies awaiting classification. Authors' conclusions: Evidence is insufficient to permit any conclusions about the effect of PUFAs on the learning abilities of children with specific learning disorders. Well-designed RCTs with clearly defined populations of children with specific learning disorders who have been diagnosed by standardised diagnostic criteria are needed. © 2016 The Cochrane Collaboration. |
Ilias, S; Tahir, N M; Jailani, R; Hasan, C Z C Classification of autism children gait patterns using Neural Network and Support Vector Machine Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016, ISBN: 9781509015436, (cited By 5). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Accuracy Rate, Autism, Classification (of information), Diseases, Gait Analysis, Gait Parameters, Gait Pattern, Industrial Electronics, Kinematics, Neural Networks, NN Classifiers, Sensitivity and Specificity, Support Vector Machines, Three Categories @conference fusion-footer 5, author = fusion-footer 4, url = fusion-footer 3, doi = fusion-footer 2, isbn = fusion-footer 1, year = fusion-footer 0, date = wrapper 9, journal = wrapper 8, pages = wrapper 7, publisher = wrapper 6, abstract = wrapper 5, note = wrapper 4, keywords = wrapper 3, pubstate = wrapper 2, tppubtype = wrapper 1 } In this study, we deemed further to evaluate the performance of Neural Network (NN) and Support Vector Machine (SVM) in classifying the gait patterns between autism and normal children. Firstly, temporal spatial, kinetic and kinematic gait parameters of forty four subjects namely thirty two normal subjects and twelve autism children are acquired. Next, these three category gait parameters acted as inputs to both classifiers. Results showed that fusion of temporal spatial and kinematic contributed the highest accuracy rate for NN classifier specifically 95% whilst SVM with polynomial as kernel, 95% accuracy rate is contributed by fusion of all gait parameters as inputs to the classifier. In addition, the classifiers performance is validated by computing both value of sensitivity and specificity. With SVM using polynomial as kernel, sensitivity attained is 100% indicated that the classifier's ability to perfectly discriminate normal subjects from autism subjects whilst 85% specificity showed that SVM is able to identify autism subjects as autism based on their gait patterns at 85% rate. © 2016 IEEE. |
Ooi, K L; Ong, Y S; Jacob, S A; Khan, T M A meta-synthesis on parenting a child with autism Journal Article Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 12 , pp. 745-762, 2016, ISSN: 11766328, (cited By 44). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adaptation, Article, Attitude to Health, Attitude to Mental Illness, Autism, Child Care, Child Parent Relation, Childhood, Family, Family Centered Care, Health Care, Health Care Delivery, Health Education, Human, Parental Attitude, Parental Stress, Quality of Life, Social Aspect, Systematic Review, Wellbeing @article wrapper 0, author = #boxed-wrapper 9, url = #boxed-wrapper 8, doi = #boxed-wrapper 7, issn = #boxed-wrapper 6, year = #boxed-wrapper 5, date = #boxed-wrapper 4, journal = #boxed-wrapper 3, volume = #boxed-wrapper 2, pages = #boxed-wrapper 1, publisher = #boxed-wrapper 0, abstract = Instagram Feed JS 9, note = Instagram Feed JS 8, keywords = Instagram Feed JS 7, pubstate = Instagram Feed JS 6, tppubtype = Instagram Feed JS 5 } Background: The lifelong nature of autism in a child has deep implications on parents as they are faced with a range of challenges and emotional consequences in raising the child. The aim of this meta-synthesis was to explore the perspectives of parents in raising a child with autism in the childhood period to gain an insight of the adaptations and beliefs of parents toward autism, their family and social experiences, as well as their perceptions toward health and educational services. Methods: A systematic search of six databases (PubMed, EMBASE, PsychInfo, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects [DARE]) was conducted from inception up to September 30, 2014. Full-text English articles of qualitative studies describing parents’ perceptions relating to the care of children younger than 12 years of age and diagnosed with a sole disorder of autism were included. Results: A total of 50 eligible articles were appraised and analyzed, identifying four core themes encompassing all thoughts, emotions, and experiences commonly expressed by parents: 1) The Parent, 2) Impact on the Family, 3) Social Impact, and 4) Health and Educational Services. Findings revealed that parents who have a child with autism experienced multiple challenges in different aspects of care, impacting on parents’ stress and adaptation. Conclusion: Health care provision should be family centered, addressing and supporting the needs of the whole family and not just the affected child, to ensure the family’s well-being and quality of life in the face of a diagnosis of autism. © 2016 Ooi et al. |
Sheppard, E; Pillai, D; Wong, G T -L; Ropar, D; Mitchell, P How Easy is it to Read the Minds of People with Autism Spectrum Disorder? Journal Article Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46 (4), pp. 1247-1254, 2016, ISSN: 01623257, (cited By 37). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adolescent, Adult, Article, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Decision Making, Emotion, Facial Expression, Female, Human, Male, Mental Health, Nonverbal Communication, Pathophysiology, Priority Journal, Psychology, Video Recording, Young Adult @article Instagram Feed JS 4, author = Instagram Feed JS 3, url = Instagram Feed JS 2, doi = Instagram Feed JS 1, issn = Instagram Feed JS 0, year = {2016}, date = {2016-01-01}, journal = {Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders}, volume = {46}, number = {4}, pages = {1247-1254}, publisher = {Springer New York LLC}, abstract = {How well can neurotypical adults’ interpret mental states in people with ASD? ‘Targets’ (ASD and neurotypical) reactions to four events were video-recorded then shown to neurotypical participants whose task was to identify which event the target had experienced. In study 1 participants were more successful for neurotypical than ASD targets. In study 2, participants rated ASD targets equally expressive as neurotypical targets for three of the events, while in study 3 participants gave different verbal descriptions of the reactions of ASD and neurotypical targets. It thus seems people with ASD react differently but not less expressively to events. Because neurotypicals are ineffective in interpreting the behaviour of those with ASD, this could contribute to the social difficulties in ASD. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.}, note = {cited By 37}, keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Article, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Decision Making, Emotion, Facial Expression, Female, Human, Male, Mental Health, Nonverbal Communication, Pathophysiology, Priority Journal, Psychology, Video Recording, Young Adult}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } How well can neurotypical adults’ interpret mental states in people with ASD? ‘Targets’ (ASD and neurotypical) reactions to four events were video-recorded then shown to neurotypical participants whose task was to identify which event the target had experienced. In study 1 participants were more successful for neurotypical than ASD targets. In study 2, participants rated ASD targets equally expressive as neurotypical targets for three of the events, while in study 3 participants gave different verbal descriptions of the reactions of ASD and neurotypical targets. It thus seems people with ASD react differently but not less expressively to events. Because neurotypicals are ineffective in interpreting the behaviour of those with ASD, this could contribute to the social difficulties in ASD. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York. |
Miskam, M A; Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Ariffin, I M; Omar, A R Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016, ISBN: 9781479966783, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Autism Therapies, Behavioral Research, Children with Autism, Cognitive Interaction, Diseases, Education, Emotion, Emotion Gestures, Human Behaviours, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Robotics, Robots, Social Sciences, Surveys, Teaching, Teaching Module @conference{Miskam2016, title = {A questionnaire-based survey: Therapist's response on emotions gestures using humanoid robot for autism}, author = {M A Miskam and S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and I M Ariffin and A R Omar}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84966605834&doi=10.1109%2fMHS.2015.7438298&partnerID=40&md5=c0cbd143f24183861955c67562e36fdf}, doi = {10.1109/MHS.2015.7438298}, isbn = {9781479966783}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-01-01}, journal = {2015 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2015}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {This paper is, we used a humanoid robot to physically show emotional poses and conduct a simple guessing game with children. Nine different emotions using the robot's body poses have been developed using Choregraphe. Naturally, we need to approximate as closely as possible natural human behaviour to be done by robot to engaging the children to interact with normal human. Therefore, this study is continuation of our previous study on emotion gestures where we get the therapists response towards module of emotions-based teaching module for children with autism. The role of therapists is to give their main knowledge of autism therapy to bring the right creation of module program using robot. © 2015 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Autism Therapies, Behavioral Research, Children with Autism, Cognitive Interaction, Diseases, Education, Emotion, Emotion Gestures, Human Behaviours, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Robotics, Robots, Social Sciences, Surveys, Teaching, Teaching Module}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper is, we used a humanoid robot to physically show emotional poses and conduct a simple guessing game with children. Nine different emotions using the robot's body poses have been developed using Choregraphe. Naturally, we need to approximate as closely as possible natural human behaviour to be done by robot to engaging the children to interact with normal human. Therefore, this study is continuation of our previous study on emotion gestures where we get the therapists response towards module of emotions-based teaching module for children with autism. The role of therapists is to give their main knowledge of autism therapy to bring the right creation of module program using robot. © 2015 IEEE. |
Gravier, A; Quek, C; Duch, W; Wahab, A; Gravier-Rymaszewska, J Neural network modelling of the influence of channelopathies on reflex visual attention Journal Article Cognitive Neurodynamics, 10 (1), pp. 49-72, 2016, ISSN: 18714080, (cited By 8). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Article, Artificial Neural Network, Attention, Autism, Calcium Channelopathy, Cell Structure, Cognition, Connectome, Electric Activity, Learning, Mathematical Analysis, Mathematical Model, Nerve Cell, Simulation, Visual Reflex @article{Gravier201649, title = {Neural network modelling of the influence of channelopathies on reflex visual attention}, author = {A Gravier and C Quek and W Duch and A Wahab and J Gravier-Rymaszewska}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84955207541&doi=10.1007%2fs11571-015-9365-x&partnerID=40&md5=52f56b25f1d05a2d8eb0249e67e49f45}, doi = {10.1007/s11571-015-9365-x}, issn = {18714080}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-01-01}, journal = {Cognitive Neurodynamics}, volume = {10}, number = {1}, pages = {49-72}, publisher = {Springer Netherlands}, abstract = {This paper introduces a model of Emergent Visual Attention in presence of calcium channelopathy (EVAC). By modelling channelopathy, EVAC constitutes an effort towards identifying the possible causes of autism. The network structure embodies the dual pathways model of cortical processing of visual input, with reflex attention as an emergent property of neural interactions. EVAC extends existing work by introducing attention shift in a larger-scale network and applying a phenomenological model of channelopathy. In presence of a distractor, the channelopathic network’s rate of failure to shift attention is lower than the control network’s, but overall, the control network exhibits a lower classification error rate. The simulation results also show differences in task-relative reaction times between control and channelopathic networks. The attention shift timings inferred from the model are consistent with studies of attention shift in autistic children. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.}, note = {cited By 8}, keywords = {Article, Artificial Neural Network, Attention, Autism, Calcium Channelopathy, Cell Structure, Cognition, Connectome, Electric Activity, Learning, Mathematical Analysis, Mathematical Model, Nerve Cell, Simulation, Visual Reflex}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } This paper introduces a model of Emergent Visual Attention in presence of calcium channelopathy (EVAC). By modelling channelopathy, EVAC constitutes an effort towards identifying the possible causes of autism. The network structure embodies the dual pathways model of cortical processing of visual input, with reflex attention as an emergent property of neural interactions. EVAC extends existing work by introducing attention shift in a larger-scale network and applying a phenomenological model of channelopathy. In presence of a distractor, the channelopathic network’s rate of failure to shift attention is lower than the control network’s, but overall, the control network exhibits a lower classification error rate. The simulation results also show differences in task-relative reaction times between control and channelopathic networks. The attention shift timings inferred from the model are consistent with studies of attention shift in autistic children. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. |
Bhagat, V; Mat, Khairi Che H J; Husain, R; Haque, M International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research, 36 (1), pp. 54-62, 2016, ISSN: 0976044X, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Children, Disease Severity, Emotion, Emotionality, Evidence-based Practice, Human, Human Relation, Intervention Study, Negative Emotionality, Parent Counseling, Parental Attitude, Parenting Education, Personality Assessment, Review, Social Status, Stress @article{Bhagat201654, title = {Parent’s negative emotionality impacting parenting and involvement in the intervention of their child with autism spectrum disorder: A review proposed the new model for intervention}, author = {V Bhagat and H J Khairi Che Mat and R Husain and M Haque}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84957597820&partnerID=40&md5=40212e84a1b6be6ade2617d5c9df29a9}, issn = {0976044X}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-01-01}, journal = {International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research}, volume = {36}, number = {1}, pages = {54-62}, publisher = {Global Research Online}, abstract = {Raising a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a challenging for their parents. Child’s life with this disease is severely affected. Indeed, it impacts not only the child, but also parents and siblings, causing disturbances in the family. The experience of parents with an autism spectrum disorder can be distressing; they have a critical need to cope with complex situations in their lives. The presence of pervasive and severe deficits in children with ASD increases the adjusting demands of parents in their life situations, this in turn distress them deliberately and further restrict them in the ways of child rearing and to give the best of themselves. These parents are found with negative emotionality in their personality component. They end up being shattered in their interpersonal relationship and family life. Indeed, their negative emotions disturb their focus on the treatment of their ASD child. Thus, the management of ASD child incapacitates their parents to bring out the best. Therefore, there is a need for intervention of ASD with emphasis on negative emotions of these parents and affecting the parental efficacy. However, it must also be kept in mind that the improvement in the diagnosed ASD child, especially as the time and expense spent on intervention can be even more detrimental to the parents, especially with their emotional component of their personality. This proposed a new model of intervention incorporating assessment and management of parental emotionality as a part of the intervention. Further aiming at integrating this model into the current regulated system of intervention and can be a source for directing the alternative platform for further research in this regard. © 2016, Global Research Online. All rights reserved.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Autism, Children, Disease Severity, Emotion, Emotionality, Evidence-based Practice, Human, Human Relation, Intervention Study, Negative Emotionality, Parent Counseling, Parental Attitude, Parenting Education, Personality Assessment, Review, Social Status, Stress}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Raising a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a challenging for their parents. Child’s life with this disease is severely affected. Indeed, it impacts not only the child, but also parents and siblings, causing disturbances in the family. The experience of parents with an autism spectrum disorder can be distressing; they have a critical need to cope with complex situations in their lives. The presence of pervasive and severe deficits in children with ASD increases the adjusting demands of parents in their life situations, this in turn distress them deliberately and further restrict them in the ways of child rearing and to give the best of themselves. These parents are found with negative emotionality in their personality component. They end up being shattered in their interpersonal relationship and family life. Indeed, their negative emotions disturb their focus on the treatment of their ASD child. Thus, the management of ASD child incapacitates their parents to bring out the best. Therefore, there is a need for intervention of ASD with emphasis on negative emotions of these parents and affecting the parental efficacy. However, it must also be kept in mind that the improvement in the diagnosed ASD child, especially as the time and expense spent on intervention can be even more detrimental to the parents, especially with their emotional component of their personality. This proposed a new model of intervention incorporating assessment and management of parental emotionality as a part of the intervention. Further aiming at integrating this model into the current regulated system of intervention and can be a source for directing the alternative platform for further research in this regard. © 2016, Global Research Online. All rights reserved. |
Rusli, N B; Sidek, S N; Yusof, Md H; Latif, Abd M H Non-invasive assessment of affective states on individual with autism spectrum disorder: A review Conference 56 , Springer Verlag, 2016, ISSN: 16800737, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Affective State, Autism, Biomedical Engineering, Blood, Diseases, Emotion, Facial Expression, Hemodynamics, Infrared Imaging, Noninvasive Medical Procedures, Physiological Signals, Physiology, Signal Detection, Skin, Social Sciences @conference{Rusli2016226, title = {Non-invasive assessment of affective states on individual with autism spectrum disorder: A review}, author = {N B Rusli and S N Sidek and H Md Yusof and M H Abd Latif}, editor = {Ahmad Usman M Y J Ibrahim F. Mohktar M.S.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84952767451&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-10-0266-3_47&partnerID=40&md5=f4aafb2216ef5c9d03ae7a1db352e4bd}, doi = {10.1007/978-981-10-0266-3_47}, issn = {16800737}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-01-01}, journal = {IFMBE Proceedings}, volume = {56}, pages = {226-230}, publisher = {Springer Verlag}, abstract = {Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are identified as a group of people who have social interaction and communication impairment. They have difficulty in producing speech and explaining what they meant. They also suffer from emotional or cognitive states requirement that stance challenges to their interest in communicating and socializing. Hence, it is vital to know their emotion to help them develop better skills in social interaction. Emotion can be derived from affective states and can be detected through physical reaction and physiological signals. There are numerous known modalities available to detect the affective states either through invasive and non-invasive methods. In order to evaluate the affective states of individuals with ASD, amongst the methods used are through electrodermal activity (EDA), electromyographic (EMG) activity, and cardiovascular activity (ECG) and blood flow analyses. Though considered non invasive, these methods require sensor to be patched on to the skin causing discomfort to the subjects and might distract their true emotion. We propose non-invasive methods which is also contactless to address the problem to detect emotion of individual with ASD that is through thermal imaging. Through the impact of cutaneous temperature in blood flow, thermal imprint is radiated and can be detected in this method. To date, no research has been reported of the use of thermal imaging analysis of facial skin temperature on the individuals with ASD. In this paper we will justify the method and also discuss the merits and demerits of other methods. © International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering 2016.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Affective State, Autism, Biomedical Engineering, Blood, Diseases, Emotion, Facial Expression, Hemodynamics, Infrared Imaging, Noninvasive Medical Procedures, Physiological Signals, Physiology, Signal Detection, Skin, Social Sciences}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are identified as a group of people who have social interaction and communication impairment. They have difficulty in producing speech and explaining what they meant. They also suffer from emotional or cognitive states requirement that stance challenges to their interest in communicating and socializing. Hence, it is vital to know their emotion to help them develop better skills in social interaction. Emotion can be derived from affective states and can be detected through physical reaction and physiological signals. There are numerous known modalities available to detect the affective states either through invasive and non-invasive methods. In order to evaluate the affective states of individuals with ASD, amongst the methods used are through electrodermal activity (EDA), electromyographic (EMG) activity, and cardiovascular activity (ECG) and blood flow analyses. Though considered non invasive, these methods require sensor to be patched on to the skin causing discomfort to the subjects and might distract their true emotion. We propose non-invasive methods which is also contactless to address the problem to detect emotion of individual with ASD that is through thermal imaging. Through the impact of cutaneous temperature in blood flow, thermal imprint is radiated and can be detected in this method. To date, no research has been reported of the use of thermal imaging analysis of facial skin temperature on the individuals with ASD. In this paper we will justify the method and also discuss the merits and demerits of other methods. © International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering 2016. |
Paulraj, Smily Jesu Priya Victor; Alwi, Noor Asyikin Bt; Vetrayan, Jayachandran Emotional Behaviour among Autism and Typically Developing Children in Malaysia Inproceedings Abbas, MY; Bajunid, AFI; Thani, SKSO (Ed.): ASEAN-TURKEY ASLI QOL2015: AICQOL2015, pp. 28-35, Assoc Malaysian Environm Behaviour Researchers ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2016, ISSN: 1877-0428, (3rd AMER International Conference on Quality of Life (AicQoL), BINUS Univ, Fac Humanities, Dept Psychol, Jakarta, INDONESIA, APR 25-27, 2015). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Emotion, Emotional Response, Quality of Life, Typical Developing Children @inproceedings{ISI:000390040900003, title = {Emotional Behaviour among Autism and Typically Developing Children in Malaysia}, author = {Smily Jesu Priya Victor Paulraj and Noor Asyikin Bt Alwi and Jayachandran Vetrayan}, editor = {MY Abbas and AFI Bajunid and SKSO Thani}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042816302439}, doi = {10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.05.169}, issn = {1877-0428}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-01-01}, booktitle = {ASEAN-TURKEY ASLI QOL2015: AICQOL2015}, volume = {222}, pages = {28-35}, publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV}, address = {SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS}, organization = {Assoc Malaysian Environm Behaviour Researchers}, series = {Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences}, abstract = {The study was to determine the emotional response among autism and typically developing children in Malaysia. 50 autism and 50 typically developing children with age ranged 8 to 12 years old were participated in this study. The emotional response measured by Mood and Feelings Questionnaire Short (MFQS) - parent version. The descriptive data and Independent T-Test had shown that there was a significant difference in emotional response between autism and typically. The study concluded emotional response shown a difference between autism and typically developing children. Future research needs to develop the intervention on an emotional response to enhancing the quality of life among autism. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.}, note = {3rd AMER International Conference on Quality of Life (AicQoL), BINUS Univ, Fac Humanities, Dept Psychol, Jakarta, INDONESIA, APR 25-27, 2015}, keywords = {Autism, Emotion, Emotional Response, Quality of Life, Typical Developing Children}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } The study was to determine the emotional response among autism and typically developing children in Malaysia. 50 autism and 50 typically developing children with age ranged 8 to 12 years old were participated in this study. The emotional response measured by Mood and Feelings Questionnaire Short (MFQS) - parent version. The descriptive data and Independent T-Test had shown that there was a significant difference in emotional response between autism and typically. The study concluded emotional response shown a difference between autism and typically developing children. Future research needs to develop the intervention on an emotional response to enhancing the quality of life among autism. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
Kamaruzaman, Muhamad Fairus; Rani, Nurdalilah Mohd; Nor, Harrinni Md; Azahari, Mustafa Halabi Haji Developing user interface design application for children with autism Inproceedings Minas, M (Ed.): FUTURE ACADEMY MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ICEEPSY & CPSYC & ICPSIRS & BE-CI, pp. 887-894, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2016, ISSN: 1877-0428, (Future Academy Multidisciplinary Conference ICEEPSY / CPSYC / icPSIRS / BE-ci, Istanbul, TURKEY, OCT 13-17, 2015). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Numeracy, Touchscreen Apps, Touchscreens, User Interfaces @inproceedings{ISI:000387478700110, title = {Developing user interface design application for children with autism}, author = {Muhamad Fairus Kamaruzaman and Nurdalilah Mohd Rani and Harrinni Md Nor and Mustafa Halabi Haji Azahari}, editor = {M Minas}, url = {https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/277811/1-s2.0-S1877042816X00031/1-s2.0-S1877042816000471/main.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEAoaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJHMEUCIQDX%2BoHBMNbChV37L15Woytljkj14WMLIK%2FbAb5zqTi%2BwwIgaWMGTLfMjgmdJWwK%2BQNFpL7qf%2BnBVscEXbCj2Do07fsqtAMIcxADGgwwNTkwMDM1NDY4NjUiDG90ZORznV2vFrrTXiqRA74ZVolqbCUFCNTqvggpHPdk7ki3VfA4zAOLjMQczrMxhPNRX97BnjjlalHUhZpOQ9MGlOFCcE3xK%2BepptiDZxPR91%2BbXZQWWhjCtZyt3p%2FskhhKKCJJE2Wobiuw0sHfydwGowy68ODKfyBJVxw93lzRti9PxQRgGaUG2t6Ju7zq9UKwsk%2FErTCWZQrk%2BjcyFanJpy5fiFAKdjOSDSBls4Cb4o8fCkNmrb7tZVwTf1ne4Dfzn0BkdO1g23HEsYeTK0%2BUOsauUq%2F1%2F%2BW3soGiB4Q4TGiUR04lRMQVVNdjMmrInvIOtKC9RQ23JLlxNFDtESBr8MNnIy3orVlnkcggxrnMj%2FaBnKn5%2FguIQ79EwvO0C0XaBZBFWehy7TaBDnNGm3y8ibvv6ZgSZ0tyr6KIsFY%2Bk18N%2FwuFK4IMeNZ0XnY3YmRK3mxWM3Z2UEL4WqEn4Cs65aFcQOa%2B9AOFabu%2F%2BrAI7UZVZmWPdpzjCeyJMX617GbIsqx6yRYMQXl5TTMlHhAE7NLCZhuVU1bSFmCB8NLvMOfm3fYFOusBRaUFZmHZczmF%2FD%2FWjBPqSNevHuEb43BmGGPCWB5ZPK%2BRcwD7%2BrLvtok%2F732eW7rBBBjcoPjFewQZDge0yLhiMcjpC3Xm0CECVGt87J0TjtcBX1%2B%2Fc59iiVEsE%2Fj7LIAuDhyLS6UT%2B6BDtGfMyXLDfOQUa5UnSYeMKf91VgzhshKMA07QWHFhyWAIxdBlPy7IR9MFvEtHYhyBuRgMyTtLkWa6SqsQ3FEcdWC40TgGEBmOYMvq4%2FjvGMvYebL8OGGz212UKLPQ9G%2Bi4JK4I8cwt%2FYNbdleTzcbu8%2FLhHFsaPTnt3OafkdV0%2Fo9tg%3D%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20200603T113331Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAQ3PHCVTYQ43DF7JC%2F20200603%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=0eb1c8270cb2f4c5e83cf4c2ddb045a879ef46233b6d93f1da1c4319e059fbc8&hash=33f23bd0a4879171b5ded3434b520c1fd930076bd9b5bc1da176731aac571cc3&host=68042c943591013ac2b2430a89b270f6af2c76d8dfd086a07176afe7c76c2c61&pii=S1877042816000471&tid=spdf-a5ebdb4a-8fd7-4efe-8828-7a8603fba6eb&sid=233beaf1712ca3410b898ab8a955e0798a8fgxrqb&type=client}, doi = {10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.02.022}, issn = {1877-0428}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-01-01}, booktitle = {FUTURE ACADEMY MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ICEEPSY & CPSYC & ICPSIRS & BE-CI}, volume = {217}, pages = {887-894}, publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV}, address = {SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS}, series = {Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences}, abstract = {The usage of touchscreen-assistive technology in the 21st century seems very promising. There has been a rapid rise in interest regarding the use of touchscreen assistive technology as an intervention and interdisciplinary research field for children with autism. Inventing and designing a touchscreen-assistive application for children with autism is a delicate process as designing technologies for groups of individual with profiles other than one's own is always challenging where the life worlds and lived experience are far removed from the experience of typical individual. Participatory design process that has been conducted with children with autism earlier in the study has led towards the invention of touchscreen-assistive learning numeracy apps (TaLNA). The application is focusing on basic numeracy and calculation to support teaching and learning. User interface design has been used as a baseline in establishing the TaLNA apps. It is a complement from the traditional approaches such as call cards and cue cards which being applied at the touchscreen devices. The TaLNA apps is believe assist parents, teachers, and instructors to train and educate the children with autism while growing their engagement and interest in learning. It is a hope with the establishment of this application, they will be able to learn, memorize and recognize the numbers through the animated and interactive learning application. Thus, this research paper discusses the user interface design process of forming TaLNA in assisting the teaching of basic calculations to children with autism. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.}, note = {Future Academy Multidisciplinary Conference ICEEPSY / CPSYC / icPSIRS / BE-ci, Istanbul, TURKEY, OCT 13-17, 2015}, keywords = {Autism, Numeracy, Touchscreen Apps, Touchscreens, User Interfaces}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } The usage of touchscreen-assistive technology in the 21st century seems very promising. There has been a rapid rise in interest regarding the use of touchscreen assistive technology as an intervention and interdisciplinary research field for children with autism. Inventing and designing a touchscreen-assistive application for children with autism is a delicate process as designing technologies for groups of individual with profiles other than one's own is always challenging where the life worlds and lived experience are far removed from the experience of typical individual. Participatory design process that has been conducted with children with autism earlier in the study has led towards the invention of touchscreen-assistive learning numeracy apps (TaLNA). The application is focusing on basic numeracy and calculation to support teaching and learning. User interface design has been used as a baseline in establishing the TaLNA apps. It is a complement from the traditional approaches such as call cards and cue cards which being applied at the touchscreen devices. The TaLNA apps is believe assist parents, teachers, and instructors to train and educate the children with autism while growing their engagement and interest in learning. It is a hope with the establishment of this application, they will be able to learn, memorize and recognize the numbers through the animated and interactive learning application. Thus, this research paper discusses the user interface design process of forming TaLNA in assisting the teaching of basic calculations to children with autism. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
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NAC, National Standards Project Journal Article Findings and Conclusions: National Standards Project, pp. 1-92, 2015, ISBN: 8773133833. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, disorder, guidelines, National, Project, Spectrum, Standards @article{NAC2015b, title = {National Standards Project}, author = {NAC}, editor = {Juanita Class and Patricia Ladew B.S. and Eileen G. Pollack M.A.}, url = {https://narc.uitm.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/NSP2.pdf}, isbn = {8773133833}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-04-01}, journal = {Findings and Conclusions: National Standards Project}, pages = {1-92}, abstract = {We have endeavored to build consensus among experts from diverse fields of study and theoretical orientation. We collaboratively determined the strategies used to evaluate the literature on the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders. In addition, we jointly determined the intended use of this document. We used a systematic process to provide all of our experts multiple opportunities to provide feedback on both the process and the document. Given the diversity of perspectives held by our experts, the information contained in this report does not necessarily reflect the unique views of each of its contributors on every point. We are pleased with the spirit of collaboration these experts brought to this process.}, keywords = {Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, disorder, guidelines, National, Project, Spectrum, Standards}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } We have endeavored to build consensus among experts from diverse fields of study and theoretical orientation. We collaboratively determined the strategies used to evaluate the literature on the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders. In addition, we jointly determined the intended use of this document. We used a systematic process to provide all of our experts multiple opportunities to provide feedback on both the process and the document. Given the diversity of perspectives held by our experts, the information contained in this report does not necessarily reflect the unique views of each of its contributors on every point. We are pleased with the spirit of collaboration these experts brought to this process. |
Banire, B; Jomhari, N; Ahmad, R Visual Hybrid Development Learning System (VHDLS) Framework for Children with Autism Journal Article Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45 (10), pp. 3069-3084, 2015, ISSN: 01623257, (cited By 7). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Article, Attention, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Computer Interface, Education, Education of Intellectually Disabled, Educational Model, Feedback System, Female, Human, Learning, Male, Models, Occupational Therapist, Preschool, Preschool Child, Priority Journal, Procedures, Psychology, Quality of Life, Treatment Duration, User Interfaces, Visual Hybrid Development Learning System, Visual Stimulation @article{Banire20153069, title = {Visual Hybrid Development Learning System (VHDLS) Framework for Children with Autism}, author = {B Banire and N Jomhari and R Ahmad}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84941942795&doi=10.1007%2fs10803-015-2469-7&partnerID=40&md5=3c5ecc776725aea4e585e17a1ae805c7}, doi = {10.1007/s10803-015-2469-7}, issn = {01623257}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders}, volume = {45}, number = {10}, pages = {3069-3084}, publisher = {Springer New York LLC}, abstract = {The effect of education on children with autism serves as a relative cure for their deficits. As a result of this, they require special techniques to gain their attention and interest in learning as compared to typical children. Several studies have shown that these children are visual learners. In this study, we proposed a Visual Hybrid Development Learning System (VHDLS) framework that is based on an instructional design model, multimedia cognitive learning theory, and learning style in order to guide software developers in developing learning systems for children with autism. The results from this study showed that the attention of children with autism increased more with the proposed VHDLS framework. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.}, note = {cited By 7}, keywords = {Article, Attention, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Computer Interface, Education, Education of Intellectually Disabled, Educational Model, Feedback System, Female, Human, Learning, Male, Models, Occupational Therapist, Preschool, Preschool Child, Priority Journal, Procedures, Psychology, Quality of Life, Treatment Duration, User Interfaces, Visual Hybrid Development Learning System, Visual Stimulation}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The effect of education on children with autism serves as a relative cure for their deficits. As a result of this, they require special techniques to gain their attention and interest in learning as compared to typical children. Several studies have shown that these children are visual learners. In this study, we proposed a Visual Hybrid Development Learning System (VHDLS) framework that is based on an instructional design model, multimedia cognitive learning theory, and learning style in order to guide software developers in developing learning systems for children with autism. The results from this study showed that the attention of children with autism increased more with the proposed VHDLS framework. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York. |
Bakar, M A A; Ismail, Z; Fikry, A; Musa, R; Hassan, H; Ahmad, S S; Samat, N; Hashim, R Review on training policy for teachers and parents in using humanoid for children with autism Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Central Nervous System Stimulants, Children with Autism, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Education, Humanoid Robot, Manufacture, Parents, Personnel Training, Prevalence Rates, Robotics, Teacher, Teaching @conference{Bakar2015180, title = {Review on training policy for teachers and parents in using humanoid for children with autism}, author = {M A A Bakar and Z Ismail and A Fikry and R Musa and H Hassan and S S Ahmad and N Samat and R Hashim}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959501336&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295884&partnerID=40&md5=8bce6d13363f0e49a90109feee8598fb}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295884}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {180-184}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {Autism spectrum disorder is a life-long development disorder distinguish by impairment related to central nervous system maturation with features include delay in social life development, problem in language, social skills and repetitive behavior. Autism is a global crisis due to prevalence rates higher in several countries and the need for treatment view to be important. This paper reviews on the training policy for teachers and parents in using humanoid for children with autism. In Malaysia, there is no proper and specific training policy for children with autism through implementation of humanoid. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Central Nervous System Stimulants, Children with Autism, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Education, Humanoid Robot, Manufacture, Parents, Personnel Training, Prevalence Rates, Robotics, Teacher, Teaching}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Autism spectrum disorder is a life-long development disorder distinguish by impairment related to central nervous system maturation with features include delay in social life development, problem in language, social skills and repetitive behavior. Autism is a global crisis due to prevalence rates higher in several countries and the need for treatment view to be important. This paper reviews on the training policy for teachers and parents in using humanoid for children with autism. In Malaysia, there is no proper and specific training policy for children with autism through implementation of humanoid. © 2014 IEEE. |
Saleh, N M; Hassan, H; Fikry, A; Musa, R; Ahmad, S S; Ismail, Z; Samat, N; Hashim, R Autism children: Cost and benefit analysis of using humanoid in Malaysia Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 3). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Autism Therapies, Autism Treatments, Children, Cost Benefit Analysis, Costs, Curing, Diseases, Humanoid, Humanoid Robot, Manufacture, Quality of Life, Robotics, Robots @conference{Saleh2015185, title = {Autism children: Cost and benefit analysis of using humanoid in Malaysia}, author = {N M Saleh and H Hassan and A Fikry and R Musa and S S Ahmad and Z Ismail and N Samat and R Hashim}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959570138&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295885&partnerID=40&md5=e3a60d8df8ebd4f38287d5f212c8ab1a}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295885}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {185-187}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {Autism is a permanent disorder that cause quality of life disturbance. As matter of research, there are no single interventions that can cure the heterogeneous syndrome. Since there is no cure for autism children, perhaps using humanoid can help the autism children in order to have appropriate therapy and treatment programs especially to the young children inflicted with it. Robots are normally used for industrial work, but hardly for therapy. Robots have been used to substitute human way back in the 19th century. They are beneficial to society regardless of the fields that they are being utilized. The health sector has been identified as one of the fields that benefit most as a result of using robotics. For decades, people fascinated with the technology's fiction of robots that look and act like a human Therefore, humanoid robots give benefits towards autism therapy for early detection. Many studies have been done in order to determine the ways to conduct autism treatment However, there is no study on cost and benefit analysis conducted using humanoid as a treatment for autism children. Therefore, this study will focus on the cost and benefit analysis of using humanoid for Malaysian autism children. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 3}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Autism Therapies, Autism Treatments, Children, Cost Benefit Analysis, Costs, Curing, Diseases, Humanoid, Humanoid Robot, Manufacture, Quality of Life, Robotics, Robots}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Autism is a permanent disorder that cause quality of life disturbance. As matter of research, there are no single interventions that can cure the heterogeneous syndrome. Since there is no cure for autism children, perhaps using humanoid can help the autism children in order to have appropriate therapy and treatment programs especially to the young children inflicted with it. Robots are normally used for industrial work, but hardly for therapy. Robots have been used to substitute human way back in the 19th century. They are beneficial to society regardless of the fields that they are being utilized. The health sector has been identified as one of the fields that benefit most as a result of using robotics. For decades, people fascinated with the technology's fiction of robots that look and act like a human Therefore, humanoid robots give benefits towards autism therapy for early detection. Many studies have been done in order to determine the ways to conduct autism treatment However, there is no study on cost and benefit analysis conducted using humanoid as a treatment for autism children. Therefore, this study will focus on the cost and benefit analysis of using humanoid for Malaysian autism children. © 2014 IEEE. |
Isa, N R M; Yusoff, M; Khalid, N E; Tahir, N; Nikmat, Binti A W Autism severity level detection using fuzzy expert system Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 2). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Autism Severity Level, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Data Acquisition, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Education, Expert Systems, Fuzzy Expert Systems, Level Detections, Manufacture, Robotics, Social Communications, Surveys, System Architectures, Teaching @conference{Isa2015218, title = {Autism severity level detection using fuzzy expert system}, author = {N R M Isa and M Yusoff and N E Khalid and N Tahir and A W Binti Nikmat}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959503922&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295891&partnerID=40&md5=63e742d59b785d14f87d98dac7dd71ee}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295891}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {218-223}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {Autism is a neuro developmental disorder that is recently well known among Malaysian. Many researches on autism detection have been conducted worldwide. However, there is lack of research conducted in detecting autism severity level. Therefore, this paper focuses on autism severity level detection using fuzzy expert system. Two main autistic behavioral criteria are selected which are social communication impairment and restricted repetitive behavior. Data acquisition was based on interview sessions with clinical psychologist and distribution of 36 questionnaires to teachers and parents that have autistic children. It was then analyzed and the cut off points for each severity level; level 1 (mild), level 2 (moderate), and level 3 (severe) is determined. The fuzzy expert system processes are employed to detect the severity levels. The processes involve Fuzzy system architecture, fuzzification, rules evaluation, rules evaluation and defuzzification. The finding demonstrates that the system is able to detect autism severity level with a good accuracy. This system also accommodates with suitable recommendation based on the generated result whether the suggestion is to go for speech therapy or behavior therapy. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 2}, keywords = {Autism, Autism Severity Level, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Data Acquisition, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Education, Expert Systems, Fuzzy Expert Systems, Level Detections, Manufacture, Robotics, Social Communications, Surveys, System Architectures, Teaching}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Autism is a neuro developmental disorder that is recently well known among Malaysian. Many researches on autism detection have been conducted worldwide. However, there is lack of research conducted in detecting autism severity level. Therefore, this paper focuses on autism severity level detection using fuzzy expert system. Two main autistic behavioral criteria are selected which are social communication impairment and restricted repetitive behavior. Data acquisition was based on interview sessions with clinical psychologist and distribution of 36 questionnaires to teachers and parents that have autistic children. It was then analyzed and the cut off points for each severity level; level 1 (mild), level 2 (moderate), and level 3 (severe) is determined. The fuzzy expert system processes are employed to detect the severity levels. The processes involve Fuzzy system architecture, fuzzification, rules evaluation, rules evaluation and defuzzification. The finding demonstrates that the system is able to detect autism severity level with a good accuracy. This system also accommodates with suitable recommendation based on the generated result whether the suggestion is to go for speech therapy or behavior therapy. © 2014 IEEE. |
Moktar, M N; Fikry, A; Musa, R; Hassan, H; Ahmad, S S; Ismail, Z; Samat, N; Hashim, R Extending cultural model of assistive technology design for autism treatment Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Assistive Technology, Autism, Autism Treatments, Cell Culture, Cultural Aspects, Cultural Changes, Cultural Difference, Cultural Diversity, Design, Diseases, Manufacture, Robotics, Technological Growth @conference{Moktar2015172, title = {Extending cultural model of assistive technology design for autism treatment}, author = {M N Moktar and A Fikry and R Musa and H Hassan and S S Ahmad and Z Ismail and N Samat and R Hashim}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959542249&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295882&partnerID=40&md5=43f3d322ae7e765e39205c5990862b05}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295882}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {172-175}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {This paper depicts the prominence of cultural on the adoption of assistive technology, in terms of design, which are particularly anticipated for autism treatment. The researchers believe that cultural aspect should be considered in designing assistive technology in treating autistic individual. It is necessary to assess cultural differences critically so that assistive technology can be accepted extensively. Occasional review on cultural changes is also needed in countries with cultural diversity to ensure that the technological growth is compatible with the current recognition. This paper reviews on disability treatment using assistive technology and proposes an extension for the existing cultural model for assistive technology design. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Assistive Technology, Autism, Autism Treatments, Cell Culture, Cultural Aspects, Cultural Changes, Cultural Difference, Cultural Diversity, Design, Diseases, Manufacture, Robotics, Technological Growth}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper depicts the prominence of cultural on the adoption of assistive technology, in terms of design, which are particularly anticipated for autism treatment. The researchers believe that cultural aspect should be considered in designing assistive technology in treating autistic individual. It is necessary to assess cultural differences critically so that assistive technology can be accepted extensively. Occasional review on cultural changes is also needed in countries with cultural diversity to ensure that the technological growth is compatible with the current recognition. This paper reviews on disability treatment using assistive technology and proposes an extension for the existing cultural model for assistive technology design. © 2014 IEEE. |
Khir, N H B M; Ismail, M; Jamil, N; Razak, F H A Can spatiotemporal gait analysis identify a child with Autistic Spectrum Disorder? Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Critical Analysis, Diseases, Economic and Social Effects, Gait Analysis, Gait Pattern, Literature Reviews, Manufacture, Quantitative Study, Robotics, Spatiotemporal @conference{Khir2015115, title = {Can spatiotemporal gait analysis identify a child with Autistic Spectrum Disorder?}, author = {N H B M Khir and M Ismail and N Jamil and F H A Razak}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959505294&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295872&partnerID=40&md5=dbaae7a86b78fa037d60f4b944ed2dc6}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295872}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {115-119}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {The aim of this study is to investigate the ability of spatiotemporal gait analysis to identify the Autistic Spectrum Disorder child (ASD). Even though the interest in gait analysis is becoming popular among researchers these days, yet very few quantitative studies are done on children with autism. Since motor development is not influenced by both social and linguistic development, it is believed to be a probable bio-marker of autism. The spatiotemporal gait pattern is being explored to understand the difference it may bring upon in the future. Six findings from previous researches are reviewed and analyzed to understand the crucial factor involves in this research. From the literature review and critical analysis done, spatiotemporal gait analysis may be used to identify the ASD child because the gait patterns of ASD child are discovered to be different from normal children. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Critical Analysis, Diseases, Economic and Social Effects, Gait Analysis, Gait Pattern, Literature Reviews, Manufacture, Quantitative Study, Robotics, Spatiotemporal}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The aim of this study is to investigate the ability of spatiotemporal gait analysis to identify the Autistic Spectrum Disorder child (ASD). Even though the interest in gait analysis is becoming popular among researchers these days, yet very few quantitative studies are done on children with autism. Since motor development is not influenced by both social and linguistic development, it is believed to be a probable bio-marker of autism. The spatiotemporal gait pattern is being explored to understand the difference it may bring upon in the future. Six findings from previous researches are reviewed and analyzed to understand the crucial factor involves in this research. From the literature review and critical analysis done, spatiotemporal gait analysis may be used to identify the ASD child because the gait patterns of ASD child are discovered to be different from normal children. © 2014 IEEE. |
Sitimin, S A; Ismail, Z; Fikry, A; Hassan, H; Ahmad, S S; Samat, N; Musa, R; Hashim, R A review on employee benefits for working parents with autistic children Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Communication Skills, Developed Countries, Diseases, Employee Benefits, Manufacture, Robotics, Social Interactions, Working Parents @conference{Sitimin2015176, title = {A review on employee benefits for working parents with autistic children}, author = {S A Sitimin and Z Ismail and A Fikry and H Hassan and S S Ahmad and N Samat and R Musa and R Hashim}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959565959&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295883&partnerID=40&md5=30b39811730957e0eb810658605e007a}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295883}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {176-179}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {Autism is a behavioural illness categorized based on poor communication skills, lack of social interaction and weird way of playing. As a caregiver and a worker at the same time, 78 per cent of employees sometimes had to take short time off or leave early from work, come to work late, and being absence for a long period of time. Since children with autism needs more health services and attention, working parents are hoping to get better employees benefits from their employers. Mostly, in developed countries such as United States, employee benefits for working parents with autistic children is applicable but the employees benefits provided are very limited and it is based on the organization's benefit policies. This research provides a general review on previous related studies especially the one which is closely related to employee benefits for working parents with autistic children. Thus, this research can contribute to the new knowledge in creating special employee benefits in the workplace for working parents with autistic children globally. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Autism, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Communication Skills, Developed Countries, Diseases, Employee Benefits, Manufacture, Robotics, Social Interactions, Working Parents}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Autism is a behavioural illness categorized based on poor communication skills, lack of social interaction and weird way of playing. As a caregiver and a worker at the same time, 78 per cent of employees sometimes had to take short time off or leave early from work, come to work late, and being absence for a long period of time. Since children with autism needs more health services and attention, working parents are hoping to get better employees benefits from their employers. Mostly, in developed countries such as United States, employee benefits for working parents with autistic children is applicable but the employees benefits provided are very limited and it is based on the organization's benefit policies. This research provides a general review on previous related studies especially the one which is closely related to employee benefits for working parents with autistic children. Thus, this research can contribute to the new knowledge in creating special employee benefits in the workplace for working parents with autistic children globally. © 2014 IEEE. |
Bhagat, V; Simbak, Bin N; Haque, M Journal of Young Pharmacists, 7 (4), pp. 403-414, 2015, ISSN: 09751483, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Coping Behaviour, Decision Making, Disease Severity, Economic Aspect, Emotion, Emotionality, Experience, Human, Human Relation, Intervention Study, Parental Attitude, Parental Stress, Priority Journal, Psychological Well Being, Review, Satisfaction, Social Behaviour, Strategic Planning @article{Bhagat2015403, title = {The peripheral focus on the psychological parameters of parents of autistic children in the intervention methods: A review and recommending the strategy, focusing psychological parameters of parents of autistic children in intervention methods}, author = {V Bhagat and N Bin Simbak and M Haque}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959853109&doi=10.5530%2fjyp.2015.4s.1&partnerID=40&md5=ed5b5faede6650d1249a902d7201ed43}, doi = {10.5530/jyp.2015.4s.1}, issn = {09751483}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Journal of Young Pharmacists}, volume = {7}, number = {4}, pages = {403-414}, publisher = {EManuscript Services}, abstract = {The experience of parents with an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) can be devastating. Parents and families have to cope with the compound, demanding situation in their life. The presence of pervasive and severe deficits in children with ASD increases the adjusting demands of parent's in their life situations. Those coping with life complexity with the parents of ASD nudge them into stress later into distress slowly incapacitates them that of their efficiency to deal with this situation. These parents are found with disturbances in their psychological parameters such as social, sexual, economic, and emotional. Perhaps this shatters them from their interpersonal relationship and family life. Indeed, these aspects of parental distress stand lower in position, and the focus goes with the treatment of ASD. Thus, the management of ASD by these parents to their deficit child capacitating to reach their fullest abilities remains questionable. Thus, there is a need for intervention of autistic children with a peripheral focus on psychological parameters of parents of ASD. This review study focuses on division of attention required for the treatment of ASD towards the child with autism and the parents who manage them.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Autism, Coping Behaviour, Decision Making, Disease Severity, Economic Aspect, Emotion, Emotionality, Experience, Human, Human Relation, Intervention Study, Parental Attitude, Parental Stress, Priority Journal, Psychological Well Being, Review, Satisfaction, Social Behaviour, Strategic Planning}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The experience of parents with an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) can be devastating. Parents and families have to cope with the compound, demanding situation in their life. The presence of pervasive and severe deficits in children with ASD increases the adjusting demands of parent's in their life situations. Those coping with life complexity with the parents of ASD nudge them into stress later into distress slowly incapacitates them that of their efficiency to deal with this situation. These parents are found with disturbances in their psychological parameters such as social, sexual, economic, and emotional. Perhaps this shatters them from their interpersonal relationship and family life. Indeed, these aspects of parental distress stand lower in position, and the focus goes with the treatment of ASD. Thus, the management of ASD by these parents to their deficit child capacitating to reach their fullest abilities remains questionable. Thus, there is a need for intervention of autistic children with a peripheral focus on psychological parameters of parents of ASD. This review study focuses on division of attention required for the treatment of ASD towards the child with autism and the parents who manage them. |
Rani, N M; Legino, R; Mudzafar, N; Kamaruzaman, M F Embedded visual schedule application towards autistic children development: A prelimenary study Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479945955, (cited By 5). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Android Markets, Application Programs, Autism, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Conceptual Model, Digital Organizer, Engineering Education, Executive Dysfunctions, Independence, Organizational Skills @conference{Rani2015129, title = {Embedded visual schedule application towards autistic children development: A prelimenary study}, author = {N M Rani and R Legino and N Mudzafar and M F Kamaruzaman}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84957093092&doi=10.1109%2fICEED.2014.7194701&partnerID=40&md5=3b168313fec053724a2650001c64185c}, doi = {10.1109/ICEED.2014.7194701}, isbn = {9781479945955}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {ICEED 2014 - 2014 IEEE 6th Conference on Engineering Education}, pages = {129-132}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {Organizational skills are essential for every individual to lead an independent life. For autistic individuals, living an independent life is a big challenge. One of the reasons is because of executive dysfunction that they experience. Executive dysfunction is a drawback for autistic individuals in terms of organizational skills. However, it is found that the use of digital organizers may be helpful to enhance these individuals' quality of life. Although there are a few numbers of digital organizers for autistic users in the android market, not many studies were able to proof the effectiveness in engaging autistic users with the tools in global context. Therefore, a conceptual model will be proposed in this study based on related studies. With the aim to explore the potential of digital organizer applications to Malaysian autistic users, this study will be significant in designing appropriate instructional program for autistic children development. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 5}, keywords = {Android Markets, Application Programs, Autism, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Conceptual Model, Digital Organizer, Engineering Education, Executive Dysfunctions, Independence, Organizational Skills}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Organizational skills are essential for every individual to lead an independent life. For autistic individuals, living an independent life is a big challenge. One of the reasons is because of executive dysfunction that they experience. Executive dysfunction is a drawback for autistic individuals in terms of organizational skills. However, it is found that the use of digital organizers may be helpful to enhance these individuals' quality of life. Although there are a few numbers of digital organizers for autistic users in the android market, not many studies were able to proof the effectiveness in engaging autistic users with the tools in global context. Therefore, a conceptual model will be proposed in this study based on related studies. With the aim to explore the potential of digital organizer applications to Malaysian autistic users, this study will be significant in designing appropriate instructional program for autistic children development. © 2014 IEEE. |
Khowaja, K; Salim, S S Heuristics to evaluate interactive systems for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Journal Article PLoS ONE, 10 (7), 2015, ISSN: 19326203, (cited By 12). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adult, Article, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Bibliographic Database, Children, Computer Interface, Computer Program, Controlled Study, Evaluation Study, Female, Heuristics, Human, Information System, Interactive System, Interrater Reliability, Male, Practice Guideline, Questionnaires, Software, Surveys @article{Khowaja2015, title = {Heuristics to evaluate interactive systems for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)}, author = {K Khowaja and S S Salim}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84941313427&doi=10.1371%2fjournal.pone.0132187&partnerID=40&md5=60f3ee4a32fd71be4b842755a58527cf}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0132187}, issn = {19326203}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {PLoS ONE}, volume = {10}, number = {7}, publisher = {Public Library of Science}, abstract = {In this paper, we adapted and expanded a set of guidelines, also known as heuristics, to evaluate the usability of software to now be appropriate for software aimed at children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We started from the heuristics developed by Nielsen in 1990 and developed a modified set of 15 heuristics. The first 5 heuristics of this set are the same as those of the original Nielsen set, the next 5 heuristics are improved versions of Nielsen's, whereas the last 5 heuristics are new. We present two evaluation studies of our new heuristics. In the first, two groups compared Nielsen's set with the modified set of heuristics, with each group evaluating two interactive systems. The Nielsen's heuristics were assigned to the control group while the experimental group was given the modified set of heuristics, and a statistical analysis was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the modified set, the contribution of 5 new heuristics and the impact of 5 improved heuristics. The results show that the modified set is significantly more effective than the original, and we found a significant difference between the five improved heuristics and their corresponding heuristics in the original set. The five new heuristics are effective in problem identification using the modified set. The second study was conducted using a system which was developed to ascertain if the modified set was effective at identifying usability problems that could be fixed before the release of software. The post-study analysis revealed that the majority of the usability problems identified by the experts were fixed in the updated version of the system. © 2015 Khowaja, Salim.}, note = {cited By 12}, keywords = {Adult, Article, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Bibliographic Database, Children, Computer Interface, Computer Program, Controlled Study, Evaluation Study, Female, Heuristics, Human, Information System, Interactive System, Interrater Reliability, Male, Practice Guideline, Questionnaires, Software, Surveys}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } In this paper, we adapted and expanded a set of guidelines, also known as heuristics, to evaluate the usability of software to now be appropriate for software aimed at children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We started from the heuristics developed by Nielsen in 1990 and developed a modified set of 15 heuristics. The first 5 heuristics of this set are the same as those of the original Nielsen set, the next 5 heuristics are improved versions of Nielsen's, whereas the last 5 heuristics are new. We present two evaluation studies of our new heuristics. In the first, two groups compared Nielsen's set with the modified set of heuristics, with each group evaluating two interactive systems. The Nielsen's heuristics were assigned to the control group while the experimental group was given the modified set of heuristics, and a statistical analysis was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the modified set, the contribution of 5 new heuristics and the impact of 5 improved heuristics. The results show that the modified set is significantly more effective than the original, and we found a significant difference between the five improved heuristics and their corresponding heuristics in the original set. The five new heuristics are effective in problem identification using the modified set. The second study was conducted using a system which was developed to ascertain if the modified set was effective at identifying usability problems that could be fixed before the release of software. The post-study analysis revealed that the majority of the usability problems identified by the experts were fixed in the updated version of the system. © 2015 Khowaja, Salim. |
Roffeei, Mohd S H; Abdullah, N; Basar, S K R Seeking social support on Facebook for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) Journal Article International Journal of Medical Informatics, 84 (5), pp. 375-385, 2015, ISSN: 13865056, (cited By 43). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Article, ASD, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Caregiver, Children, Consumer Health Information, Content Analysis, Diseases, E-mail, Facebook, Family, Friendship, Human, Internet, Parents, Patient Referral, Priority Journal, Psychology, Qualitative Analysis, Self Esteem, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Support, Statistics, Support Group, Telemedicine, Utilization @article{MohdRoffeei2015375, title = {Seeking social support on Facebook for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs)}, author = {S H Mohd Roffeei and N Abdullah and S K R Basar}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84924517643&doi=10.1016%2fj.ijmedinf.2015.01.015&partnerID=40&md5=7296825093cbf87388b5b65023e59371}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.01.015}, issn = {13865056}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {International Journal of Medical Informatics}, volume = {84}, number = {5}, pages = {375-385}, publisher = {Elsevier Ireland Ltd}, abstract = {Purpose: This study examined the types of social support messages exchanged between parents and/or caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) who communicate via Facebook (FB); it studies two autism support groups: Autism Malaysia (AM) and Autism Children Club (ACA). Method: A total of 3637 messages including both postings (381) and comments (3256) were gathered from August to November 2013. The study employed a deductive content-analysis approach. The qualitative data were analyzed for social support themes adapted from the Social Support Behavior Code (SSBC). Before collecting the data, email was sent to the FB groups' moderators to gain formal consent from the members. Result: The finding indicated that the highest percentage of messages offered dealt with Informational support (30.7%) followed by Emotional support (27.8%). Network and Esteem support messages were responsible for 20.97% and 20.2%, respectively. Tangible Assistance was the least frequent category (0.4%). A majority of these messages discussed and addressed challenges and difficulties associated with caring and raising ASD children, as well as issues such as children's social lives and self-care routines. Conclusion: Understandings of how FB is used to seek social support could impact supporting and maintaining effective communication among parents and/or caregivers of children with ASDs. This information could also improve approaches used by health professionals in developing, improving and evaluating social support systems for parents/caregivers. © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.}, note = {cited By 43}, keywords = {Article, ASD, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Caregiver, Children, Consumer Health Information, Content Analysis, Diseases, E-mail, Facebook, Family, Friendship, Human, Internet, Parents, Patient Referral, Priority Journal, Psychology, Qualitative Analysis, Self Esteem, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Support, Statistics, Support Group, Telemedicine, Utilization}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Purpose: This study examined the types of social support messages exchanged between parents and/or caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) who communicate via Facebook (FB); it studies two autism support groups: Autism Malaysia (AM) and Autism Children Club (ACA). Method: A total of 3637 messages including both postings (381) and comments (3256) were gathered from August to November 2013. The study employed a deductive content-analysis approach. The qualitative data were analyzed for social support themes adapted from the Social Support Behavior Code (SSBC). Before collecting the data, email was sent to the FB groups' moderators to gain formal consent from the members. Result: The finding indicated that the highest percentage of messages offered dealt with Informational support (30.7%) followed by Emotional support (27.8%). Network and Esteem support messages were responsible for 20.97% and 20.2%, respectively. Tangible Assistance was the least frequent category (0.4%). A majority of these messages discussed and addressed challenges and difficulties associated with caring and raising ASD children, as well as issues such as children's social lives and self-care routines. Conclusion: Understandings of how FB is used to seek social support could impact supporting and maintaining effective communication among parents and/or caregivers of children with ASDs. This information could also improve approaches used by health professionals in developing, improving and evaluating social support systems for parents/caregivers. © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. |
Alwi, N; Harun, D; Jh, L Multidisciplinary Parent Education for Caregivers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): Implications for Clinical Practice Journal Article Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 29 (1), pp. 5, 2015, ISSN: 08839417, (cited By 0). Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Caregiver, Child Development Disorders, Children, Human, Parents, Pervasive @article{Alwi20155, title = {Multidisciplinary Parent Education for Caregivers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): Implications for Clinical Practice}, author = {N Alwi and D Harun and L Jh}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84921463937&doi=10.1016%2fj.apnu.2014.09.010&partnerID=40&md5=afc618a09a89f9461c587ab56a96559a}, doi = {10.1016/j.apnu.2014.09.010}, issn = {08839417}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Archives of Psychiatric Nursing}, volume = {29}, number = {1}, pages = {5}, publisher = {W.B. Saunders}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Caregiver, Child Development Disorders, Children, Human, Parents, Pervasive}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Alwi, N; Harun, D; Leonard, J H Clinical application of sensory integration therapy for children with autism Journal Article Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics, 16 (4), pp. 393-394, 2015, ISSN: 11108630, (cited By 1). Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Disease Severity, Groups by Age, Human, Letter, Motor Performance, Outcome Assessment, Sensorimotor Integration, Therapy, Therapy Effect, Treatment Indication, Treatment Response @article{Alwi2015393, title = {Clinical application of sensory integration therapy for children with autism}, author = {N Alwi and D Harun and J H Leonard}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84940898525&doi=10.1016%2fj.ejmhg.2015.05.009&partnerID=40&md5=5548f0db22520a480f09da9aaf4c872e}, doi = {10.1016/j.ejmhg.2015.05.009}, issn = {11108630}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics}, volume = {16}, number = {4}, pages = {393-394}, publisher = {Egyptian Society of Human Genetics}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Autism, Disease Severity, Groups by Age, Human, Letter, Motor Performance, Outcome Assessment, Sensorimotor Integration, Therapy, Therapy Effect, Treatment Indication, Treatment Response}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Aziz, N S A; Ahmad, W F W; Zulkifli, N J B User experience on numerical application between children with down syndrome and autism Conference 2015-April , Association for Computing Machinery, 2015, ISBN: 9781450333344, (cited By 8). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Diseases, Down Syndrome, Information Use, Learning Disorder, Mobile Applications, Numerical Applications @conference{Aziz201526, title = {User experience on numerical application between children with down syndrome and autism}, author = {N S A Aziz and W F W Ahmad and N J B Zulkifli}, editor = {Tedjasaputra Kaburuan Tedjasaputra Hariandja Sari Santosa A E R A J E P I Santoso H.B. Sari E.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84945260927&doi=10.1145%2f2742032.2742036&partnerID=40&md5=2c98e61e88888a9a737cba629592ba44}, doi = {10.1145/2742032.2742036}, isbn = {9781450333344}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {ACM International Conference Proceeding Series}, volume = {2015-April}, pages = {26-31}, publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery}, abstract = {The use of information technology in special education can enhance the ability in learning process. The purpose of this study is to compare the experience of children with Down Syndrome (DS) and children with autism in using a mobile numerical application named MathDS. Five children with DS and six children with autism involved in this study. The results indicate that the students with autism are more confident and satisfied with the application compared to the children with DS. Furthermore the analysis shows that the children with autism can easily understand on how to use the application and can get familiar with the product easily compared to children with DS. This might be because of the characteristics and also the behavior of the children. Copyright © 2015 ACM.}, note = {cited By 8}, keywords = {Autism, Diseases, Down Syndrome, Information Use, Learning Disorder, Mobile Applications, Numerical Applications}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The use of information technology in special education can enhance the ability in learning process. The purpose of this study is to compare the experience of children with Down Syndrome (DS) and children with autism in using a mobile numerical application named MathDS. Five children with DS and six children with autism involved in this study. The results indicate that the students with autism are more confident and satisfied with the application compared to the children with DS. Furthermore the analysis shows that the children with autism can easily understand on how to use the application and can get familiar with the product easily compared to children with DS. This might be because of the characteristics and also the behavior of the children. Copyright © 2015 ACM. |
Azahari, I N N A; Ahmad, W F W; Hashim, A S Preliminary study on social learning using mobile technology among children with autism Journal Article Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 9429 , pp. 420-431, 2015, ISSN: 03029743, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Cognitive Learning, Diseases, Education, Engineering Education, Information Science, Mobile Technology, Social Interactions, Social Sciences, Surveys, Teaching, Telecommunication, Telecommunication Equipment, Visual Approach @article{Azahari2015420, title = {Preliminary study on social learning using mobile technology among children with autism}, author = {I N N A Azahari and W F W Ahmad and A S Hashim}, editor = {Zaman Jaafar Ali Robinson Shih Velastin Velastin Smeaton Zaman Jaafar Ali Robinson H B A N M P T K S S A F H B A N M P Smeaton A.F. Shih T.K.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84950107133&doi=10.1007%2f978-3-319-25939-0_37&partnerID=40&md5=bd88f141aca1276bee7be8208da907e2}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-25939-0_37}, issn = {03029743}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)}, volume = {9429}, pages = {420-431}, publisher = {Springer Verlag}, abstract = {Autism is a neurological disorder that influences the growth of the brain, resulting struggles in learning, communication, and social interaction. There is no cure for autism, however excellent educational practices and prompt intervention leads to rapid improvements. One of the excellent approaches is the Visual Approach, which uses pictures or other visual items to communicate with autistic children, as they are visually oriented. Moreover, the usage of technology is able to build their interest in learning activities. Major impairment of children with autism is their difficulty in social interaction. The objective of this paper is to discuss on the preliminary study of social learning among children with autism. The methodology used to conduct the preliminary study is through questionnaires to parents and teachers of children with autism, which the questions are to verify the literature reviews. The result of testing discovers that the real life conditions of the children are similar with the finding from the literature reviews. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Autism, Cognitive Learning, Diseases, Education, Engineering Education, Information Science, Mobile Technology, Social Interactions, Social Sciences, Surveys, Teaching, Telecommunication, Telecommunication Equipment, Visual Approach}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Autism is a neurological disorder that influences the growth of the brain, resulting struggles in learning, communication, and social interaction. There is no cure for autism, however excellent educational practices and prompt intervention leads to rapid improvements. One of the excellent approaches is the Visual Approach, which uses pictures or other visual items to communicate with autistic children, as they are visually oriented. Moreover, the usage of technology is able to build their interest in learning activities. Major impairment of children with autism is their difficulty in social interaction. The objective of this paper is to discuss on the preliminary study of social learning among children with autism. The methodology used to conduct the preliminary study is through questionnaires to parents and teachers of children with autism, which the questions are to verify the literature reviews. The result of testing discovers that the real life conditions of the children are similar with the finding from the literature reviews. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015. |
Salleh, M H K; Yussof, H; Ainuddin, H A; Muda, M Z; Shamsuddin, S; Miskam, M A; Omar, A R Experimental Framework for the Categorization of Special Education Programs of ASKNAO Conference 76 , Elsevier B.V., 2015, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 4). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, ASKNAO, Autism, Diseases, Education, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Intelligent Control, Rehabilitation Robotics, Robotics, Smart Sensors, Special Education @conference{Salleh2015480, title = {Experimental Framework for the Categorization of Special Education Programs of ASKNAO}, author = {M H K Salleh and H Yussof and H A Ainuddin and M Z Muda and S Shamsuddin and M A Miskam and A R Omar}, editor = {Miskon M F Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962839161&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2015.12.321&partnerID=40&md5=b1ef50969d7f20b587f124ebebc3a9bc}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2015.12.321}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {76}, pages = {480-487}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {This paper presents the methods for categorizing a special education apps known as Autism Solution for Kids using NAO (ASKNAO) into the three subscales of autism which is Communication, Social Skills and Repetitive Behavior. The ASKNAO programs contains special education apps that is aimed for autism rehabilitation. As the apps have yet to be categorized, an experimental framework is proposed as to create a method of organizing the apps. With the usage of a 24 behavioral score sheet based on GARS-2, the reactions of the autistic children when interacting with the NAO robot during the experimental sessions can help classify the apps accordingly. There is however a few criteria needs to be met for the experimental data can be considered as reliable.}, note = {cited By 4}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, ASKNAO, Autism, Diseases, Education, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Intelligent Control, Rehabilitation Robotics, Robotics, Smart Sensors, Special Education}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper presents the methods for categorizing a special education apps known as Autism Solution for Kids using NAO (ASKNAO) into the three subscales of autism which is Communication, Social Skills and Repetitive Behavior. The ASKNAO programs contains special education apps that is aimed for autism rehabilitation. As the apps have yet to be categorized, an experimental framework is proposed as to create a method of organizing the apps. With the usage of a 24 behavioral score sheet based on GARS-2, the reactions of the autistic children when interacting with the NAO robot during the experimental sessions can help classify the apps accordingly. There is however a few criteria needs to be met for the experimental data can be considered as reliable. |
Aziz, A A; Moghanan, F F M; Mokhsin, M; Ismail, A; Lokman, A M Humanoid-robot intervention for children with autism: A conceptual model on FBM Journal Article Communications in Computer and Information Science, 545 , pp. 231-241, 2015, ISSN: 18650929, (cited By 3). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Behavioral Research, Diseases, Education, Ethical Module, Humanoid Robot, Kansei, Machinery, Motivation, Robotics, Robots, Soft Computing, Spiritual Module, Teaching @article{Aziz2015231, title = {Humanoid-robot intervention for children with autism: A conceptual model on FBM}, author = {A A Aziz and F F M Moghanan and M Mokhsin and A Ismail and A M Lokman}, editor = {Wah Y B Berry M.W. Mohamed A.H.J.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946024415&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-287-936-3_22&partnerID=40&md5=5a7b46c83aa2e5292e10e0cbb670c18f}, doi = {10.1007/978-981-287-936-3_22}, issn = {18650929}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Communications in Computer and Information Science}, volume = {545}, pages = {231-241}, publisher = {Springer Verlag}, abstract = {Autism is a lifelong disability that affects children development in terms of social interaction, communication, and imagination. Children with autism often are not able to communicate in a meaningful way with their surroundings and could not relate to the real world. Encompassing humanoid-robot during the therapy session is said as being one of the most beneficial therapies towards these children since autistic children are reported to be keener in engaging in machinery and gadgets. Due to the limited studies in the perspective of the children’s emotions and feelings, this study adopts Kansei assessment to investigate the emotions and feelings of the autistic children while engaging with the robot. Kansei assessment was done by the teacher which interpreted the emotional responses given by the autistic children. Two autistic children were involved in the study where both of the subjects are having mild autism. The data were then analyzed and translated to Fogg’s Behavioral Model to represent the children’s learning motivation. The developed Modified Fogg’s Behavioral Model successfully shows the inter-relation between the three components of ability, trigger and motivation for the autistic children while they interact with the humanoid-robot. The final model provides some evidence that despite having limited ability, given the right intervention, the children with autism will exhibit the same level of motivation with normal children. © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2015.}, note = {cited By 3}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Behavioral Research, Diseases, Education, Ethical Module, Humanoid Robot, Kansei, Machinery, Motivation, Robotics, Robots, Soft Computing, Spiritual Module, Teaching}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Autism is a lifelong disability that affects children development in terms of social interaction, communication, and imagination. Children with autism often are not able to communicate in a meaningful way with their surroundings and could not relate to the real world. Encompassing humanoid-robot during the therapy session is said as being one of the most beneficial therapies towards these children since autistic children are reported to be keener in engaging in machinery and gadgets. Due to the limited studies in the perspective of the children’s emotions and feelings, this study adopts Kansei assessment to investigate the emotions and feelings of the autistic children while engaging with the robot. Kansei assessment was done by the teacher which interpreted the emotional responses given by the autistic children. Two autistic children were involved in the study where both of the subjects are having mild autism. The data were then analyzed and translated to Fogg’s Behavioral Model to represent the children’s learning motivation. The developed Modified Fogg’s Behavioral Model successfully shows the inter-relation between the three components of ability, trigger and motivation for the autistic children while they interact with the humanoid-robot. The final model provides some evidence that despite having limited ability, given the right intervention, the children with autism will exhibit the same level of motivation with normal children. © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2015. |
Haque, S; Haque, M Art therapy and autism Journal Article Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 8 (6), pp. 202-203, 2015, ISSN: 09742441, (cited By 0). Links | BibTeX | Tags: Art Therapy, Article, Autism, Child Behaviour, Human, Human Relation, Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Social Interactions @article{Haque2015202, title = {Art therapy and autism}, author = {S Haque and M Haque}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84947426821&partnerID=40&md5=735d495bc1b2ce0c6370c265bb1a4802}, issn = {09742441}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research}, volume = {8}, number = {6}, pages = {202-203}, publisher = {Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Art Therapy, Article, Autism, Child Behaviour, Human, Human Relation, Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Social Interactions}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Bhagat, V; Jayaraj, J; Haque, M International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 7 (11), pp. 7-12, 2015, ISSN: 09751491, (cited By 3). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anxiety, Autism, Caregiver, Child Behaviour, Child Parent Relation, Cognition, Coping Behaviour, Distress Syndrome, Emotion, Emotionality, Human, Intelligence, Mental Capacity, Parental Stress, Parents, Phenotype, Review, Self Concept @article{Bhagat20157, title = {Parent’s self-efficacy, emotionality, and intellectual ability impacting the intervention of autism spectrum disorders: A review proposed model for appraisal of intervention}, author = {V Bhagat and J Jayaraj and M Haque}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946575464&partnerID=40&md5=7384d5557b767097e456dee7c79128f7}, issn = {09751491}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences}, volume = {7}, number = {11}, pages = {7-12}, publisher = {International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science}, abstract = {Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may affect all domains of a child’s life. Indeed, it impacts not only the child but also parents and siblings, causing disturbances in the family. The experience of parents with an autism spectrum disorder can be devastating; they have a demanding need to cope with complex situations in their lives. The presence of pervasive and severe deficits in children with ASD increases the adjusting demands of parents in their life situations, thus, nudging them into distress which in turn incapacitate them and lowers their efficiency to deal with these situations thereby reducing their self-efficacy. These parents are found with disturbances in emotional and intellectual components of their personalities. They end up being shattered in their interpersonal relationship and family life. Indeed, these aspects of parental distress rank lower in position and the focus rests on the treatment of ASD. Thus, the management of ASD incapacitating the parents of the deficit children to reach their fullest abilities remains questionable. Therefore, the objectives of this study are a) to examine the impact of emotionality, intellectual ability and self-efficacy of the intervention of autism spectrum disorder. b) To propose a new intervention model for ASD incorporating self-efficacy, emotional and mental ability c) To suggest the integration of this new model with the current intervention regimens to ensure better efficacy. This study, based on past evidence has keenly, examined the correlation of intellectual ability, emotionality and self-efficacy with the intervention of autism spectrum disorder. The results reveal that emotional and intellectual disturbances and impaired self-efficacy in the parents of children with ASD have an adverse impact on the intervention of ASD. A new model of intervention for ASD encompassing the above-mentioned essential components of parents’ personality has been proposed, and its integration with the existing treatment regimens has been suggested to reap an improved outcome. The study concludes by observing the fact that considerable improvement in the diagnosed child may not ameliorate the parent and family distress already present, especially at the time and expense of intervention can be even more detrimental to the overall personality of the parents. The new proposed model of intervention can pave the way for further research in this regard. © 2015, International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science. All rights reserved.}, note = {cited By 3}, keywords = {Anxiety, Autism, Caregiver, Child Behaviour, Child Parent Relation, Cognition, Coping Behaviour, Distress Syndrome, Emotion, Emotionality, Human, Intelligence, Mental Capacity, Parental Stress, Parents, Phenotype, Review, Self Concept}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may affect all domains of a child’s life. Indeed, it impacts not only the child but also parents and siblings, causing disturbances in the family. The experience of parents with an autism spectrum disorder can be devastating; they have a demanding need to cope with complex situations in their lives. The presence of pervasive and severe deficits in children with ASD increases the adjusting demands of parents in their life situations, thus, nudging them into distress which in turn incapacitate them and lowers their efficiency to deal with these situations thereby reducing their self-efficacy. These parents are found with disturbances in emotional and intellectual components of their personalities. They end up being shattered in their interpersonal relationship and family life. Indeed, these aspects of parental distress rank lower in position and the focus rests on the treatment of ASD. Thus, the management of ASD incapacitating the parents of the deficit children to reach their fullest abilities remains questionable. Therefore, the objectives of this study are a) to examine the impact of emotionality, intellectual ability and self-efficacy of the intervention of autism spectrum disorder. b) To propose a new intervention model for ASD incorporating self-efficacy, emotional and mental ability c) To suggest the integration of this new model with the current intervention regimens to ensure better efficacy. This study, based on past evidence has keenly, examined the correlation of intellectual ability, emotionality and self-efficacy with the intervention of autism spectrum disorder. The results reveal that emotional and intellectual disturbances and impaired self-efficacy in the parents of children with ASD have an adverse impact on the intervention of ASD. A new model of intervention for ASD encompassing the above-mentioned essential components of parents’ personality has been proposed, and its integration with the existing treatment regimens has been suggested to reap an improved outcome. The study concludes by observing the fact that considerable improvement in the diagnosed child may not ameliorate the parent and family distress already present, especially at the time and expense of intervention can be even more detrimental to the overall personality of the parents. The new proposed model of intervention can pave the way for further research in this regard. © 2015, International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science. All rights reserved. |
Siah, P -C; Tan, S -H Sense of coherence and WHOQoL among parents of children with ASD in Malaysia Journal Article International Journal on Disability and Human Development, 14 (1), pp. 59-66, 2015, ISSN: 21911231, (cited By 2). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adult, Age, Article, Autism, Children, Comprehension, Education, Employment, Environmental Factor, Female, Gender, Han Chinese, Health, Housewife, Human, Income, Indian, Major Clinical Study, Malay, Malaysia, Male, Marriage, Mental Health, Parental Attitude, Pensioner, Psychological Aspect, Quality of Life, Religion, Sampling, Sense of Coherence, Social Interactions @article{Siah201559, title = {Sense of coherence and WHOQoL among parents of children with ASD in Malaysia}, author = {P -C Siah and S -H Tan}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84922567900&doi=10.1515%2fijdhd-2013-0039&partnerID=40&md5=a909c24c26550aebe2c8922063d70001}, doi = {10.1515/ijdhd-2013-0039}, issn = {21911231}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {International Journal on Disability and Human Development}, volume = {14}, number = {1}, pages = {59-66}, publisher = {Walter de Gruyter GmbH}, abstract = {Studies have shown that most parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face more stress and have a poorer quality of life (QoL) than other parents. Nonetheless, there are still some parents of children with ASD who are able to maintain or even improve their QoL. This study is aimed to explore the relationship between SoC and WHOQoL among parents of children with ASD. Method: A total of 96 parents of children with ASD were invited to participate using a purposive sampling method. Results: The results suggested that participants in the high SoC group had better QoL in the four domains than those in the low SoC group. More importantly, not all types of SoC were relevant to QoL. Comprehensibility was relevant to all the four QoL domains and manageability was relevant to physical and psychological health, while meaningfulness was not relevant to any of the QoL domains. Conclusions: NGOs may improve the QoL of these parents by providing trainings to improve their SOC, especially in comprehensibility and manageability. © 2015 by De Gruyter.}, note = {cited By 2}, keywords = {Adult, Age, Article, Autism, Children, Comprehension, Education, Employment, Environmental Factor, Female, Gender, Han Chinese, Health, Housewife, Human, Income, Indian, Major Clinical Study, Malay, Malaysia, Male, Marriage, Mental Health, Parental Attitude, Pensioner, Psychological Aspect, Quality of Life, Religion, Sampling, Sense of Coherence, Social Interactions}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Studies have shown that most parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face more stress and have a poorer quality of life (QoL) than other parents. Nonetheless, there are still some parents of children with ASD who are able to maintain or even improve their QoL. This study is aimed to explore the relationship between SoC and WHOQoL among parents of children with ASD. Method: A total of 96 parents of children with ASD were invited to participate using a purposive sampling method. Results: The results suggested that participants in the high SoC group had better QoL in the four domains than those in the low SoC group. More importantly, not all types of SoC were relevant to QoL. Comprehensibility was relevant to all the four QoL domains and manageability was relevant to physical and psychological health, while meaningfulness was not relevant to any of the QoL domains. Conclusions: NGOs may improve the QoL of these parents by providing trainings to improve their SOC, especially in comprehensibility and manageability. © 2015 by De Gruyter. |
Gallagher, D; Voronova, A; Zander, M A; Cancino, G I; Bramall, A; Krause, M P; Abad, C; Tekin, M; Neilsen, P M; Callen, D F; Scherer, S W; Keller, G M; Kaplan, D R; Walz, K; Miller, F D Ankrd11 is a chromatin regulator involved in autism that is essential for neural development Journal Article Developmental Cell, 32 (1), pp. 31-42, 2015, ISSN: 15345807, (cited By 52). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Acetylation, Animal Behavior, Animal Cell, Animals, Ankrd11 Protein, Ankyrin, Ankyrin Repeat Domain Containing Protein 11, Article, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behaviour, Biological Marker, Blotting, Brain Cell Culture, Cell Culture, Cell Differentiation, Cell Proliferation, Cells, Chemistry, Chromatin, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, Cultured, DNA Binding Protein, DNA Microarray, DNA-Binding Proteins, Enzyme Activity, Female, Gene, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Targeting, Genetics, Histone, Histone Acetylation, Histone Acetyltransferase, Histone Deacetylase, Histone Deacetylase 3, Histone Deacetylases, Histones, Human, Human Cell, Immunoprecipitation, Messenger, Messenger RNA, Metabolism, Mice, Mouse, Murinae, Mus, Nerve Cell Differentiation, Nervous System Development, Neurogenesis, Nonhuman, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Pathology, Phenotype, Physiology, Point Mutation, Post-Translational, Priority Journal, Protein Expression, Protein Processing, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Small Interfering, Small Interfering RNA, Unclassified Drug, Western, Western Blotting @article{Gallagher201531, title = {Ankrd11 is a chromatin regulator involved in autism that is essential for neural development}, author = {D Gallagher and A Voronova and M A Zander and G I Cancino and A Bramall and M P Krause and C Abad and M Tekin and P M Neilsen and D F Callen and S W Scherer and G M Keller and D R Kaplan and K Walz and F D Miller}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84922343890&doi=10.1016%2fj.devcel.2014.11.031&partnerID=40&md5=ad7b8bd3ead790f092e1d8a276d4f25c}, doi = {10.1016/j.devcel.2014.11.031}, issn = {15345807}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Developmental Cell}, volume = {32}, number = {1}, pages = {31-42}, publisher = {Cell Press}, abstract = {Ankrd11 is a potential chromatin regulator implicated in neural development and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with no known function in the brain. Here, we show that knockdown of Ankrd11 in developing murine or human cortical neural precursors caused decreased proliferation, reduced neurogenesis, andaberrant neuronal positioning. Similar cellular phenotypes and aberrant ASD-like behaviors were observed in Yoda mice carrying a point mutation inthe Ankrd11 HDAC-binding domain. Consistent with a role for Ankrd11 in histone acetylation, Ankrd11 was associated with chromatin and colocalized with HDAC3, and expression and histone acetylation of Ankrd11 target genes were altered in Yoda neural precursors. Moreover, the Ankrd11 knockdown-mediated decrease in precursor proliferation was rescued by inhibiting histone acetyltransferase activity or expressing HDAC3. Thus, Ankrd11 is a crucial chromatin regulator that controls histone acetylation and gene expression during neural development, thereby providing a likely explanation for its association with cognitive dysfunction and ASD. © 2015 Elsevier Inc.}, note = {cited By 52}, keywords = {Acetylation, Animal Behavior, Animal Cell, Animals, Ankrd11 Protein, Ankyrin, Ankyrin Repeat Domain Containing Protein 11, Article, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behaviour, Biological Marker, Blotting, Brain Cell Culture, Cell Culture, Cell Differentiation, Cell Proliferation, Cells, Chemistry, Chromatin, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, Cultured, DNA Binding Protein, DNA Microarray, DNA-Binding Proteins, Enzyme Activity, Female, Gene, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Targeting, Genetics, Histone, Histone Acetylation, Histone Acetyltransferase, Histone Deacetylase, Histone Deacetylase 3, Histone Deacetylases, Histones, Human, Human Cell, Immunoprecipitation, Messenger, Messenger RNA, Metabolism, Mice, Mouse, Murinae, Mus, Nerve Cell Differentiation, Nervous System Development, Neurogenesis, Nonhuman, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Pathology, Phenotype, Physiology, Point Mutation, Post-Translational, Priority Journal, Protein Expression, Protein Processing, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Small Interfering, Small Interfering RNA, Unclassified Drug, Western, Western Blotting}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Ankrd11 is a potential chromatin regulator implicated in neural development and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with no known function in the brain. Here, we show that knockdown of Ankrd11 in developing murine or human cortical neural precursors caused decreased proliferation, reduced neurogenesis, andaberrant neuronal positioning. Similar cellular phenotypes and aberrant ASD-like behaviors were observed in Yoda mice carrying a point mutation inthe Ankrd11 HDAC-binding domain. Consistent with a role for Ankrd11 in histone acetylation, Ankrd11 was associated with chromatin and colocalized with HDAC3, and expression and histone acetylation of Ankrd11 target genes were altered in Yoda neural precursors. Moreover, the Ankrd11 knockdown-mediated decrease in precursor proliferation was rescued by inhibiting histone acetyltransferase activity or expressing HDAC3. Thus, Ankrd11 is a crucial chromatin regulator that controls histone acetylation and gene expression during neural development, thereby providing a likely explanation for its association with cognitive dysfunction and ASD. © 2015 Elsevier Inc. |
Vetrayan, Jayachandran; Zin, Mohd Fadil Mohd; Paulraj, Smily Jesu Priya Victor Relationship between Visual Perception and Imitation in School Function among Autism Inproceedings Abbas, MY; Bajunid, AFI; Thani, SKM (Ed.): ASLI QOL2014: ANNUAL SERIAL LANDMARK INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON QUALITY OF LIFE / AQOL 2014 ISTANBUL: ABRA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON QUALITY OF LIFE, pp. 67-75, Assoc Behav Res Asians ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2015, ISSN: 1877-0428, (Annual Serial Landmark International Conference on Quality of Life(ASLI QoL) / ABRA International Conference on Quality of Life (AQoL), Istanbul Tech Univ, Istanbul, TURKEY, DEC 26-28, 2014). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Imitation, School Function, Visual Perception @inproceedings{ISI:000381109000007, title = {Relationship between Visual Perception and Imitation in School Function among Autism}, author = {Jayachandran Vetrayan and Mohd Fadil Mohd Zin and Smily Jesu Priya Victor Paulraj}, editor = {MY Abbas and AFI Bajunid and SKM Thani}, url = {https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/277811/1-s2.0-S1877042815X00401/1-s2.0-S1877042815048570/main.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEAsaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJHMEUCIB6YGSNeIvG7kXS%2BkjGJJHP75rLbcI%2Fm1enK1Y5y36oyAiEAoFwmf4m7WZo7E0ucOJJqt%2BffNCpbIjLodKZu63MfZccqtAMIdBADGgwwNTkwMDM1NDY4NjUiDBtG401sqZf8yV2AqyqRA%2FlYqizBYi0Igj8k0jByWrKaeAepQ7RcsdeFjahLdVkEFpH3WXROxBBzNLb2W8MFp%2BhlOmkiLRb0vPN%2B8cMK5Pge%2Bp2PACT51hm6ZrMgyf0XUcTwr%2BLhQOQK3NQzBXCsEuzqHYdfvw88XYPsrLS44qVlDlkv44jivGSaf9FbEaXGE4WBcd0WlKXQBrCzLiGlyKtZVk43KnnBIZ2Xpusk8ORzjRx88EMHKgQos93iBYpVdgSbFOEnmSs06uSrJ%2FMr87pljfHohIMln8vrHeaxH8bQo4PUlwrFfZJ25fnYLZTSHQsKK5xbyTKKTmFlvx5eYZVYLD7Zs4P3wxhOpqtfHFiXcN9DO1WMlcmcMcGbQlSAIXSsMKG4OBTDpKBHhKqKbmvO3o%2BCv87C0QDv1awkWYUL3tuURsUt8WNMfyir4LKQtO3yy1znKXvZsZZ9gcGjHXYoRw7AwdwOKRNDIRBEcBVou2CjO3KkBsc7QK02K71qGbzKcPoLnFN0Y64mMaYdncSTaGhDjTuSkXYyhl4GTSAFMNaE3vYFOusBrd7s7%2F4hPMGcA9iriJqwu0xkunQwiyku%2FU2mgNBDsoNr42ggL3%2F5pfL4qxKeAq5SmZHmbJ3Ghpb4bGkpEDeIu4Ejh17rCecVm%2FXhuJzrjHSq4%2FLYDAdD%2F01ht%2FwLuaWadnSSSdJJ5YS%2BtzH1lbX5GZhC4VQmTirVd42DYzSeI104mkaon9vYOTr6aHB2FgtsUD%2FKoCPM1%2FV9jDFRAtkj2blpCOcsjkDu6f5%2Fi1zAdogkGixF5i4sCZ%2B4N2velQBFDR21X8wIKSTe0bo4OlRPkMJj1KHFEfRsDynZErNYe8TesdP5bGqg9G9BOQ%3D%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20200603T113831Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAQ3PHCVTYYAUZWHXW%2F20200603%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=8dd4b4df2d2a2dfdbb722142aceefd1e3e4c582c7fec796bcb6c45ff24cad8f7&hash=9aeb25dff57582fd5cc1de122e6003cb82461b908346792009c4af45ac4cdc86&host=68042c943591013ac2b2430a89b270f6af2c76d8dfd086a07176afe7c76c2c61&pii=S1877042815048570&tid=spdf-fb7187fe-621a-4369-b3fe-641a95cfd193&sid=233beaf1712ca3410b898ab8a955e0798a8fgxrqb&type=client}, doi = {10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.08.209}, issn = {1877-0428}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, booktitle = {ASLI QOL2014: ANNUAL SERIAL LANDMARK INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON QUALITY OF LIFE / AQOL 2014 ISTANBUL: ABRA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON QUALITY OF LIFE}, volume = {202}, pages = {67-75}, publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV}, address = {SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS}, organization = {Assoc Behav Res Asians}, series = {Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences}, abstract = {Twenty children with autism (4 to 9 years 6-month-old) participated in this study. All the participants tested with Developmental Test of Visual Perception: Second Edition, Motor Imitation Assessment, unstructured Motor Imitation Assessment and School Functional Assessment (SFA). The result revealed that school function of autistic children has a significant relationship with their visual perception and imitation performance. About fifteen components of SFA had relationship with visual perception subtest in Motor Reduced Visual Perceptions (visual motor integration r = 0.462) and for the imitation task (unstructured gesture imitation r = 0.472 and unstructured object imitation r = 0. 559). (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.}, note = {Annual Serial Landmark International Conference on Quality of Life(ASLI QoL) / ABRA International Conference on Quality of Life (AQoL), Istanbul Tech Univ, Istanbul, TURKEY, DEC 26-28, 2014}, keywords = {Autism, Imitation, School Function, Visual Perception}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } Twenty children with autism (4 to 9 years 6-month-old) participated in this study. All the participants tested with Developmental Test of Visual Perception: Second Edition, Motor Imitation Assessment, unstructured Motor Imitation Assessment and School Functional Assessment (SFA). The result revealed that school function of autistic children has a significant relationship with their visual perception and imitation performance. About fifteen components of SFA had relationship with visual perception subtest in Motor Reduced Visual Perceptions (visual motor integration r = 0.462) and for the imitation task (unstructured gesture imitation r = 0.472 and unstructured object imitation r = 0. 559). (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
Paulraj, Smily Jesu Priya Victor; Karim, Ruwinah Abdul; Vetrayan, Jayachandran Evaluation of Occupational Performance Imitation Intervention on Three Imitation Learnings among Autism: Case series Inproceedings Abbas, MY; Bajunid, AFI; Thani, SKM (Ed.): ASLI QOL2014: ANNUAL SERIAL LANDMARK INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON QUALITY OF LIFE / AQOL 2014 ISTANBUL: ABRA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON QUALITY OF LIFE, pp. 58-66, Assoc Behav Res Asians ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2015, ISSN: 1877-0428, (Annual Serial Landmark International Conference on Quality of Life(ASLI QoL) / ABRA International Conference on Quality of Life (AQoL), Istanbul Tech Univ, Istanbul, TURKEY, DEC 26-28, 2014). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Imitation, Occupational Performance, Quality of Life @inproceedings{ISI:000381109000006, title = {Evaluation of Occupational Performance Imitation Intervention on Three Imitation Learnings among Autism: Case series}, author = {Smily Jesu Priya Victor Paulraj and Ruwinah Abdul Karim and Jayachandran Vetrayan}, editor = {MY Abbas and AFI Bajunid and SKM Thani}, url = {https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/277811/1-s2.0-S1877042815X00401/1-s2.0-S1877042815048569/main.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEBEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJHMEUCIQCT45AhC46wb5K4AVgakKIR5TJ%2FR3QfiUg%2BxmGvE24p9QIgKM8RFL3Fhc2jk%2BYr7N9CA9bB88LMOaKYsSJ%2BGQG7m5gqtAMIehADGgwwNTkwMDM1NDY4NjUiDA4JYpb01m4KsfBdwSqRAwh57gEoXQeWsyw0dn8qXWai5jGSt7xdEma3%2BLDfHdEVqcQQarsRRDJwekkvlAMmDKTWYDD1MwdfxP5FNBDMg%2FSyzPvjPYtOK1YZPO6X92mDDRMn7xybdk8AhJgn929E9bqMFdmB255fLZr6h8mDY0O6aFbeL%2FyK7cBDG2cV8iC%2FD6ZORt8FRlQxjDcFu4JyYRzOwuIq6P5UThze4AbR3uD3GtzWg%2BN4f0lnrwbZjw0meTOx6W1BshOkts61Wj2qUbUwfM00bVryB1YWU7U0Fh8RY1s1CLjDqtI1LGKEOYvTKOp%2FjyCUAW3BpV%2BFK%2Brl3t4QCrnthPbnBergoUlQml2%2B9e%2Bc4Bs%2FCfsfWIk0frivZXyIuR6e9T2AXUI%2B09edNuafx1gFDad2NA6eTb%2Blude3n1EgHmU1aakaSa49WWuYXLwPLIR50MHulVrWZy%2FB4IrUrQ0hiPXJNhsYzTD6M75MfK2pM4XRzNc9Z6SrZ7fsBzIjH7gTdSu3Ec7O%2FpC3HrQ07cNmcf1dSXs5DBH4qlxVMK6h3%2FYFOusBdLx3F9AvX6gpQSXTjCoMtoE%2Ba0qcIIl2uF3haxkEVvKSFm3CKF9pDEveUpxy5gW9SHPMVRwmwNQr3SmC9WKjHgax2bzln24ejfQOP0LQcM7n590D8FBqENpFIpuRC%2BYpjsQyfaHlB7oTLT9LSSZhOiY3DSxIjmvM8iIzzz8L1OVMMEJAdvKI6rFHE0Myz7uCNk05ooyCxHlRmcASGiPe8JTWwh%2BSRPLToK53NuqKe032xN6wZ5Bc3dA2ZTqkiMdzG4F9BRnnXBgO39Qu3Ttd6Flr2rx%2BtrVZY3DIUnwY6KN0%2FRAgsipiXYoDbA%3D%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20200603T165358Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAQ3PHCVTY5M5EXXNE%2F20200603%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=98aab5a16290d99ce43d8c8bd4b7aad29601cc238a58deada38281559a5358d4&hash=33223d6b9ba0203786d34003e9f3ce41ee389e77a4003bcbb3491226aa897e72&host=68042c943591013ac2b2430a89b270f6af2c76d8dfd086a07176afe7c76c2c61&pii=S1877042815048569&tid=spdf-4c1b05d9-df08-47e9-867c-eb352439e80d&sid=30b890444e784240913915d465b2191c75a7gxrqb&type=client}, doi = {10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.08.208}, issn = {1877-0428}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, booktitle = {ASLI QOL2014: ANNUAL SERIAL LANDMARK INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON QUALITY OF LIFE / AQOL 2014 ISTANBUL: ABRA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON QUALITY OF LIFE}, volume = {202}, pages = {58-66}, publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV}, address = {SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS}, organization = {Assoc Behav Res Asians}, series = {Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences}, abstract = {This study determined the effect of Occupational Performance Imitation Intervention (OPII) on three imitation learning among autism using a case series design. Six children with autism participated in this study with aged between four to six and half years. These children randomly divided into three groups. In each group received different types of stimulation, which included visual imitation, auditory imitation and visuoauditory imitation. Total 15 weeks of a programme conducted with one week of a pre-test, ten weeks of intervention and follow-up conducted after three weeks of post intervention. The finding indicates all three groups showed improvements in after received OPII. In future need to examine the well-designed study with larger sample size. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.}, note = {Annual Serial Landmark International Conference on Quality of Life(ASLI QoL) / ABRA International Conference on Quality of Life (AQoL), Istanbul Tech Univ, Istanbul, TURKEY, DEC 26-28, 2014}, keywords = {Autism, Imitation, Occupational Performance, Quality of Life}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } This study determined the effect of Occupational Performance Imitation Intervention (OPII) on three imitation learning among autism using a case series design. Six children with autism participated in this study with aged between four to six and half years. These children randomly divided into three groups. In each group received different types of stimulation, which included visual imitation, auditory imitation and visuoauditory imitation. Total 15 weeks of a programme conducted with one week of a pre-test, ten weeks of intervention and follow-up conducted after three weeks of post intervention. The finding indicates all three groups showed improvements in after received OPII. In future need to examine the well-designed study with larger sample size. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
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Brett, M; McPherson, J; Zang, Z J; Lai, A; Tan, E -S; Ng, I; Ong, L -C; Cham, B; Tan, P; Rozen, S; Tan, E -C PLoS ONE, 9 (4), 2014, ISSN: 19326203, (cited By 20). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Article, ATRX Gene, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Clinical Article, Congenital Abnormalities, Congenital Malformation, Controlled Study, Diagnostic Test, DNA Mutational Analysis, Female, Gene, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Mutation, Gene Targeting, Genetic Association, Genetic Association Studies, Genetic Disorder, Genetic Variability, Genetic Variation, Genetics, Genome-Wide Association Study, High Throughput Sequencing, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Human, Intellectual Disability, Intellectual Impairment, Karyotype, L1CAM Gene, Male, Mutation, Nonsense Mutation, Nucleotide Sequence, Phenotype, Polymorphism, RNA Splice Sites, RNA Splicing, Single Nucleotide, Single Nucleotide Polymorphism @article{Brett2014, title = {Massively parallel sequencing of patients with intellectual disability, congenital anomalies and/or autism spectrum disorders with a targeted gene panel}, author = {M Brett and J McPherson and Z J Zang and A Lai and E -S Tan and I Ng and L -C Ong and B Cham and P Tan and S Rozen and E -C Tan}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84898625023&doi=10.1371%2fjournal.pone.0093409&partnerID=40&md5=f673e204a009bf84de81ea69dcd026db}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0093409}, issn = {19326203}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {PLoS ONE}, volume = {9}, number = {4}, publisher = {Public Library of Science}, abstract = {Developmental delay and/or intellectual disability (DD/ID) affects 1-3% of all children. At least half of these are thought to have a genetic etiology. Recent studies have shown that massively parallel sequencing (MPS) using a targeted gene panel is particularly suited for diagnostic testing for genetically heterogeneous conditions. We report on our experiences with using massively parallel sequencing of a targeted gene panel of 355 genes for investigating the genetic etiology of eight patients with a wide range of phenotypes including DD/ID, congenital anomalies and/or autism spectrum disorder. Targeted sequence enrichment was performed using the Agilent SureSelect Target Enrichment Kit and sequenced on the Illumina HiSeq2000 using paired-end reads. For all eight patients, 81-84% of the targeted regions achieved read depths of at least 20×, with average read depths overlapping targets ranging from 322 × to 798 ×. Causative variants were successfully identified in two of the eight patients: a nonsense mutation in the ATRX gene and a canonical splice site mutation in the L1CAM gene. In a third patient, a canonical splice site variant in the USP9X gene could likely explain all or some of her clinical phenotypes. These results confirm the value of targeted MPS for investigating DD/ID in children for diagnostic purposes. However, targeted gene MPS was less likely to provide a genetic diagnosis for children whose phenotype includes autism. © 2014 Brett et al.}, note = {cited By 20}, keywords = {Article, ATRX Gene, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Clinical Article, Congenital Abnormalities, Congenital Malformation, Controlled Study, Diagnostic Test, DNA Mutational Analysis, Female, Gene, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Mutation, Gene Targeting, Genetic Association, Genetic Association Studies, Genetic Disorder, Genetic Variability, Genetic Variation, Genetics, Genome-Wide Association Study, High Throughput Sequencing, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Human, Intellectual Disability, Intellectual Impairment, Karyotype, L1CAM Gene, Male, Mutation, Nonsense Mutation, Nucleotide Sequence, Phenotype, Polymorphism, RNA Splice Sites, RNA Splicing, Single Nucleotide, Single Nucleotide Polymorphism}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Developmental delay and/or intellectual disability (DD/ID) affects 1-3% of all children. At least half of these are thought to have a genetic etiology. Recent studies have shown that massively parallel sequencing (MPS) using a targeted gene panel is particularly suited for diagnostic testing for genetically heterogeneous conditions. We report on our experiences with using massively parallel sequencing of a targeted gene panel of 355 genes for investigating the genetic etiology of eight patients with a wide range of phenotypes including DD/ID, congenital anomalies and/or autism spectrum disorder. Targeted sequence enrichment was performed using the Agilent SureSelect Target Enrichment Kit and sequenced on the Illumina HiSeq2000 using paired-end reads. For all eight patients, 81-84% of the targeted regions achieved read depths of at least 20×, with average read depths overlapping targets ranging from 322 × to 798 ×. Causative variants were successfully identified in two of the eight patients: a nonsense mutation in the ATRX gene and a canonical splice site mutation in the L1CAM gene. In a third patient, a canonical splice site variant in the USP9X gene could likely explain all or some of her clinical phenotypes. These results confirm the value of targeted MPS for investigating DD/ID in children for diagnostic purposes. However, targeted gene MPS was less likely to provide a genetic diagnosis for children whose phenotype includes autism. © 2014 Brett et al. |
Sudirman, R; Hussin, S S Sensory responses of autism via electroencephalography for Sensory Profile Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014, ISBN: 9781479956869, (cited By 3). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Discrete Wavelet Transforms, Diseases, Electroencephalography, Electrophysiology, Independent Component Analysis, International System, Learning, Sensory Analysis, Sensory Profiles, Sensory Profiling, Sensory Stimulation, Signal Processing, Standard Deviation, Wavelet Packet Transforms @conference{Sudirman2014626, title = {Sensory responses of autism via electroencephalography for Sensory Profile}, author = {R Sudirman and S S Hussin}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946435600&doi=10.1109%2fICCSCE.2014.7072794&partnerID=40&md5=3e6f1cfe19eae4fad359d2493aebd7e0}, doi = {10.1109/ICCSCE.2014.7072794}, isbn = {9781479956869}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Proceedings - 4th IEEE International Conference on Control System, Computing and Engineering, ICCSCE 2014}, pages = {626-631}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {The aim of this study is to investigate the brain signals of autism children through electroencephalography (EEG) associated to physical tasks. The physical task was meant to stimulate the sensitivity correlation of sensory response of a child. A group of autism children was chosen for this study and were given by five sensory stimulations which are audio, taste, touch, visual and vestibular. The acquisition of brain signals was acquainted using EEG Neurofax 9200 and the electrode positions were using 10-20 International System placements. The preprocessing signals were analyzed using independent component analysis (ICA) using EEGLAB Software and Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT). The alpha wave was selected by level 6 decomposition and the extracted features represents the characteristic of the sensory task. The means, standard deviations and approximation entropy were extracted on the clean signals and forms into Sensory Profile (Sensory Profiling). From the overall results, the behavior of each autism children has been observed unstable emotion while running the sensory stimulation. The observation also helps to improve their learning strategy for the future work in assessment. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 3}, keywords = {Autism, Discrete Wavelet Transforms, Diseases, Electroencephalography, Electrophysiology, Independent Component Analysis, International System, Learning, Sensory Analysis, Sensory Profiles, Sensory Profiling, Sensory Stimulation, Signal Processing, Standard Deviation, Wavelet Packet Transforms}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The aim of this study is to investigate the brain signals of autism children through electroencephalography (EEG) associated to physical tasks. The physical task was meant to stimulate the sensitivity correlation of sensory response of a child. A group of autism children was chosen for this study and were given by five sensory stimulations which are audio, taste, touch, visual and vestibular. The acquisition of brain signals was acquainted using EEG Neurofax 9200 and the electrode positions were using 10-20 International System placements. The preprocessing signals were analyzed using independent component analysis (ICA) using EEGLAB Software and Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT). The alpha wave was selected by level 6 decomposition and the extracted features represents the characteristic of the sensory task. The means, standard deviations and approximation entropy were extracted on the clean signals and forms into Sensory Profile (Sensory Profiling). From the overall results, the behavior of each autism children has been observed unstable emotion while running the sensory stimulation. The observation also helps to improve their learning strategy for the future work in assessment. © 2014 IEEE. |
Karim, S; Mirza, Z; Kamal, M A; Abuzenadah, A M; Azhar, E I; Al-Qahtani, M H; Damanhouri, G A; Ahmad, F; Gan, S H; Sohrab, S S The role of viruses in neurodegenerative and neurobehavioral diseases Journal Article CNS and Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets, 13 (7), pp. 1213-1223, 2014, ISSN: 18715273, (cited By 12). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Alzheimer Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Animals, Article, Autism, Beta Interferon, Borna Disease Virus, Cytomegalovirus, Degenerative Disease, Disease Association, Enterovirus, Epstein Barr virus, Hepatitis Virus, Herpes Simplex Virus, HIV Associated Dementia, Human, Immune System, Inflammation, Influenza Virus, Influenza Virus A H5N1, Mental Disease, Mental Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, Nerve Cell Degeneration, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Nonhuman, Parkinson Disease, Pathophysiology, Picornavirus, Roseolovirus, Varicella Zoster Virus, Virology, Virus Infection, Virus Pathogenesis, Virus Transmission, West Nile Flavivirus @article{Karim20141213, title = {The role of viruses in neurodegenerative and neurobehavioral diseases}, author = {S Karim and Z Mirza and M A Kamal and A M Abuzenadah and E I Azhar and M H Al-Qahtani and G A Damanhouri and F Ahmad and S H Gan and S S Sohrab}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84911396470&doi=10.2174%2f187152731307141015122638&partnerID=40&md5=7564c64b2fe5d0737f83e65e1fdff60a}, doi = {10.2174/187152731307141015122638}, issn = {18715273}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {CNS and Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets}, volume = {13}, number = {7}, pages = {1213-1223}, publisher = {Bentham Science Publishers B.V.}, abstract = {Neurodegenerative and neurobehavioral diseases may be caused by chronic and neuropathic viral infections and may result in a loss of neurons and axons in the central nervous system that increases with age. To date, there is evidence of systemic viral infections that occur with some neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, autism spectrum disorders, and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. With increasing lifespan, the incidence of neurodegenerative diseases increases consistently. Neurodegenerative diseases affect approximately 37 million people worldwide and are an important cause of mortality. In addition to established non-viral-induced reasons for neurodegenerative diseases, neuropathic infections and viruses associated with neurodegenerative diseases have been proposed. Neuronal degeneration can be either directly or indirectly affected by viral infection. Viruses that attack the human immune system can also affect the nervous system and interfere with classical pathways of neurodegenerative diseases. Viruses can enter the central nervous system, but the exact mechanism cannot be understood well. Various studies have supported viral- and non-viral-mediated neurodegeneration at the cellular, molecular, genomic and proteomic levels. The main focus of this review is to illustrate the association between viral infections and both neurodegenerative and neurobehavioral diseases, so that the possible mechanism and pathway of neurodegenerative diseases can be better explained. This information will strengthen new concepts and ideas for neurodegenerative and neurobehavioral disease treatment. © 2014 Bentham Science Publishers.}, note = {cited By 12}, keywords = {Alzheimer Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Animals, Article, Autism, Beta Interferon, Borna Disease Virus, Cytomegalovirus, Degenerative Disease, Disease Association, Enterovirus, Epstein Barr virus, Hepatitis Virus, Herpes Simplex Virus, HIV Associated Dementia, Human, Immune System, Inflammation, Influenza Virus, Influenza Virus A H5N1, Mental Disease, Mental Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, Nerve Cell Degeneration, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Nonhuman, Parkinson Disease, Pathophysiology, Picornavirus, Roseolovirus, Varicella Zoster Virus, Virology, Virus Infection, Virus Pathogenesis, Virus Transmission, West Nile Flavivirus}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Neurodegenerative and neurobehavioral diseases may be caused by chronic and neuropathic viral infections and may result in a loss of neurons and axons in the central nervous system that increases with age. To date, there is evidence of systemic viral infections that occur with some neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, autism spectrum disorders, and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. With increasing lifespan, the incidence of neurodegenerative diseases increases consistently. Neurodegenerative diseases affect approximately 37 million people worldwide and are an important cause of mortality. In addition to established non-viral-induced reasons for neurodegenerative diseases, neuropathic infections and viruses associated with neurodegenerative diseases have been proposed. Neuronal degeneration can be either directly or indirectly affected by viral infection. Viruses that attack the human immune system can also affect the nervous system and interfere with classical pathways of neurodegenerative diseases. Viruses can enter the central nervous system, but the exact mechanism cannot be understood well. Various studies have supported viral- and non-viral-mediated neurodegeneration at the cellular, molecular, genomic and proteomic levels. The main focus of this review is to illustrate the association between viral infections and both neurodegenerative and neurobehavioral diseases, so that the possible mechanism and pathway of neurodegenerative diseases can be better explained. This information will strengthen new concepts and ideas for neurodegenerative and neurobehavioral disease treatment. © 2014 Bentham Science Publishers. |
Adly, Helmi M N; Faaizah, S; Naim, C P Serious game for autism children: Conceptual framework Conference 58 VOL I , WITPress, 2014, ISSN: 17433517, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Communication Systems, Computer Games, Conceptual Framework, Diagnosis, Digital Games, Diseases, Education, Information Technology, Prototype Development, Research, Software Prototyping, Technical Solutions, Vision, Visual Perception @conference{HelmiAdly20141125, title = {Serious game for autism children: Conceptual framework}, author = {M N Helmi Adly and S Faaizah and C P Naim}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84903171670&doi=10.2495%2fICTE131392&partnerID=40&md5=ce514b70cd03f5ce4a27685992a45b17}, doi = {10.2495/ICTE131392}, issn = {17433517}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {WIT Transactions on Information and Communication Technologies}, volume = {58 VOL I}, pages = {1125-1132}, publisher = {WITPress}, abstract = {An organized conceptual framework is an important component to acquired better understanding of prototype development. At this time, a systematic diagnose has been developed to assess visual perception problem for autism children. However, the method for diagnosing is still conducted manually and hands-on technique. In this paper, we present a conceptual framework to diagnose and assessing visual perception problem for autism children by using serious digital game. It will be used as a reference to construct a prototype using Adobe Flash software. This framework will be a technical solution from intervention to improve visual perception skills among autism children. The outcome from this research framework can be used for educational area and medical field. © 2014 WIT Press.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Autism, Communication Systems, Computer Games, Conceptual Framework, Diagnosis, Digital Games, Diseases, Education, Information Technology, Prototype Development, Research, Software Prototyping, Technical Solutions, Vision, Visual Perception}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } An organized conceptual framework is an important component to acquired better understanding of prototype development. At this time, a systematic diagnose has been developed to assess visual perception problem for autism children. However, the method for diagnosing is still conducted manually and hands-on technique. In this paper, we present a conceptual framework to diagnose and assessing visual perception problem for autism children by using serious digital game. It will be used as a reference to construct a prototype using Adobe Flash software. This framework will be a technical solution from intervention to improve visual perception skills among autism children. The outcome from this research framework can be used for educational area and medical field. © 2014 WIT Press. |
Alwi, N; Harun, D; Henry, L J Psychological distress among parents having offspring with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - A clinical view point Journal Article Disability and Health Journal, 7 (4), pp. 369-370, 2014, ISSN: 19366574, (cited By 1). Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Caregiver, Child Parent Relation, Coping Behaviour, Counseling, Depression, Disabled Person, Disabled Persons, Distress Syndrome, Family, Human, Letter, Marriage, Mental Stress, Parental Stress, Parents, Priority Journal, Progeny, Psychological, Psychological Well Being, Psychology, Single Parent, Social Status, Stress, Wellbeing @article{Alwi2014369, title = {Psychological distress among parents having offspring with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - A clinical view point}, author = {N Alwi and D Harun and L J Henry}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84927968335&doi=10.1016%2fj.dhjo.2014.04.008&partnerID=40&md5=a07c401e41bcac2ae5884cd4e8b8db30}, doi = {10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.04.008}, issn = {19366574}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Disability and Health Journal}, volume = {7}, number = {4}, pages = {369-370}, publisher = {Elsevier Inc.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Caregiver, Child Parent Relation, Coping Behaviour, Counseling, Depression, Disabled Person, Disabled Persons, Distress Syndrome, Family, Human, Letter, Marriage, Mental Stress, Parental Stress, Parents, Priority Journal, Progeny, Psychological, Psychological Well Being, Psychology, Single Parent, Social Status, Stress, Wellbeing}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Hanapiah, F A; Mohamed, S Response of children with autism to robotic intervention and association with IQ levels Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014, ISBN: 9781479975402, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Behaviour Evaluations, Children with Autism, Classroom Settings, Diseases, Human Robot Interaction, Humanoid Robot, Intelligent Robots, IQ Level, Qualitative Observations, Robotics, Robots @conference{Shamsuddin2014387, title = {Response of children with autism to robotic intervention and association with IQ levels}, author = {S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and F A Hanapiah and S Mohamed}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84920873999&doi=10.1109%2fDEVLRN.2014.6983012&partnerID=40&md5=1ae5aa42a315453fa73d5b927c2ff026}, doi = {10.1109/DEVLRN.2014.6983012}, isbn = {9781479975402}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {IEEE ICDL-EPIROB 2014 - 4th Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics}, pages = {387-393}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {This paper presents a qualitative observation on the initial response of children with autism when exposed to a humanoid robot. To elicit response, the robot autonomously executed 5 segments of interaction designed according to the triad impairments of autism. The aim was to observe the children's autistic behavior with a robot compared to their natural characteristics as observed in classroom setting. We also seek the association between responses to the robot with the children's intelligence level. Results with 12 children were analyzed to acquire relationship between initial responses and the children's IQ scores. Analysis indicates that the presence of the robot had significantly reduced the scores of autistic traits in the subscale of stereotyped behavior and communication. Behavior evaluation shows that children with IQ scores ranging from 80 to 109 were more receptive to robot-based intervention. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Behaviour Evaluations, Children with Autism, Classroom Settings, Diseases, Human Robot Interaction, Humanoid Robot, Intelligent Robots, IQ Level, Qualitative Observations, Robotics, Robots}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper presents a qualitative observation on the initial response of children with autism when exposed to a humanoid robot. To elicit response, the robot autonomously executed 5 segments of interaction designed according to the triad impairments of autism. The aim was to observe the children's autistic behavior with a robot compared to their natural characteristics as observed in classroom setting. We also seek the association between responses to the robot with the children's intelligence level. Results with 12 children were analyzed to acquire relationship between initial responses and the children's IQ scores. Analysis indicates that the presence of the robot had significantly reduced the scores of autistic traits in the subscale of stereotyped behavior and communication. Behavior evaluation shows that children with IQ scores ranging from 80 to 109 were more receptive to robot-based intervention. © 2014 IEEE. |
Miskam, M A; Shamsuddin, S; Samat, M R A; Yussof, H; Ainudin, H A; Omar, A R Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014, ISBN: 9781479966790, (cited By 10). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Android (Operating System), Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Child-Robot Interactions, Children with Autism, Cognitive Interaction, Diseases, Education, Emotion, Emotion Gestures, Emotion Recognition, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO @conference{Miskam2014b, title = {Humanoid robot NAO as a teaching tool of emotion recognition for children with autism using the Android app}, author = {M A Miskam and S Shamsuddin and M R A Samat and H Yussof and H A Ainudin and A R Omar}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84922121642&doi=10.1109%2fMHS.2014.7006084&partnerID=40&md5=012601803f19ab36eff7a41362d7db4d}, doi = {10.1109/MHS.2014.7006084}, isbn = {9781479966790}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {2014 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2014}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {In this paper, we used a humanoid robot to physically show emotional poses and conduct a simple guessing game with children. Nine different emotions using the robot's body poses have been developed using Choregraphe. A pre-test was carried out with a normal developing 6-year old boy. We report some qualitative findings that we found during the child-robot interaction. We aim to develop an Android app as a simple tool that can be used on smartphones. This serves as a fundamental step to empower non-technical persons in using robots to interact with children with autism for learning and therapeutic purposes. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 10}, keywords = {Android (Operating System), Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Child-Robot Interactions, Children with Autism, Cognitive Interaction, Diseases, Education, Emotion, Emotion Gestures, Emotion Recognition, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } In this paper, we used a humanoid robot to physically show emotional poses and conduct a simple guessing game with children. Nine different emotions using the robot's body poses have been developed using Choregraphe. A pre-test was carried out with a normal developing 6-year old boy. We report some qualitative findings that we found during the child-robot interaction. We aim to develop an Android app as a simple tool that can be used on smartphones. This serves as a fundamental step to empower non-technical persons in using robots to interact with children with autism for learning and therapeutic purposes. © 2014 IEEE. |
Nor, Z M; Yusof, S N; Ghazi, H F; Isa, Z M Does Bisphenol A contribute to autism spectrum disorder? Journal Article Current Topics in Toxicology, 10 , pp. 63-70, 2014, ISSN: 09728228, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: 4' Isopropylidenediphenol, Article, Autism, Behaviour Change, Disease Association, Environmental Factor, First Pass Effect, Human, Population, Pregnancy, Prenatal Period @article{Nor201463, title = {Does Bisphenol A contribute to autism spectrum disorder?}, author = {Z M Nor and S N Yusof and H F Ghazi and Z M Isa}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84939185210&partnerID=40&md5=57e7aabc3aa2ec1ab51747608ab6a9b2}, issn = {09728228}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Current Topics in Toxicology}, volume = {10}, pages = {63-70}, publisher = {Research Trends}, abstract = {Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) includes a range of conditions classified as neurodevelopmental disorders that have an onset from infancy. Multiple factors have been identified as causes for the autism spectrum disorder; however, the cascade of the disease is still not clearly defined. An increasing number of cases have been reported globally, for instance in US, UK, Canada and Australia. Environmental factors were suspected to be one of the causes. Bisphenol A (BPA) is an Endocrine Disruptor Compound (EDC) and used primarily as a monomer for the production of polycarbonate and epoxy resins, especially in feeding bottles for infants. Ongoing discussions are currently in progress on the reported low-dose effects of BPA, particularly its neurodevelopmental and behavioural effects. Many countries have banned the usage of BPA due to its harmful effects on children. This review aims at presenting an overview of the association between exposure to BPA and the neurobehavioural changes it triggers in children. Articles were obtained from the Science Direct and ProQuest search engines. The keywords used in the search were 'BPA' or 'bisphenol A' and áutism'. Fourty-seven articles were shortlisted, of which only five that fulfilled the requisite criteria were selected for review. All of them were cohort studies. Overall, an association has been established between prenatal and childhood exposure to BPA and neurobehavioural changes. The exposure during pregnancy was observed to have a greater impact on children. Earlier exposure during the prenatal period resulted in stronger associations. However, no association was found between BPA concentration of the child and neurobehavioural outcomes.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {4' Isopropylidenediphenol, Article, Autism, Behaviour Change, Disease Association, Environmental Factor, First Pass Effect, Human, Population, Pregnancy, Prenatal Period}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) includes a range of conditions classified as neurodevelopmental disorders that have an onset from infancy. Multiple factors have been identified as causes for the autism spectrum disorder; however, the cascade of the disease is still not clearly defined. An increasing number of cases have been reported globally, for instance in US, UK, Canada and Australia. Environmental factors were suspected to be one of the causes. Bisphenol A (BPA) is an Endocrine Disruptor Compound (EDC) and used primarily as a monomer for the production of polycarbonate and epoxy resins, especially in feeding bottles for infants. Ongoing discussions are currently in progress on the reported low-dose effects of BPA, particularly its neurodevelopmental and behavioural effects. Many countries have banned the usage of BPA due to its harmful effects on children. This review aims at presenting an overview of the association between exposure to BPA and the neurobehavioural changes it triggers in children. Articles were obtained from the Science Direct and ProQuest search engines. The keywords used in the search were 'BPA' or 'bisphenol A' and áutism'. Fourty-seven articles were shortlisted, of which only five that fulfilled the requisite criteria were selected for review. All of them were cohort studies. Overall, an association has been established between prenatal and childhood exposure to BPA and neurobehavioural changes. The exposure during pregnancy was observed to have a greater impact on children. Earlier exposure during the prenatal period resulted in stronger associations. However, no association was found between BPA concentration of the child and neurobehavioural outcomes. |
Shobana, M; Saravanan, C Comparative study on attitudes and psychological problems of mothers towards their children with developmental disability Journal Article East Asian Archives of Psychiatry, 24 (1), pp. 16-22, 2014, ISSN: 20789947, (cited By 6). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adult, Anxiety, Article, Attitude, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Comparative Study, Depression, Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Disorders, Down Syndrome, Education, Female, General Health Questionnaire 28, Home Care, Hostility, Human, Intellectual Disability, Intellectual Impairment, Major Clinical Study, Malaysia, Male, Mental Disorders, Mother Child Relation, Mothers, Named Inventories, Parental Attitude, Parental Attitude Scale, Prevalence, Psychological Well Being, Questionnaires, Rating Scale, School Child, Social Disability @article{Shobana201416, title = {Comparative study on attitudes and psychological problems of mothers towards their children with developmental disability}, author = {M Shobana and C Saravanan}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84898619897&partnerID=40&md5=e877e03b868d1a11ed8f859a33057d5d}, issn = {20789947}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {East Asian Archives of Psychiatry}, volume = {24}, number = {1}, pages = {16-22}, publisher = {Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press}, abstract = {Objective: Parents' positive attitudes and psychological wellbeing play an important role in the development of the children with developmental disability. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of psychological problems among mothers of children with autism disorder, intellectual disability, and Down syndrome. The second aim was to assess the differences in mothers' attitudes and psychological problems among their children with intellectual disability, autism disorder, and Down syndrome. The third aim was to identify whether negative attitude was a predictor of psychological problems in these mothers. Methods: In this study, 112 mothers of children having mild and moderate levels of autism disorder, Down syndrome, and intellectual disability were assessed using the Parental Attitude Scale and General Health Questionnaire-28. Results: Overall, mothers of children with intellectual disability were found to have the most negative attitude towards their child. Mothers of children with autism disorder exhibited higher scores on somatic symptoms, anxiety, and social dysfunction when compared with their counterparts with Down syndrome and intellectual disability. Negative attitude was a significant predictor of psychological problems. Conclusion: Parental attitudes and psychological problems would vary among mothers of children with different types of developmental disability. © 2014 Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists.}, note = {cited By 6}, keywords = {Adult, Anxiety, Article, Attitude, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Comparative Study, Depression, Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Disorders, Down Syndrome, Education, Female, General Health Questionnaire 28, Home Care, Hostility, Human, Intellectual Disability, Intellectual Impairment, Major Clinical Study, Malaysia, Male, Mental Disorders, Mother Child Relation, Mothers, Named Inventories, Parental Attitude, Parental Attitude Scale, Prevalence, Psychological Well Being, Questionnaires, Rating Scale, School Child, Social Disability}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Objective: Parents' positive attitudes and psychological wellbeing play an important role in the development of the children with developmental disability. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of psychological problems among mothers of children with autism disorder, intellectual disability, and Down syndrome. The second aim was to assess the differences in mothers' attitudes and psychological problems among their children with intellectual disability, autism disorder, and Down syndrome. The third aim was to identify whether negative attitude was a predictor of psychological problems in these mothers. Methods: In this study, 112 mothers of children having mild and moderate levels of autism disorder, Down syndrome, and intellectual disability were assessed using the Parental Attitude Scale and General Health Questionnaire-28. Results: Overall, mothers of children with intellectual disability were found to have the most negative attitude towards their child. Mothers of children with autism disorder exhibited higher scores on somatic symptoms, anxiety, and social dysfunction when compared with their counterparts with Down syndrome and intellectual disability. Negative attitude was a significant predictor of psychological problems. Conclusion: Parental attitudes and psychological problems would vary among mothers of children with different types of developmental disability. © 2014 Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists. |