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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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Lee, S H; Lee, L W Promoting Snack Time Interactions of Children With Autism in a Malaysian Preschool Journal Article Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 35 (2), pp. 89-101, 2015, ISSN: 02711214, (cited By 8). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @article standard logo 4, author = standard logo 3, url = standard logo 2, doi = standard logo 1, issn = standard logo 0, year = sticky header logo 9, date = sticky header logo 8, journal = sticky header logo 7, volume = sticky header logo 6, number = sticky header logo 5, pages = sticky header logo 4, abstract = sticky header logo 3, note = sticky header logo 2, keywords = {}, pubstate = sticky header logo 1, tppubtype = sticky header logo 0 } The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a comprehensive social skills intervention package combining peer-mediated strategies and environmental arrangements on the peer interactions of three children with autism in a Malaysian preschool. Following baseline, nine typically developing children participated in social initiation training and correspondence training for engaging with their classmates with autism at snack time. Environmental arrangements involving modification of snack time activities along with provision of materials for social interaction were incorporated. Intervention effects were evaluated using a single-subject multiple-baseline design across participants. Results indicated significant gains in reciprocal social interactions and verbal interactions for the children with autism. In the maintenance phase, the children sustained high levels of performance with continuation of environmental arrangements after termination of peer-mediated procedures. Teachers’ interview data indicated positive perceptions of the effects and acceptability of the intervention package but modest ratings on feasibility. © 2015, Hammill Institute on Disabilities. All rights reserved. |
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 end fusion sticky header wrapper 9, author = end fusion sticky header wrapper 8, editor = end fusion sticky header wrapper 7, url = end fusion sticky header wrapper 6, doi = end fusion sticky header wrapper 5, issn = end fusion sticky header wrapper 4, year = end fusion sticky header wrapper 3, date = end fusion sticky header wrapper 2, journal = end fusion sticky header wrapper 1, volume = end fusion sticky header wrapper 0, pages = fusion-row 9, publisher = fusion-row 8, abstract = fusion-row 7, note = fusion-row 6, keywords = fusion-row 5, pubstate = fusion-row 4, tppubtype = fusion-row 3 } 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. |
Perhakaran, G; Yusof, A M; Rusli, M E; Yusoff, M Z M; Mahidin, E M M; Mahalil, I; Zainuddin, A R R SnoezelenCAVE: Virtual reality CAVE Snoezelen framework for Autism spectrum disorders Journal Article Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 9429 , pp. 443-453, 2015, ISSN: 03029743, (cited By 6). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Caves, Diseases, Hand Motion, Immersive Virtual Reality, Information Science, Interaction Methods, Multi-Sensory, Snoezelen, Virtual Reality, Visual Learning, Voice Recognition Systems @article fusion-row 2, author = fusion-row 1, editor = fusion-row 0, url = #main 9, doi = #main 8, issn = #main 7, year = #main 6, date = #main 5, journal = #main 4, volume = #main 3, pages = #main 2, publisher = #main 1, abstract = #main 0, note = [if lt IE 9]> keywords = [if lt IE 9]> pubstate = [if lt IE 9]> tppubtype = [if lt IE 9]> } Autism Spectrum Disorder has become broadly recognized around the world, and Snoezelen (i.e. multi-sensory room) is one of the methods that provides therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder. This paper presents a system proposal of a new technique called “SnoezelenCAVE” that relies on immersive virtual reality technology. In this “SnoezelenCAVE”, a Multi-sensory environment will be developed in a CAVE setup. It includes an integration of hand motion device and voice recognition system. This proposed designs will focus on virtual environments stimulating visual learning, auditory techniques and natural free hand interaction method in relaxing virtual environments. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015. |
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[if lt IE 9]>
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year = fusion-columns 9, date = fusion-columns 8, journal = fusion-columns 7, volume = fusion-columns 6, pages = fusion-columns 5, publisher = fusion-columns 4, abstract = fusion-columns 3, note = fusion-columns 2, keywords = fusion-columns 1, pubstate = fusion-columns 0, tppubtype = fusion-row 9 } 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. |
Ilias, K; Cornish, K; Park, M S -A; Golden, K J The value of mixed-method research with families of children with autism spectrum disorder: A grounded theory protocol Journal Article Jurnal Teknologi, 77 (33), pp. 59-68, 2015, ISSN: 01279696, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @article fusion-row 8, author = fusion-row 7, url = fusion-row 6, doi = fusion-row 5, issn = fusion-row 4, year = fusion-row 3, date = fusion-row 2, journal = fusion-row 1, volume = fusion-row 0, number = fusion-footer-widget-area 9, pages = fusion-footer-widget-area 8, publisher = fusion-footer-widget-area 7, abstract = fusion-footer-widget-area 6, note = fusion-footer-widget-area 5, keywords = {}, pubstate = fusion-footer-widget-area 4, tppubtype = fusion-footer-widget-area 3 } This study emphasizes the value of mixed-method research methodologies in research with families of children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD), specifically Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The category of NDD in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5) includes Intellectual Developmental Disorders, Communication Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Specific Learning Disorder, and Motor Disorders. NDD affect not only the child, but the family as well. Limited research has utilized a qualitative or a mixed-methods approach to explore the experiences, stressors, and resilience of parents of children with ASD in non-Western contexts. Providing an example of a mixed-methods design, this paper illustrates a multiplephase doctoral study on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The study’s objective is to conduct an embedded design, mixed-method analysis using grounded theory to better understand parents’ (mothers and fathers) experiences, stressors, well-being and resilience in the Malaysian cultural context. Integrating and blending the approaches together allows for deeper analysis and theory development, while allowing rich cultural data to be shared in research areas where limited information is present. Revealing the family system, cultural, and contextual processes, the findings have important implications for professionals and researchers to develop more meaningful, culturally-tailored, and evidenced-based interventions. © 2015 Penerbit UTM Press. All rights reserved. |
Jamil, N; Khir, N H M; Ismail, M; Razak, F H A Gait-Based Emotion Detection of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Preliminary Investigation Conference 76 , Elsevier B.V., 2015, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 4). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Data Acquisition, Diseases, Emotion, Emotion Detection, Emotion Recognition, Emotional State, Facial Expression, Gait Analysis, Intelligent Control, Nonverbal Communication, Pattern Recognition, Robotics, Smart Sensors, Social Communications, Speech Recognition @conference fusion-footer-widget-area 2, author = fusion-footer-widget-area 1, editor = fusion-footer-widget-area 0, url = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 9, doi = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 8, issn = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 7, year = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 6, date = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 5, journal = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 4, volume = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 3, pages = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 2, publisher = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 1, abstract = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 0, note = fusion-row 9, keywords = fusion-row 8, pubstate = fusion-row 7, tppubtype = fusion-row 6 } With the disturbing increase of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Malaysia, a lot of efforts and studies are put forward towards understanding and managing matters related to ASD. One way is to find means of easing the social communications among these children and their caretakers, particularly during intervention. If the caretaker is able to comprehend the children emotional state of mind prior to therapy, some sort of trust and attachment will be developed. However, regulating emotions is a challenge to these children. Nonverbal communication such as facial expression is difficult for ASD children. Therefore, we proposed the use of walking patterns (i.e. gait) to detect the type of emotions of ASD children. Even though using gait for emotion recognition is common among normal individuals, none can be found done on children with ASD. Thus, the aim of this paper is to conduct a preliminary review on the possibilities of carrying out gait-based emotion detection among ASD children with regards to the emotional types, gait parameters and methods of gait data acquisition. © 2015 The Authors. |
Ramachandiran, C R; Jomhari, N; Thiyagaraja, S; Maria, M Virtual reality based behavioural learning for autistic children Journal Article Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 13 (5), pp. 357-365, 2015, ISSN: 14794403, (cited By 7). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @article fusion-row 5, author = fusion-row 4, url = fusion-row 3, issn = fusion-row 2, year = fusion-row 1, date = fusion-row 0, journal = #footer 9, volume = #footer 8, number = #footer 7, pages = #footer 6, publisher = #footer 5, abstract = #footer 4, note = #footer 3, keywords = {}, pubstate = #footer 2, tppubtype = #footer 1 } Autism is a disorder in the growth and development of a brain or central nervous system that covers a large spectrum of impairment, symptoms and skills. The children who are suffering from autism face difficulties in communicating and adapting well in the community as they have trouble in understanding what others think and feel. Therefore, there is a need to design effective e-learning method to ease the communication process and to deliver required knowledge to autistic children. Past researchers have highlighted that a virtual reality based learning environment, a computer simulated environment, can facilitate the learning process among autistic children. It is also recognized that the virtual agent plays an important role in virtual worlds as it eases the communication process between the virtual environment (VE) and children with autism. This research aimed to design an effective learning environment for autistic children by developing a virtual environment prototype using face-to-face interviews and picture exchange communication system (PECS) methodology for data collection which was analysed using quantitative tests. The findings suggest that the toilet virtual environment topped the list for being the most popular learning environment among autistic children for behavioural training. The designed prototype identifies autistic children’s and their parents’ needs and also addresses limitations in an existing virtual environment. © ACPIL. |
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 #footer 0, author = fusion-footer 9, url = fusion-footer 8, issn = fusion-footer 7, year = fusion-footer 6, date = fusion-footer 5, journal = fusion-footer 4, volume = fusion-footer 3, number = fusion-footer 2, pages = fusion-footer 1, publisher = fusion-footer 0, note = wrapper 9, keywords = wrapper 8, pubstate = wrapper 7, tppubtype = wrapper 6 } |
Aziz, A A; Moganan, F F M; Ismail, A; Lokman, A M Autistic Children's Kansei Responses Towards Humanoid-Robot as Teaching Mediator Conference 76 , Elsevier B.V., 2015, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 6). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Diseases, Education, Emotion, Emotion Extractions, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Intelligent Control, Interaction Modules, Kansei Engineering, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors, Social Communications @conference wrapper 5, author = wrapper 4, editor = wrapper 3, url = wrapper 2, doi = wrapper 1, issn = wrapper 0, year = #boxed-wrapper 9, date = #boxed-wrapper 8, journal = #boxed-wrapper 7, volume = #boxed-wrapper 6, pages = #boxed-wrapper 5, publisher = #boxed-wrapper 4, abstract = #boxed-wrapper 3, note = #boxed-wrapper 2, keywords = #boxed-wrapper 1, pubstate = #boxed-wrapper 0, tppubtype = Instagram Feed JS 9 } Autism is often being associated with the deficits in social communication, interaction as well as imagination. Autistic patients may experience the impairment in social interaction usually being related to their inability to interpret others' emotion and even to express their own feelings. As a result, children with autism are often been labeled as lacking the ability to express their emotion. The main objective of this paper is to present a pilot study in studying the autistic children's' emotions and feelings upon being triggered by the humanoid-robot, NAO. Kansei Engineering, which is a powerful emotion extraction mechanism is adopted in the study to assess the children's' emotion. The experiment involved two autistic children and one normal child who were given four interaction modules in separate intervention session. The experiment conducted is to observe how robot triggers the emotion of these children. The result shows that different types of modules which would trigger different emotional reactions. This result provides a basis for further investigation of the assessment of autistic children's feeling and emotion. The result will ultimately contribute to finding best possible therapy for autistic children towards the used of humanoid-robot. |
Dolah, J; Bidin, M O Effects of index learning styles (ILS) on learners preferences styles towards learning autism behavioral symptoms Journal Article Jurnal Teknologi, 75 (3), pp. 29-34, 2015, ISSN: 01279696, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @article Instagram Feed JS 8, author = Instagram Feed JS 7, url = Instagram Feed JS 6, doi = Instagram Feed JS 5, issn = Instagram Feed JS 4, year = Instagram Feed JS 3, date = Instagram Feed JS 2, journal = Instagram Feed JS 1, volume = Instagram Feed JS 0, number = {3}, pages = {29-34}, publisher = {Penerbit UTM Press}, abstract = {In Malaysia, the issue of Autism is silently increasing and it needs to be considered seriously by a society. Azizan (2008) stated that based on a research conducted in Perak; one in every 625 children was autistic. Even though the finding does not represent the actual number of children being affected in Malaysia, the actual number might be higher than that in the real situation. The lack of research particularly on how society should be taught on this disability makes the situation become worse. Nobody knows what causes autism; no proper guide has been distributed and no information on autism was shared at school level. Autism needs special attention from society since the cause of this disability was unknown. More support in terms of research and guidance is needed. Most of the past research and study only focused on autistic children and their parents. Those findings mostly too scientific to be understood by the societies and the results does not often to be published. So in order to increase the knowledge and awareness of learners', the learners preferences style need to be identify in the first place so that when designing the learning material, it can suits and match with their learning styles. In this case, the instrument of Index Learning Styles (ILS) which developed by Felder and Soloman (1994) has been utilized. This instrument consists of forty four (44) items that fall under four categories; Sensing-intuitive, Visual-verbal, Active-reflective and sequential-global. The finding shows that visual learners are dominant compared to text learners. The findings from this study help researcher to develop a suitable an Interactive Multimedia Learning Environment (IMLE) which based on visuals characters which can helps society in learning Autistic behavioral symptoms. © 2015 Penerbit UTM Press. All rights reserved.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } In Malaysia, the issue of Autism is silently increasing and it needs to be considered seriously by a society. Azizan (2008) stated that based on a research conducted in Perak; one in every 625 children was autistic. Even though the finding does not represent the actual number of children being affected in Malaysia, the actual number might be higher than that in the real situation. The lack of research particularly on how society should be taught on this disability makes the situation become worse. Nobody knows what causes autism; no proper guide has been distributed and no information on autism was shared at school level. Autism needs special attention from society since the cause of this disability was unknown. More support in terms of research and guidance is needed. Most of the past research and study only focused on autistic children and their parents. Those findings mostly too scientific to be understood by the societies and the results does not often to be published. So in order to increase the knowledge and awareness of learners', the learners preferences style need to be identify in the first place so that when designing the learning material, it can suits and match with their learning styles. In this case, the instrument of Index Learning Styles (ILS) which developed by Felder and Soloman (1994) has been utilized. This instrument consists of forty four (44) items that fall under four categories; Sensing-intuitive, Visual-verbal, Active-reflective and sequential-global. The finding shows that visual learners are dominant compared to text learners. The findings from this study help researcher to develop a suitable an Interactive Multimedia Learning Environment (IMLE) which based on visuals characters which can helps society in learning Autistic behavioral symptoms. © 2015 Penerbit UTM Press. All rights reserved. |
Cheong, L C; Sudirman, R; Hussin, S S Feature extraction of EEG signal using wavelet transform for autism classification Journal Article ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 10 (19), pp. 8533-8540, 2015, ISSN: 18196608, (cited By 15). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @article{Cheong20158533, title = {Feature extraction of EEG signal using wavelet transform for autism classification}, author = {L C Cheong and R Sudirman and S S Hussin}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946414040&partnerID=40&md5=4ce427a79a97d0f238b6a04bf04c4dcc}, issn = {18196608}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences}, volume = {10}, number = {19}, pages = {8533-8540}, publisher = {Asian Research Publishing Network}, abstract = {Feature extraction is a process to extract information from the electroencephalogram (EEG) signal to represent the large dataset before performing classification. This paper is intended to study the use of discrete wavelet transform (DWT) in extracting feature from EEG signal obtained by sensory response from autism children. In this study, DWT is used to decompose a filtered EEG signal into its frequency components and the statistical feature of the DWT coefficient are computed in time domain. The features are used to train a multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural network to classify the signals into three classes of autism severity (mild, moderate and severe). The training results in classification accuracy achieved up to 92.3% with MSE of 0.0362. Testing on the trained neural network shows that all samples used for testing is being classified correctly. © 2006-2015 Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN).}, note = {cited By 15}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Feature extraction is a process to extract information from the electroencephalogram (EEG) signal to represent the large dataset before performing classification. This paper is intended to study the use of discrete wavelet transform (DWT) in extracting feature from EEG signal obtained by sensory response from autism children. In this study, DWT is used to decompose a filtered EEG signal into its frequency components and the statistical feature of the DWT coefficient are computed in time domain. The features are used to train a multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural network to classify the signals into three classes of autism severity (mild, moderate and severe). The training results in classification accuracy achieved up to 92.3% with MSE of 0.0362. Testing on the trained neural network shows that all samples used for testing is being classified correctly. © 2006-2015 Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN). |
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. |
Kadar, M; McDonald, R; Lentin, P Malaysian occupational therapists' practices with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder Journal Article British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78 (1), pp. 33-41, 2015, ISSN: 03080226, (cited By 2). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @article{Kadar201533, title = {Malaysian occupational therapists' practices with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder}, author = {M Kadar and R McDonald and P Lentin}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84926626412&doi=10.1177%2f0308022614561237&partnerID=40&md5=30502b2f9c674591292088103ff69874}, doi = {10.1177/0308022614561237}, issn = {03080226}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {British Journal of Occupational Therapy}, volume = {78}, number = {1}, pages = {33-41}, publisher = {British Journal of Occupational Therapy}, abstract = {Introduction: Occupational therapy is one of the health care professions that provides assessments and interventions for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. However, to date, there is no information available regarding occupational therapy practices in Malaysia for this population. The purpose of this study is to describe the occupational therapy services for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in Malaysia, including the perceived training needs of practitioners. Method: We surveyed the registered members of the Malaysian Occupational Therapy Association using a mailed questionnaire. Results: A response rate of 15.5% was obtained. The majority of the responses were from those working in hospital settings who had less than 5 years' experience working as occupational therapists with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. The theories, assessments, interventions, and training that related to respondents' practices mainly revolved around sensory-based approaches. Encouragingly, more than 70% of the respondents claimed that they performed assessments of daily living activities in their service. Client-centred practice was a further feature of occupational therapist respondents involved in this study. Conclusion: Future study is needed, especially to engage more respondents and thereby produce more generalizable results and an in-depth exploration of the continuing education needs of occupational therapists in Malaysia. © The Author(s) 2014.}, note = {cited By 2}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Introduction: Occupational therapy is one of the health care professions that provides assessments and interventions for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. However, to date, there is no information available regarding occupational therapy practices in Malaysia for this population. The purpose of this study is to describe the occupational therapy services for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in Malaysia, including the perceived training needs of practitioners. Method: We surveyed the registered members of the Malaysian Occupational Therapy Association using a mailed questionnaire. Results: A response rate of 15.5% was obtained. The majority of the responses were from those working in hospital settings who had less than 5 years' experience working as occupational therapists with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. The theories, assessments, interventions, and training that related to respondents' practices mainly revolved around sensory-based approaches. Encouragingly, more than 70% of the respondents claimed that they performed assessments of daily living activities in their service. Client-centred practice was a further feature of occupational therapist respondents involved in this study. Conclusion: Future study is needed, especially to engage more respondents and thereby produce more generalizable results and an in-depth exploration of the continuing education needs of occupational therapists in Malaysia. © The Author(s) 2014. |
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. |
Arshad, H; Mustafa, M; BadiozeZaman, H Design of Vibratory Haptic Interface Model (VHIM) for autistic children's social interaction Journal Article Asian Journal of Information Technology, 14 (3), pp. 111-116, 2015, ISSN: 16823915, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @article{Arshad2015111, title = {Design of Vibratory Haptic Interface Model (VHIM) for autistic children's social interaction}, author = {H Arshad and M Mustafa and H BadiozeZaman}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946072247&doi=10.3923%2fajit.2015.111.116&partnerID=40&md5=37f5e19636b7c63df6fe2e5708704ca5}, doi = {10.3923/ajit.2015.111.116}, issn = {16823915}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Asian Journal of Information Technology}, volume = {14}, number = {3}, pages = {111-116}, publisher = {Medwell Journals}, abstract = {The majority of educators consider problem solving as one of the most crucial learning outcomes. However, the instructional design models prescriptions for designing problem-solving instruction and engaging learners are still very limited. The design model process involved two instruments which were used to design model. The instruments used in this study to analyse children who have mild autism and children who have impairment in social interaction.This study depicts the workflows process design of the Vibratory Haptic Interface Model (VHIM) with the objective of gaining a comprehension on items of favourites among autistic children such as colours, games and shapes. The information gained assists in the creation of the Vibratory Haptic Interface Model (VHIM) design which incorporates favourite shapes, colours and 3D game. This study attempts to design the Vibratory Haptic Interface Model (VHIM) appropriate for specific disabilities in learning such as emotional and behavioural disorders which also comprise of autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. With regard to the model for resolving well-structured problems, it is formulated in accordance to learning 's information processing theories. The VHIM Model presented in this study is valuable for enhancing social interaction and practice throughout disciplines. © 2015 Medwell Journals.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The majority of educators consider problem solving as one of the most crucial learning outcomes. However, the instructional design models prescriptions for designing problem-solving instruction and engaging learners are still very limited. The design model process involved two instruments which were used to design model. The instruments used in this study to analyse children who have mild autism and children who have impairment in social interaction.This study depicts the workflows process design of the Vibratory Haptic Interface Model (VHIM) with the objective of gaining a comprehension on items of favourites among autistic children such as colours, games and shapes. The information gained assists in the creation of the Vibratory Haptic Interface Model (VHIM) design which incorporates favourite shapes, colours and 3D game. This study attempts to design the Vibratory Haptic Interface Model (VHIM) appropriate for specific disabilities in learning such as emotional and behavioural disorders which also comprise of autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. With regard to the model for resolving well-structured problems, it is formulated in accordance to learning 's information processing theories. The VHIM Model presented in this study is valuable for enhancing social interaction and practice throughout disciplines. © 2015 Medwell Journals. |
Rahman, F A; Othman, M F; Shaharuddin, N A Analysis methods of EEG signals: A review in EEG application for brain disorder Journal Article Jurnal Teknologi, 72 (2), pp. 67-72, 2015, ISSN: 01279696, (cited By 5). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @article{Rahman201567, title = {Analysis methods of EEG signals: A review in EEG application for brain disorder}, author = {F A Rahman and M F Othman and N A Shaharuddin}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84920387225&partnerID=40&md5=9cbf3db22d319a9491e0fcd20320a45e}, issn = {01279696}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Jurnal Teknologi}, volume = {72}, number = {2}, pages = {67-72}, publisher = {Penerbit UTM Press}, abstract = {The electroencephalograph (EEG) is a medical modality that plays crucial roles in detecting, displaying and recording electrical activity in the brain. This paper reviews the analysis method of EEG signal for common diseases in Malaysia which are autism, Cerebral Palsy (CP), Parkinson and schizophrenia from Malaysian and worldwide research paper that has been published. Fast Fourier Transform, Short Time Fourier Transform (STFT) and event-related potential (ERP) are some of the techniques used in analyzing EEG signal were discussed in this paper. It can be concluded that EEG plays its role as a detection tool to detect the disease in the early stage, rehabilitation, classification or as an assistive tool for the patient according to the needs of the diseases. © 2015 Penerbit UTM Press. All rights reserved.}, note = {cited By 5}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The electroencephalograph (EEG) is a medical modality that plays crucial roles in detecting, displaying and recording electrical activity in the brain. This paper reviews the analysis method of EEG signal for common diseases in Malaysia which are autism, Cerebral Palsy (CP), Parkinson and schizophrenia from Malaysian and worldwide research paper that has been published. Fast Fourier Transform, Short Time Fourier Transform (STFT) and event-related potential (ERP) are some of the techniques used in analyzing EEG signal were discussed in this paper. It can be concluded that EEG plays its role as a detection tool to detect the disease in the early stage, rehabilitation, classification or as an assistive tool for the patient according to the needs of the diseases. © 2015 Penerbit UTM Press. All rights reserved. |
Hanifa, R M; Alias, M; Bahrudin, I A; Surip, M; Ibrahim, Z; Roslan, R A framework for developing culture-based multi-modal mind games: Improving social interaction skills of autistic children Journal Article Jurnal Teknologi, 75 (3), pp. 95-101, 2015, ISSN: 01279696, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @article{Hanifa201595, title = {A framework for developing culture-based multi-modal mind games: Improving social interaction skills of autistic children}, author = {R M Hanifa and M Alias and I A Bahrudin and M Surip and Z Ibrahim and R Roslan}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84938221419&doi=10.11113%2fjt.v75.5049&partnerID=40&md5=b95388ce0ddb9d115392920375c9e7a4}, doi = {10.11113/jt.v75.5049}, issn = {01279696}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Jurnal Teknologi}, volume = {75}, number = {3}, pages = {95-101}, publisher = {Penerbit UTM Press}, abstract = {Cases of autism, a developmental disorder that disconnects individuals from their environment and people is on the rise with 30% increase being reported in Malaysia from 2008-2011. Early childhood intervention is essential in ensuring autistic children have the opportunity to develop their full potential and enabling them to contribute to society in later years. The intervention will also enhance education opportunities of such children, thus supporting the efforts of NASOM as well as the government’s “education for all aspirations”. One approach that has shown great potential in enhancing social interaction skills among autistic children is the multi-modal mind games approach. The purpose of this paper is to present a framework in designing a culture-based multimedia supported mind games for autistic children. Action research method will be adopted since the cyclic nature of the method will provide opportunity for improving existing educational practices for autistic children. Needs analysis will be conducted to determine weaknesses and strengths of the current practices in developing social interaction skills among autistic children. Parents and teachers will be interviewed and autistic children between the age of five and eight will be observed to get a comprehensive view of the existing situation. Based on the analysis, a set of culture-based mind games multimedia supported as well as face to face interactions will be designed and prescribed to selected autistic children. © 2015 Penerbit UTM Press. All rights reserved.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Cases of autism, a developmental disorder that disconnects individuals from their environment and people is on the rise with 30% increase being reported in Malaysia from 2008-2011. Early childhood intervention is essential in ensuring autistic children have the opportunity to develop their full potential and enabling them to contribute to society in later years. The intervention will also enhance education opportunities of such children, thus supporting the efforts of NASOM as well as the government’s “education for all aspirations”. One approach that has shown great potential in enhancing social interaction skills among autistic children is the multi-modal mind games approach. The purpose of this paper is to present a framework in designing a culture-based multimedia supported mind games for autistic children. Action research method will be adopted since the cyclic nature of the method will provide opportunity for improving existing educational practices for autistic children. Needs analysis will be conducted to determine weaknesses and strengths of the current practices in developing social interaction skills among autistic children. Parents and teachers will be interviewed and autistic children between the age of five and eight will be observed to get a comprehensive view of the existing situation. Based on the analysis, a set of culture-based mind games multimedia supported as well as face to face interactions will be designed and prescribed to selected autistic children. © 2015 Penerbit UTM Press. All rights reserved. |
Hashim, R; Mahamood, S F; Yussof, H; Aziz, A F Using Assistive Technology for Spiritual Enhancement of Brain-Impaired Children Conference 76 , Elsevier B.V., 2015, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 3). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Assistive Technology, Education, Intelligent Control, Islam, Pedagogy, Qualitative Approach, Repetitive Motions, Robotics, Semi Structured Interviews, Smart Sensors, Special Education, Spirituality, Teaching @conference{Hashim2015355, title = {Using Assistive Technology for Spiritual Enhancement of Brain-Impaired Children}, author = {R Hashim and S F Mahamood and H Yussof and A F Aziz}, editor = {Miskon M F Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962844527&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2015.12.308&partnerID=40&md5=b3b24fba9a4aa4b03baa93853ad99bfd}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2015.12.308}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {76}, pages = {355-359}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the feasibility of using assistive technology for spiritual enhancement of brain-impaired children. The assistive technology in this case is the humanoid robot. A qualitative approach was employed where the sample size was twenty teachers based at a special education primary school in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. Data were collected through interviews using a semi-structured interview guideline. From the analyses of the interview transcripts, the findings suggested that the teachers are optimistic on the use of humanoids to enhance the children's spiritual or religious knowledge, in particular, the repetitive motions in praying and memorizing the verses from the Quran. It is important to note that the teachers and school children are all of the Islamic faith. Although the study suggests a positive influence of humanoids for spiritual enhancement, more research is needed in this area to provide empirical evidence on assistive technology for brain-impaired children, especially those suffering from autism.}, note = {cited By 3}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Assistive Technology, Education, Intelligent Control, Islam, Pedagogy, Qualitative Approach, Repetitive Motions, Robotics, Semi Structured Interviews, Smart Sensors, Special Education, Spirituality, Teaching}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the feasibility of using assistive technology for spiritual enhancement of brain-impaired children. The assistive technology in this case is the humanoid robot. A qualitative approach was employed where the sample size was twenty teachers based at a special education primary school in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. Data were collected through interviews using a semi-structured interview guideline. From the analyses of the interview transcripts, the findings suggested that the teachers are optimistic on the use of humanoids to enhance the children's spiritual or religious knowledge, in particular, the repetitive motions in praying and memorizing the verses from the Quran. It is important to note that the teachers and school children are all of the Islamic faith. Although the study suggests a positive influence of humanoids for spiritual enhancement, more research is needed in this area to provide empirical evidence on assistive technology for brain-impaired children, especially those suffering from autism. |
Safiza, Noor M N; Couteur, Le A Spectrum of feeding problems and gastrointestinal symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorders: A scoping review Journal Article Malaysian Journal of Nutrition, 21 (1), pp. 105-119, 2015, ISSN: 1394035X, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @article{NoorSafiza2015105, title = {Spectrum of feeding problems and gastrointestinal symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorders: A scoping review}, author = {M N Noor Safiza and A Le Couteur}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84935424856&partnerID=40&md5=79017acd1f23c82941f65cebbb8d33b2}, issn = {1394035X}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Malaysian Journal of Nutrition}, volume = {21}, number = {1}, pages = {105-119}, publisher = {Malaysian Journal of Nutrition}, abstract = {Introduction: Managing feeding problems and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a challenging process for professionals and parents especially if they become persistent and longstanding. The aim of the study was to assess the evidence on feeding problems and GI symptoms among primary school children with ASD. Methods: A scoping review using electronic journal databases, published reports and other types of publication in the last 10 years was conducted. Key terms were defined in the searches and a scoping review framework was used to chart the evidence on feeding problems and GI symptoms in children with ASD. Eighty three articles met the inclusion criteria and 50 articles were used in the review. Results: There is emerging literature reporting consistently on a wide spectrum of feeding problems and GI symptoms among children with ASD. In addition, there is little published literature reporting or investigating the impact of these problems in children with ASD which include financial, social and stress impact on parents, children and their families. This review indicates that many school-aged children with ASD can experience several types of feeding problems and GI symptoms. Conclusion: It is important for professionals working in the community or public health, and educational settings to be able to identify these issues at an early stage, so that professionals could support parents with appropriate information and advice. A specific tool is needed to assess feeding problems and GI symptoms in children with ASD.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Introduction: Managing feeding problems and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a challenging process for professionals and parents especially if they become persistent and longstanding. The aim of the study was to assess the evidence on feeding problems and GI symptoms among primary school children with ASD. Methods: A scoping review using electronic journal databases, published reports and other types of publication in the last 10 years was conducted. Key terms were defined in the searches and a scoping review framework was used to chart the evidence on feeding problems and GI symptoms in children with ASD. Eighty three articles met the inclusion criteria and 50 articles were used in the review. Results: There is emerging literature reporting consistently on a wide spectrum of feeding problems and GI symptoms among children with ASD. In addition, there is little published literature reporting or investigating the impact of these problems in children with ASD which include financial, social and stress impact on parents, children and their families. This review indicates that many school-aged children with ASD can experience several types of feeding problems and GI symptoms. Conclusion: It is important for professionals working in the community or public health, and educational settings to be able to identify these issues at an early stage, so that professionals could support parents with appropriate information and advice. A specific tool is needed to assess feeding problems and GI symptoms in children with ASD. |
Haerian, B S; Shaári, H M; Tan, H J; Fong, C Y; Wong, S W; Ong, L C; Raymond, A A; Tan, C T; Mohamed, Z Genomics, 105 (4), pp. 229-236, 2015, ISSN: 08887543, (cited By 5). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adolescent, Adult, Article, Case-Control Studies, Controlled Study, DNA, Epilepsy, Epistasis, Female, Gene, Gene Interaction, Genetic Polymorphism, Genetic Predisposition, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genetic Risk, Genetic Variability, Genetics, Genotype, Group F, Human, Major Clinical Study, Malaysia, Male, Member 1, Member 2, Middle Aged, Nav1.1 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel, Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Polymorphism, Priority Journal, Retinoid Related Orphan Receptor Alpha, Retinoid Related Orphan Receptor Beta, Risk, RORA Gene, RORA Protein, RORB Protein, SCN1A Gene, SCN1A Protein, Single Nucleotide, Single Nucleotide Polymorphism, Sodium Channel Nav1.1, Young Adult @article{Haerian2015229, title = {RORA gene rs12912233 and rs880626 polymorphisms and their interaction with SCN1A rs3812718 in the risk of epilepsy: A case-control study in Malaysia}, author = {B S Haerian and H M Shaári and H J Tan and C Y Fong and S W Wong and L C Ong and A A Raymond and C T Tan and Z Mohamed}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84924135981&doi=10.1016%2fj.ygeno.2015.02.001&partnerID=40&md5=209a1720cddfd76bfa515ee8940749d5}, doi = {10.1016/j.ygeno.2015.02.001}, issn = {08887543}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Genomics}, volume = {105}, number = {4}, pages = {229-236}, publisher = {Academic Press Inc.}, abstract = {RAR-related orphan receptors A (RORA) and B (RORB) and voltage-gated sodium channel type 1 (SCN1A) genes play critical roles in the regulation of the circadian clock. Evidence has shown an association of RORA and RORB polymorphisms with susceptibility to autism and depression. Hence, we tested the association of RORA rs12912233, rs16943429, rs880626, rs2290430, and rs12900948; RORB rs1157358, rs7022435, rs3750420, and rs3903529; and SCN1A rs3812718 with epilepsy risk in the Malaysians. DNA was genotyped in 1789 subjects (39% epilepsy patients) by using MassARRAY (Sequenom). Significant association was obtained for rs12912233 in Malaysian Chinese (p= 0.003). Interaction between rs12912233-rs880626 and rs3812718 was associated with the epilepsy risk in the subjects overall (p= 0.001). Results show that RORA rs12912233 alone might be a possible risk variant for epilepsy in Malaysian Chinese, but that, together with RORA rs880626 and SCN1A rs3812718, this polymorphism may have a synergistic effect in the epilepsy risk in Malaysians. © 2015 Elsevier Inc.}, note = {cited By 5}, keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Article, Case-Control Studies, Controlled Study, DNA, Epilepsy, Epistasis, Female, Gene, Gene Interaction, Genetic Polymorphism, Genetic Predisposition, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genetic Risk, Genetic Variability, Genetics, Genotype, Group F, Human, Major Clinical Study, Malaysia, Male, Member 1, Member 2, Middle Aged, Nav1.1 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel, Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Polymorphism, Priority Journal, Retinoid Related Orphan Receptor Alpha, Retinoid Related Orphan Receptor Beta, Risk, RORA Gene, RORA Protein, RORB Protein, SCN1A Gene, SCN1A Protein, Single Nucleotide, Single Nucleotide Polymorphism, Sodium Channel Nav1.1, Young Adult}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } RAR-related orphan receptors A (RORA) and B (RORB) and voltage-gated sodium channel type 1 (SCN1A) genes play critical roles in the regulation of the circadian clock. Evidence has shown an association of RORA and RORB polymorphisms with susceptibility to autism and depression. Hence, we tested the association of RORA rs12912233, rs16943429, rs880626, rs2290430, and rs12900948; RORB rs1157358, rs7022435, rs3750420, and rs3903529; and SCN1A rs3812718 with epilepsy risk in the Malaysians. DNA was genotyped in 1789 subjects (39% epilepsy patients) by using MassARRAY (Sequenom). Significant association was obtained for rs12912233 in Malaysian Chinese (p= 0.003). Interaction between rs12912233-rs880626 and rs3812718 was associated with the epilepsy risk in the subjects overall (p= 0.001). Results show that RORA rs12912233 alone might be a possible risk variant for epilepsy in Malaysian Chinese, but that, together with RORA rs880626 and SCN1A rs3812718, this polymorphism may have a synergistic effect in the epilepsy risk in Malaysians. © 2015 Elsevier Inc. |
Heong, K L; Wong, L; Reyes, J H D Addressing planthopper threats to Asian rice farming and food security: Fixing insecticide misuse Book Springer Netherlands, 2015, ISBN: 9789401795357; 9789401795340, (cited By 23). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @book{Heong201565, title = {Addressing planthopper threats to Asian rice farming and food security: Fixing insecticide misuse}, author = {K L Heong and L Wong and J H D Reyes}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84944043095&doi=10.1007%2f978-94-017-9535-7_3&partnerID=40&md5=8e1976474f875e0fc2e2796202a5ea24}, doi = {10.1007/978-94-017-9535-7_3}, isbn = {9789401795357; 9789401795340}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Rice Planthoppers: Ecology, Management, Socio Economics and Policy}, pages = {65-76}, publisher = {Springer Netherlands}, abstract = {Planthopper outbreaks in rice production are induced by insecticides that destroy natural control mechanisms. In Asia, excessive insecticide use is fueled by market promotions in the manner of fast–moving consumer goods (FMCG) where pesticide marketing regulatory frameworks are weak or nonexisting. Thus, a large proportion of the insecticides farmers use are misuses and unnecessary. Unknowingly, farmers and consumers are also exposed to health risks posed by insecticides, which include autism, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Field research has also shown that there is little or no productivity gain from farmers’ insecticide use. Instead, they increase crop vulnerability to planthopper outbreaks. The paper discusses the threats of rampant insecticide misuse in Asia and emphasizes the urgent need to reform and professionalize plant protection services and improve pesticide marketing regulations. Ecological engineering methods to increase ecosystem services and reduce insecticide use may be introduced to increase ecosystem resistance and resilience to pest outbreaks and to promote sustainable production systems for food security. © Zhejiang University Press, Hangzhou and Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015.}, note = {cited By 23}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {book} } Planthopper outbreaks in rice production are induced by insecticides that destroy natural control mechanisms. In Asia, excessive insecticide use is fueled by market promotions in the manner of fast–moving consumer goods (FMCG) where pesticide marketing regulatory frameworks are weak or nonexisting. Thus, a large proportion of the insecticides farmers use are misuses and unnecessary. Unknowingly, farmers and consumers are also exposed to health risks posed by insecticides, which include autism, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Field research has also shown that there is little or no productivity gain from farmers’ insecticide use. Instead, they increase crop vulnerability to planthopper outbreaks. The paper discusses the threats of rampant insecticide misuse in Asia and emphasizes the urgent need to reform and professionalize plant protection services and improve pesticide marketing regulations. Ecological engineering methods to increase ecosystem services and reduce insecticide use may be introduced to increase ecosystem resistance and resilience to pest outbreaks and to promote sustainable production systems for food security. © Zhejiang University Press, Hangzhou and Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015. |
Fikriah, N S; Saripan, H; Ismail, Z The Medical Device Regulation for Humanoid Robotics: Does One Size Fits All? Conference 76 , Elsevier B.V., 2015, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Biomedical Equipment, Cutting Edge Technology, Engineering Community, Health Care, Healthcare Environments, Healthcare Institutions, Intelligent Control, Intervention Programs, Laws and Legislation, Medical Devices, Medical Robotics, Regulatory Frameworks, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors @conference{Fikriah2015381, title = {The Medical Device Regulation for Humanoid Robotics: Does One Size Fits All?}, author = {N S Fikriah and H Saripan and Z Ismail}, editor = {Miskon M F Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962815714&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2015.12.313&partnerID=40&md5=bbabf3593578fd1256d72faee7793676}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2015.12.313}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {76}, pages = {381-387}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {Medical robots are dominating the healthcare institutions globally and demonstrate the increase of risk of sustaining injuries to human users due to the complexity of the robotic technology involved. The urgency of having a reliable, safe and effective robotic system has spurred the adoption of many methods within the engineering community. Even though these methods are quite well perceived by them, the role of regulatory system is as much required to ensure and maintain high standard of quality, safety and effectiveness of medical robotic. Malaysia on the same hand is under a progressive development of a rehabilitative NAO humanoid robot used as an intervention program for autism. Before a full-fledged robot based intervention program is being placed in our healthcare environment, a thorough research of the existing regulatory framework ought to be carried out. Hence this paper aims to outline the present medical device regulation and investigate its sufficiency in governing this cutting edge technology at the pre-market stage by benchmarking the United States medical device regulation.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Biomedical Equipment, Cutting Edge Technology, Engineering Community, Health Care, Healthcare Environments, Healthcare Institutions, Intelligent Control, Intervention Programs, Laws and Legislation, Medical Devices, Medical Robotics, Regulatory Frameworks, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Medical robots are dominating the healthcare institutions globally and demonstrate the increase of risk of sustaining injuries to human users due to the complexity of the robotic technology involved. The urgency of having a reliable, safe and effective robotic system has spurred the adoption of many methods within the engineering community. Even though these methods are quite well perceived by them, the role of regulatory system is as much required to ensure and maintain high standard of quality, safety and effectiveness of medical robotic. Malaysia on the same hand is under a progressive development of a rehabilitative NAO humanoid robot used as an intervention program for autism. Before a full-fledged robot based intervention program is being placed in our healthcare environment, a thorough research of the existing regulatory framework ought to be carried out. Hence this paper aims to outline the present medical device regulation and investigate its sufficiency in governing this cutting edge technology at the pre-market stage by benchmarking the United States medical device regulation. |
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. |
2014 |
Hamzah, M S J; Shamsuddin, S; Miskam, M A; Yussof, H; Hashim, K S 42 (C), Elsevier B.V., 2014, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 9). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @conference{Hamzah2014214, title = {Development of interaction scenarios based on pre-school curriculum in robotic intervention for children with autism}, author = {M S J Hamzah and S Shamsuddin and M A Miskam and H Yussof and K S Hashim}, editor = {Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84925657546&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2014.11.054&partnerID=40&md5=b51e40cf39add2a47dbe4bc7bcf9bc55}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2014.11.054}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {42}, number = {C}, pages = {214-221}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {This research deals with the fundamental study on the social effects of robotic interaction to children with autism. Autism is a developmental disorder caused by abnormal development of the brain. It is characterized by deficits in social and communication skills and also behavior stereotypies. Robotic intervention has been identified as one of the methods that are producing encouraging outcome in the rehabilitation of children with autism. The main purpose of this project is to design interactive scenarios according to its level of complexity using a humanoid robot based on the pre-school curriculum for children with special needs by the Ministry of Education Malaysia. Expertise from related field including rehabilitation and special education are involved to ensure that the scenarios' designs meet the requirement and needs of children with autistic characteristics. Focusing on language skills, the interaction aims to facilitate autistic children who face difficulties in communication and socializing. This shall help them to express themselves better to their peers and other people. © 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V.}, note = {cited By 9}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This research deals with the fundamental study on the social effects of robotic interaction to children with autism. Autism is a developmental disorder caused by abnormal development of the brain. It is characterized by deficits in social and communication skills and also behavior stereotypies. Robotic intervention has been identified as one of the methods that are producing encouraging outcome in the rehabilitation of children with autism. The main purpose of this project is to design interactive scenarios according to its level of complexity using a humanoid robot based on the pre-school curriculum for children with special needs by the Ministry of Education Malaysia. Expertise from related field including rehabilitation and special education are involved to ensure that the scenarios' designs meet the requirement and needs of children with autistic characteristics. Focusing on language skills, the interaction aims to facilitate autistic children who face difficulties in communication and socializing. This shall help them to express themselves better to their peers and other people. © 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V. |
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. |
Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Mohamed, S; Hanapiah, F A Design and ethical concerns in robotic adjunct therapy protocols for children with autism Conference 42 (C), Elsevier B.V., 2014, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 5). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @conference{Shamsuddin20149, title = {Design and ethical concerns in robotic adjunct therapy protocols for children with autism}, author = {S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and S Mohamed and F A Hanapiah}, editor = {Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84925611970&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2014.11.027&partnerID=40&md5=e0bc7d5f048cbbffec4a53fba0cf3677}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2014.11.027}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {42}, number = {C}, pages = {9-16}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {Children born with disabilities are now under the spotlight where researchers worldwide are exploring the applications of robots for possible intervention methods. However, these children are in the most 'vulnerable' group of research subjects and ethica l considerations are paramount towards research developments in human-robot interaction (HRI) that are accurate and responsible. Based on prior and current experiences, this paper focuses specifically on the clinical applications of robots in therapy for children with autism. A set of procedures is proposed to serve as guidelines to researchers who are looking into this research area. Considerations of the technical and ethical context, plus the role of multidisciplinary teams from engineering and medical backgrounds need to come together to fulfill the research aim. Then only the increased validity of robotic applications in therapeutic context for autism intervention can be established. © 2014 The Authors.}, note = {cited By 5}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Children born with disabilities are now under the spotlight where researchers worldwide are exploring the applications of robots for possible intervention methods. However, these children are in the most 'vulnerable' group of research subjects and ethica l considerations are paramount towards research developments in human-robot interaction (HRI) that are accurate and responsible. Based on prior and current experiences, this paper focuses specifically on the clinical applications of robots in therapy for children with autism. A set of procedures is proposed to serve as guidelines to researchers who are looking into this research area. Considerations of the technical and ethical context, plus the role of multidisciplinary teams from engineering and medical backgrounds need to come together to fulfill the research aim. Then only the increased validity of robotic applications in therapeutic context for autism intervention can be established. © 2014 The Authors. |
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. |
Kamaruzaman, M F; Azahari, M H H Form design development study on autistic counting skill learning application Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014, ISBN: 9781479945559, (cited By 10). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Computer Aided Instruction, Counting Skill, Design Process, Diseases, Education, Embedded Technology, Engineering Education, Learning, Theoretical Framework, Touchscreens @conference{Kamaruzaman201470, title = {Form design development study on autistic counting skill learning application}, author = {M F Kamaruzaman and M H H Azahari}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84925947367&doi=10.1109%2fI4CT.2014.6914148&partnerID=40&md5=60cc4a83e2af10b36fafacd86d05c6c3}, doi = {10.1109/I4CT.2014.6914148}, isbn = {9781479945559}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {I4CT 2014 - 1st International Conference on Computer, Communications, and Control Technology, Proceedings}, pages = {70-74}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {Children with autism have their own set of impairments that affect their developments. Thus, the chance to attain self-determination may be critical for most if not all of autistic children. However, it is essential for them to obtain vital skill system in order to achieve a certain level of independent. Thus, it is necessary for every autistic children to acquire basic counting skills to enhance their self-determination. With the emergence of assistive learning technology such as Smartphone, PDA, tablets and laptop with touch screen facility, there are new certain ways to enrich the quality of life for individuals with autism. This study aims to explore the basic counting skills based dynamic visual for children with autism that will possibly be of assistance to parents, educators and facilitators in the development of digital assistive learning tools to meet the needs of autistic children's learning environment. From the proposed theoretical framework, an application was designed and tested on some of autistic users. Based on the observation of the experiment, the users showed positive attitude towards the outcome of the application. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 10}, keywords = {Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Computer Aided Instruction, Counting Skill, Design Process, Diseases, Education, Embedded Technology, Engineering Education, Learning, Theoretical Framework, Touchscreens}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Children with autism have their own set of impairments that affect their developments. Thus, the chance to attain self-determination may be critical for most if not all of autistic children. However, it is essential for them to obtain vital skill system in order to achieve a certain level of independent. Thus, it is necessary for every autistic children to acquire basic counting skills to enhance their self-determination. With the emergence of assistive learning technology such as Smartphone, PDA, tablets and laptop with touch screen facility, there are new certain ways to enrich the quality of life for individuals with autism. This study aims to explore the basic counting skills based dynamic visual for children with autism that will possibly be of assistance to parents, educators and facilitators in the development of digital assistive learning tools to meet the needs of autistic children's learning environment. From the proposed theoretical framework, an application was designed and tested on some of autistic users. Based on the observation of the experiment, the users showed positive attitude towards the outcome of the application. © 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. |
Shamsuddin, S; Malik, N A; Yussof, H; Mohamed, S; Hanapiah, F A; Yunus, F W Telerehabilitation in robotic assistive therapy for children with developmental disabilities Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014, ISBN: 9781479920280, (cited By 6). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Children with Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Humanoid Robot, Initial Development, Medical Computing, Patient Rehabilitation, Robotics, Telecommunication, Telecommunication Technologies, Telehealth, Telerehabilitation @conference{Shamsuddin2014370, title = {Telerehabilitation in robotic assistive therapy for children with developmental disabilities}, author = {S Shamsuddin and N A Malik and H Yussof and S Mohamed and F A Hanapiah and F W Yunus}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84911960252&partnerID=40&md5=bcbf0061bc768b3c535259bd8b924579}, isbn = {9781479920280}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {IEEE TENSYMP 2014 - 2014 IEEE Region 10 Symposium}, pages = {370-375}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {This paper embarks on the initial development of a telerehabilitation system in assistive therapy for children with disabilities. The goal is specifically for children with autism and cerebral palsy at various locations to gain access to robotic intervention. Ten learning modules targeting at specific therapy outcomes have been developed for this system. Here, this research proposes to link various stakeholders including engineers, parents, clinicians and therapists in a network that promotes robotic and telecommunication technology as a rehabilitation platform for children with disabilities. Field trials involving real users will be executed in the next phase of study. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 6}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Children with Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Humanoid Robot, Initial Development, Medical Computing, Patient Rehabilitation, Robotics, Telecommunication, Telecommunication Technologies, Telehealth, Telerehabilitation}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper embarks on the initial development of a telerehabilitation system in assistive therapy for children with disabilities. The goal is specifically for children with autism and cerebral palsy at various locations to gain access to robotic intervention. Ten learning modules targeting at specific therapy outcomes have been developed for this system. Here, this research proposes to link various stakeholders including engineers, parents, clinicians and therapists in a network that promotes robotic and telecommunication technology as a rehabilitation platform for children with disabilities. Field trials involving real users will be executed in the next phase of study. © 2014 IEEE. |
Samat, M R A; Shamsuddin, S; Miskam, M A; Yussof, H Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014, ISBN: 9781479966790, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Algorithms, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Essential Elements, Face Recognition, Face Recognition Algorithms, Robotics, Social Communications, Training Modules @conference{Samat2014, title = {Development of face recognition algorithm for enhancement of social communication of robotic assistive autism therapy}, author = {M R A Samat and S Shamsuddin and M A Miskam and H Yussof}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84922181743&doi=10.1109%2fMHS.2014.7006062&partnerID=40&md5=a995285772a99b9a81c11f49e0a94341}, doi = {10.1109/MHS.2014.7006062}, 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 propose a face recognition method for tracking, detecting and recognizing the faces of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for robotic assistive therapy application. ASD is a brain developmental disorder that manifests itself through a person's behavior and social-communication skill [1]. Face recognition stage is an essential element in robotic assistive therapy since it is the first interaction step that occurs between autistic children and robot. The algorithm aims to encourage autistic children to interact and to capture their attention using a robot that recognizes their faces. This is to establish a beneficial training environment for autistic children before engaging further in the training module. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Algorithms, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Essential Elements, Face Recognition, Face Recognition Algorithms, Robotics, Social Communications, Training Modules}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } In this paper, we propose a face recognition method for tracking, detecting and recognizing the faces of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for robotic assistive therapy application. ASD is a brain developmental disorder that manifests itself through a person's behavior and social-communication skill [1]. Face recognition stage is an essential element in robotic assistive therapy since it is the first interaction step that occurs between autistic children and robot. The algorithm aims to encourage autistic children to interact and to capture their attention using a robot that recognizes their faces. This is to establish a beneficial training environment for autistic children before engaging further in the training module. © 2014 IEEE. |
Cassidy, S; Ropar, D; Mitchell, P; Chapman, P Can adults with autism spectrum disorders infer what happened to someone from their emotional response? Journal Article Autism Research, 7 (1), pp. 112-123, 2014, ISSN: 19393792, (cited By 21). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Accuracy, Adult, Aged, Article, Asperger Syndrome, Attention, Autism, Behaviour, Cacao, Child Development Disorders, Clinical Article, Concept Formation, Controlled Study, Deception, Discrimination (Psychology), Emotion, Eye Movement, Eye Tracking, Face Processing, Facial Expression, Female, Human, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Money, Pervasive, Priority Journal, Recipient, Recognition, Reference Values, Retrodictive Mindreading, Spontaneous Emotion Recognition, Theory of Mind, Video Recording, Young Adult @article{Cassidy2014112, title = {Can adults with autism spectrum disorders infer what happened to someone from their emotional response?}, author = {S Cassidy and D Ropar and P Mitchell and P Chapman}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84894307909&doi=10.1002%2faur.1351&partnerID=40&md5=8c6736bc006e9eebde29427879d023c3}, doi = {10.1002/aur.1351}, issn = {19393792}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Autism Research}, volume = {7}, number = {1}, pages = {112-123}, publisher = {John Wiley and Sons Inc.}, abstract = {Can adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) infer what happened to someone from their emotional response? Millikan has argued that in everyday life, others' emotions are most commonly used to work out the antecedents of behavior, an ability termed retrodictive mindreading. As those with ASD show difficulties interpreting others' emotions, we predicted that these individuals would have difficulty with retrodictive mindreading. Sixteen adults with high-functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome and 19 typically developing adults viewed 21 video clips of people reacting to one of three gifts (chocolate, monopoly money, or a homemade novelty) and then inferred what gift the recipient received and the emotion expressed by that person. Participants' eye movements were recorded while they viewed the videos. Results showed that participants with ASD were only less accurate when inferring who received a chocolate or homemade gift. This difficulty was not due to lack of understanding what emotions were appropriate in response to each gift, as both groups gave consistent gift and emotion inferences significantly above chance (genuine positive for chocolate and feigned positive for homemade). Those with ASD did not look significantly less to the eyes of faces in the videos, and looking to the eyes did not correlate with accuracy on the task. These results suggest that those with ASD are less accurate when retrodicting events involving recognition of genuine and feigned positive emotions, and challenge claims that lack of attention to the eyes causes emotion recognition difficulties in ASD. Autism Res 2014, 7: 112-123. © 2013 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.}, note = {cited By 21}, keywords = {Accuracy, Adult, Aged, Article, Asperger Syndrome, Attention, Autism, Behaviour, Cacao, Child Development Disorders, Clinical Article, Concept Formation, Controlled Study, Deception, Discrimination (Psychology), Emotion, Eye Movement, Eye Tracking, Face Processing, Facial Expression, Female, Human, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Money, Pervasive, Priority Journal, Recipient, Recognition, Reference Values, Retrodictive Mindreading, Spontaneous Emotion Recognition, Theory of Mind, Video Recording, Young Adult}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Can adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) infer what happened to someone from their emotional response? Millikan has argued that in everyday life, others' emotions are most commonly used to work out the antecedents of behavior, an ability termed retrodictive mindreading. As those with ASD show difficulties interpreting others' emotions, we predicted that these individuals would have difficulty with retrodictive mindreading. Sixteen adults with high-functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome and 19 typically developing adults viewed 21 video clips of people reacting to one of three gifts (chocolate, monopoly money, or a homemade novelty) and then inferred what gift the recipient received and the emotion expressed by that person. Participants' eye movements were recorded while they viewed the videos. Results showed that participants with ASD were only less accurate when inferring who received a chocolate or homemade gift. This difficulty was not due to lack of understanding what emotions were appropriate in response to each gift, as both groups gave consistent gift and emotion inferences significantly above chance (genuine positive for chocolate and feigned positive for homemade). Those with ASD did not look significantly less to the eyes of faces in the videos, and looking to the eyes did not correlate with accuracy on the task. These results suggest that those with ASD are less accurate when retrodicting events involving recognition of genuine and feigned positive emotions, and challenge claims that lack of attention to the eyes causes emotion recognition difficulties in ASD. Autism Res 2014, 7: 112-123. © 2013 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
Aziz, M Z A; Abdullah, S A C; Adnan, S F S; Mazalan, L Educational app for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) Conference 42 (C), Elsevier B.V., 2014, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 10). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @conference{Aziz201470, title = {Educational app for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs)}, author = {M Z A Aziz and S A C Abdullah and S F S Adnan and L Mazalan}, editor = {Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84925622137&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2014.11.035&partnerID=40&md5=494dcaebfe4d8363c5561c0f7dbfb307}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2014.11.035}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {42}, number = {C}, pages = {70-77}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are usually diagnose by the disturbances in the following domains; social relatedness, communication/play, and restricted interests and activities. As a result, interacting and communicating with children with ASDs are very intricate because of their lack of verbal and nonverbal communication skills. Understanding the needs of the children are also a very challenging task because of their difficulty in expressing their needs verbally, i.e. using gestures or pointing instead of words. To facilitate their social interaction, special effort needs to be made by parents and caregivers. Hence, Educational App for children with ASDs is developed to assist them. The application helps children with ASDs to improve their social life in interacting and communicating with others while helping their parents and caregivers to understand what the children really needs. At the same time, the application can be easily customized (i.e. adding activities) as the needs arise. © 2014 The Authors.}, note = {cited By 10}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are usually diagnose by the disturbances in the following domains; social relatedness, communication/play, and restricted interests and activities. As a result, interacting and communicating with children with ASDs are very intricate because of their lack of verbal and nonverbal communication skills. Understanding the needs of the children are also a very challenging task because of their difficulty in expressing their needs verbally, i.e. using gestures or pointing instead of words. To facilitate their social interaction, special effort needs to be made by parents and caregivers. Hence, Educational App for children with ASDs is developed to assist them. The application helps children with ASDs to improve their social life in interacting and communicating with others while helping their parents and caregivers to understand what the children really needs. At the same time, the application can be easily customized (i.e. adding activities) as the needs arise. © 2014 The Authors. |
Bhat, S; Acharya, U R; Adeli, H; Bairy, G M; Adeli, A Automated diagnosis of autism: In search of a mathematical marker Journal Article Reviews in the Neurosciences, 25 (6), pp. 851-861, 2014, ISSN: 03341763, (cited By 34). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Algorithms, Article, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Automation, Biological Model, Brain, Chaos Theory, Correlation Analysis, Detrended Fluctuation Analysis, Disease Marker, Electrode, Electroencephalogram, Electroencephalography, Entropy, Fourier Transformation, Fractal Analysis, Frequency Domain Analysis, Human, Mathematical Analysis, Mathematical Marker, Mathematical Parameters, Models, Neurologic Disease, Neurological, Nonlinear Dynamics, Nonlinear System, Pathophysiology, Priority Journal, Procedures, Signal Processing, Statistical Model, Time, Time Frequency Analysis, Wavelet Analysis @article{Bhat2014851, title = {Automated diagnosis of autism: In search of a mathematical marker}, author = {S Bhat and U R Acharya and H Adeli and G M Bairy and A Adeli}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84925286949&doi=10.1515%2frevneuro-2014-0036&partnerID=40&md5=04858a5c9860e9027e3113835ca2e11f}, doi = {10.1515/revneuro-2014-0036}, issn = {03341763}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Reviews in the Neurosciences}, volume = {25}, number = {6}, pages = {851-861}, publisher = {Walter de Gruyter GmbH}, abstract = {Autism is a type of neurodevelopmental disorder affecting the memory, behavior, emotion, learning ability, and communication of an individual. An early detection of the abnormality, due to irregular processing in the brain, can be achieved using electroencephalograms (EEG). The variations in the EEG signals cannot be deciphered by mere visual inspection. Computer-aided diagnostic tools can be used to recognize the subtle and invisible information present in the irregular EEG pattern and diagnose autism. This paper presents a state-of-theart review of automated EEG-based diagnosis of autism. Various time domain, frequency domain, time-frequency domain, and nonlinear dynamics for the analysis of autistic EEG signals are described briefly. A focus of the review is the use of nonlinear dynamics and chaos theory to discover the mathematical biomarkers for the diagnosis of the autism analogous to biological markers. A combination of the time-frequency and nonlinear dynamic analysis is the most effective approach to characterize the nonstationary and chaotic physiological signals for the automated EEGbased diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The features extracted using these nonlinear methods can be used as mathematical markers to detect the early stage of autism and aid the clinicians in their diagnosis. This will expedite the administration of appropriate therapies to treat the disorder. © 2014 Walter de Gruyter GmbH.}, note = {cited By 34}, keywords = {Algorithms, Article, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Automation, Biological Model, Brain, Chaos Theory, Correlation Analysis, Detrended Fluctuation Analysis, Disease Marker, Electrode, Electroencephalogram, Electroencephalography, Entropy, Fourier Transformation, Fractal Analysis, Frequency Domain Analysis, Human, Mathematical Analysis, Mathematical Marker, Mathematical Parameters, Models, Neurologic Disease, Neurological, Nonlinear Dynamics, Nonlinear System, Pathophysiology, Priority Journal, Procedures, Signal Processing, Statistical Model, Time, Time Frequency Analysis, Wavelet Analysis}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Autism is a type of neurodevelopmental disorder affecting the memory, behavior, emotion, learning ability, and communication of an individual. An early detection of the abnormality, due to irregular processing in the brain, can be achieved using electroencephalograms (EEG). The variations in the EEG signals cannot be deciphered by mere visual inspection. Computer-aided diagnostic tools can be used to recognize the subtle and invisible information present in the irregular EEG pattern and diagnose autism. This paper presents a state-of-theart review of automated EEG-based diagnosis of autism. Various time domain, frequency domain, time-frequency domain, and nonlinear dynamics for the analysis of autistic EEG signals are described briefly. A focus of the review is the use of nonlinear dynamics and chaos theory to discover the mathematical biomarkers for the diagnosis of the autism analogous to biological markers. A combination of the time-frequency and nonlinear dynamic analysis is the most effective approach to characterize the nonstationary and chaotic physiological signals for the automated EEGbased diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The features extracted using these nonlinear methods can be used as mathematical markers to detect the early stage of autism and aid the clinicians in their diagnosis. This will expedite the administration of appropriate therapies to treat the disorder. © 2014 Walter de Gruyter GmbH. |
Bhat, S; Acharya, U R; Adeli, H; Bairy, G M; Adeli, A Autism: Cause factors, early diagnosis and therapies Journal Article Reviews in the Neurosciences, 25 (6), pp. 841-850, 2014, ISSN: 03341763, (cited By 52). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: 4 Aminobutyric Acid, Adolescent, Agenesis of Corpus Callosum, Animal Assisted Therapy, Anticonvulsive Agent, Article, Assistive Technology, Attention, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behaviour Therapy, Biological Marker, Brain, Child Development Disorders, Children, Cognition, Cystine, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Dolphin, Dolphin Assisted Therapy, DSM-5, Early Diagnosis, Emotion, Facial Expression, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional Neuroimaging, Gaze, Glutathione, Glutathione Disulfide, Human, Infant, Interpersonal Communication, Methionine, Nervous System Inflammation, Neurobiology, Neurofeedback, Oxidative Stress, Pervasive, Physiology, Preschool Child, Priority Journal, Psychoeducation, School Child, Social Interactions, Speech Therapy, Virtual Reality, Zonisamide @article{Bhat2014841, title = {Autism: Cause factors, early diagnosis and therapies}, author = {S Bhat and U R Acharya and H Adeli and G M Bairy and A Adeli}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84925284617&doi=10.1515%2frevneuro-2014-0056&partnerID=40&md5=caaa32e66af70e70ec325241d01564c9}, doi = {10.1515/revneuro-2014-0056}, issn = {03341763}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Reviews in the Neurosciences}, volume = {25}, number = {6}, pages = {841-850}, publisher = {Walter de Gruyter GmbH}, abstract = {Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurobiological disorder characterized by neuropsychological and behavioral deficits. Cognitive impairment, lack of social skills, and stereotyped behavior are the major autistic symptoms, visible after a certain age. It is one of the fastest growing disabilities. Its current prevalence rate in the U.S. estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is 1 in 68 births. The genetic and physiological structure of the brain is studied to determine the pathology of autism, but diagnosis of autism at an early age is challenging due to the existing phenotypic and etiological heterogeneity among ASD individuals. Volumetric and neuroimaging techniques are explored to elucidate the neuroanatomy of the ASD brain. Nuroanatomical, neurochemical, and neuroimaging biomarkers can help in the early diagnosis and treatment of ASD. This paper presents a review of the types of autism, etiologies, early detection, and treatment of ASD. © 2014 Walter de Gruyter GmbH.}, note = {cited By 52}, keywords = {4 Aminobutyric Acid, Adolescent, Agenesis of Corpus Callosum, Animal Assisted Therapy, Anticonvulsive Agent, Article, Assistive Technology, Attention, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behaviour Therapy, Biological Marker, Brain, Child Development Disorders, Children, Cognition, Cystine, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Dolphin, Dolphin Assisted Therapy, DSM-5, Early Diagnosis, Emotion, Facial Expression, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional Neuroimaging, Gaze, Glutathione, Glutathione Disulfide, Human, Infant, Interpersonal Communication, Methionine, Nervous System Inflammation, Neurobiology, Neurofeedback, Oxidative Stress, Pervasive, Physiology, Preschool Child, Priority Journal, Psychoeducation, School Child, Social Interactions, Speech Therapy, Virtual Reality, Zonisamide}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurobiological disorder characterized by neuropsychological and behavioral deficits. Cognitive impairment, lack of social skills, and stereotyped behavior are the major autistic symptoms, visible after a certain age. It is one of the fastest growing disabilities. Its current prevalence rate in the U.S. estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is 1 in 68 births. The genetic and physiological structure of the brain is studied to determine the pathology of autism, but diagnosis of autism at an early age is challenging due to the existing phenotypic and etiological heterogeneity among ASD individuals. Volumetric and neuroimaging techniques are explored to elucidate the neuroanatomy of the ASD brain. Nuroanatomical, neurochemical, and neuroimaging biomarkers can help in the early diagnosis and treatment of ASD. This paper presents a review of the types of autism, etiologies, early detection, and treatment of ASD. © 2014 Walter de Gruyter GmbH. |
Pillai, D; Sheppard, E; Ropar, D; Marsh, L; Pearson, A; Mitchell, P Using other minds as a window onto the world: Guessing what happened from clues in behaviour Journal Article Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44 (10), pp. 2430-2439, 2014, ISSN: 01623257, (cited By 17). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adolescent, Adult, Article, Autism, Child Development Disorders, Children, Clinical Article, Cognition, Controlled Study, Eye Movement, Eye Tracking, Facial Expression, Gaze, Human, Intelligence Quotient, Male, Measurement Accuracy, Mouth, Pathophysiology, Pervasive, Physiology, Psychological Aspect, Psychology, Retrodiction, Task Performance, Theory of Mind, Verbal Communication, Video Recording, Videotape Recording, Young Adult @article{Pillai20142430, title = {Using other minds as a window onto the world: Guessing what happened from clues in behaviour}, author = {D Pillai and E Sheppard and D Ropar and L Marsh and A Pearson and P Mitchell}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84912053354&doi=10.1007%2fs10803-014-2106-x&partnerID=40&md5=c3396f6f468e37e253c657f998993859}, doi = {10.1007/s10803-014-2106-x}, issn = {01623257}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders}, volume = {44}, number = {10}, pages = {2430-2439}, publisher = {Springer New York LLC}, abstract = {It has been proposed that mentalising involves retrodicting as well as predicting behaviour, by inferring previous mental states of a target. This study investigated whether retrodiction is impaired in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Participants watched videos of real people reacting to the researcher behaving in one of four possible ways. Their task was to decide which of these four ‘‘scenarios’’ each person responded to. Participants’ eye movements were recorded. Participants with ASD were poorer than comparison participants at identifying the scenario to which people in the videos were responding. There were no group differences in time spent looking at the eyes or mouth. The findings imply those with ASD are impaired in using mentalising skills for retrodiction. © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014.}, note = {cited By 17}, keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Article, Autism, Child Development Disorders, Children, Clinical Article, Cognition, Controlled Study, Eye Movement, Eye Tracking, Facial Expression, Gaze, Human, Intelligence Quotient, Male, Measurement Accuracy, Mouth, Pathophysiology, Pervasive, Physiology, Psychological Aspect, Psychology, Retrodiction, Task Performance, Theory of Mind, Verbal Communication, Video Recording, Videotape Recording, Young Adult}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } It has been proposed that mentalising involves retrodicting as well as predicting behaviour, by inferring previous mental states of a target. This study investigated whether retrodiction is impaired in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Participants watched videos of real people reacting to the researcher behaving in one of four possible ways. Their task was to decide which of these four ‘‘scenarios’’ each person responded to. Participants’ eye movements were recorded. Participants with ASD were poorer than comparison participants at identifying the scenario to which people in the videos were responding. There were no group differences in time spent looking at the eyes or mouth. The findings imply those with ASD are impaired in using mentalising skills for retrodiction. © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014. |
Chen, B C; Rawi, Mohd R; Meinsma, R; Meijer, J; Hennekam, R C M; Kuilenburg, Van A B P Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency in two Malaysian siblings with abnormal MRI findings Journal Article Molecular Syndromology, 5 (6), pp. 299-303, 2014, ISSN: 16618769, (cited By 4). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Alanine, Article, Asymptomatic Disease, Autism, Autosomal Recessive Disorder, Case Report, Cerebellum Atrophy, Children, Creatinine, Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase, Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Disease Severity, DPYD Gene, Eye Malformation, Female, Gene, Gene Mutation, Homozygosity, Human, Intellectual Impairment, Malaysian, Male, Microcephaly, Muscle Hypotonia, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Preschool Child, Pyrimidine, Pyrimidine Metabolism, School Child, Seizure, Sequence Analysis, Sibling, Threonine, Thymine, Uracil @article{Chen2014299, title = {Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency in two Malaysian siblings with abnormal MRI findings}, author = {B C Chen and R Mohd Rawi and R Meinsma and J Meijer and R C M Hennekam and A B P Van Kuilenburg}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84919783242&doi=10.1159%2f000366074&partnerID=40&md5=1ebfb9aedb7cb64e3423811b41b6aa7c}, doi = {10.1159/000366074}, issn = {16618769}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Molecular Syndromology}, volume = {5}, number = {6}, pages = {299-303}, publisher = {S. Karger AG}, abstract = {Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder of the pyrimidine metabolism. Deficiency of this enzyme leads to an accumulation of thymine and uracil and a deficiency of metabolites distal to the catabolic enzyme. The disorder presents with a wide clinical spectrum, ranging from asymptomatic to severe neurological manifestations, including intellectual disability, seizures, microcephaly, autistic behavior, and eye abnormalities. Here, we report on an 11-year-old Malaysian girl and her 6-year-old brother with DPD deficiency who presented with intellectual disability, microcephaly, and hypotonia. Brain MRI scans showed generalized cerebral and cerebellar atrophy and callosal body dysgenesis in the boy. Urine analysis showed strongly elevated levels of uracil in the girl and boy (571 and 578 mmol/mol creatinine, respectively) and thymine (425 and 427 mmol/mol creatinine, respectively). Sequence analysis of the DPYD gene showed that both siblings were homozygous for the mutation c.1651G>A (pAla551Thr). © 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel.}, note = {cited By 4}, keywords = {Alanine, Article, Asymptomatic Disease, Autism, Autosomal Recessive Disorder, Case Report, Cerebellum Atrophy, Children, Creatinine, Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase, Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Disease Severity, DPYD Gene, Eye Malformation, Female, Gene, Gene Mutation, Homozygosity, Human, Intellectual Impairment, Malaysian, Male, Microcephaly, Muscle Hypotonia, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Preschool Child, Pyrimidine, Pyrimidine Metabolism, School Child, Seizure, Sequence Analysis, Sibling, Threonine, Thymine, Uracil}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder of the pyrimidine metabolism. Deficiency of this enzyme leads to an accumulation of thymine and uracil and a deficiency of metabolites distal to the catabolic enzyme. The disorder presents with a wide clinical spectrum, ranging from asymptomatic to severe neurological manifestations, including intellectual disability, seizures, microcephaly, autistic behavior, and eye abnormalities. Here, we report on an 11-year-old Malaysian girl and her 6-year-old brother with DPD deficiency who presented with intellectual disability, microcephaly, and hypotonia. Brain MRI scans showed generalized cerebral and cerebellar atrophy and callosal body dysgenesis in the boy. Urine analysis showed strongly elevated levels of uracil in the girl and boy (571 and 578 mmol/mol creatinine, respectively) and thymine (425 and 427 mmol/mol creatinine, respectively). Sequence analysis of the DPYD gene showed that both siblings were homozygous for the mutation c.1651G>A (pAla551Thr). © 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel. |
Rasool, M; Malik, A; Qureshi, M S; Manan, A; Pushparaj, P N; Asif, M; Qazi, M H; Qazi, A M; Kamal, M A; Gan, S H; Sheikh, I A Recent updates in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders using natural compounds Journal Article Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2014 , 2014, ISSN: 1741427X, (cited By 49). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Antiinflammatory Activity, Antioxidant Activity, Blood Brain Barrier, Cholinesterase, Degenerative Disease, Enzyme Inhibition, Human, Natural Product, Review @article{Rasool2014, title = {Recent updates in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders using natural compounds}, author = {M Rasool and A Malik and M S Qureshi and A Manan and P N Pushparaj and M Asif and M H Qazi and A M Qazi and M A Kamal and S H Gan and I A Sheikh}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84901278946&doi=10.1155%2f2014%2f979730&partnerID=40&md5=c16e01bd0289ca547ae6afb7704ed5d6}, doi = {10.1155/2014/979730}, issn = {1741427X}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine}, volume = {2014}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, abstract = {Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by protein aggregates and inflammation as well as oxidative stress in the central nervous system (CNS). Multiple biological processes are linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as depletion or insufficient synthesis of neurotransmitters, oxidative stress, abnormal ubiquitination. Furthermore, damaging of blood brain barrier (BBB) in the CNS also leads to various CNS-related diseases. Even though synthetic drugs are used for the management of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, autism, and many other chronic illnesses, they are not without side effects. The attentions of researchers have been inclined towards the phytochemicals, many of which have minimal side effects. Phytochemicals are promising therapeutic agents because many phytochemicals have anti-inflammatory, antioxidative as well as anticholinesterase activities. Various drugs of either synthetic or natural origin applied in the treatment of brain disorders need to cross the BBB before they can be used. This paper covers various researches related to phytochemicals used in the management of neurodegenerative disorders. © 2014 Mahmood Rasool et al.}, note = {cited By 49}, keywords = {Antiinflammatory Activity, Antioxidant Activity, Blood Brain Barrier, Cholinesterase, Degenerative Disease, Enzyme Inhibition, Human, Natural Product, Review}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by protein aggregates and inflammation as well as oxidative stress in the central nervous system (CNS). Multiple biological processes are linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as depletion or insufficient synthesis of neurotransmitters, oxidative stress, abnormal ubiquitination. Furthermore, damaging of blood brain barrier (BBB) in the CNS also leads to various CNS-related diseases. Even though synthetic drugs are used for the management of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, autism, and many other chronic illnesses, they are not without side effects. The attentions of researchers have been inclined towards the phytochemicals, many of which have minimal side effects. Phytochemicals are promising therapeutic agents because many phytochemicals have anti-inflammatory, antioxidative as well as anticholinesterase activities. Various drugs of either synthetic or natural origin applied in the treatment of brain disorders need to cross the BBB before they can be used. This paper covers various researches related to phytochemicals used in the management of neurodegenerative disorders. © 2014 Mahmood Rasool et al. |
Manap, Aisyah Abdul; Yusoff, Eizwan Hamdie; Rias, Riaza Mohd Assistive Technology for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorderon Emotion Understanding: A Preliminary Study Inproceedings Baharom, F; Yusof, Y; Yusof, SAM; Puteh, N; Salam, SNA (Ed.): PROCEEDING OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (KMICE) 2014, VOLS 1 AND 2, pp. 693-698, Univ Utara Malaysia, Coll Arts & Sci; Rangsit Univ; Minist Tourism & Culture Malaysia; Malaysia Convent & Exhibit Bur; gurteen; Knowledge Management Profess Soc; Assoc Informat Syst, Malaysia Chapter, Special Interest Grp Vice President; Univ Utara Malaysia Press; ITU UMM; OPE, Comp Profess Enchrichment & Dev Div; AWFATECH; AEA; LADA; GEOINFO UNIV UTARI MALAYSIA-UUM, COLL ARTS & SCI, INFOR TECHNOL BLDG, SINTOK, KEDAH 06010, MALAYSIA, 2014, ISBN: 978-983-2078-92-0, (Knowledge Management International Conference (KMICe2014), Langkawi, MALAYSIA, AUG 12-15, 2014). Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Children with Autism, Emotion, Emotion Understanding, Visual Interactive @inproceedings{ISI:000346752100117, title = {Assistive Technology for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorderon Emotion Understanding: A Preliminary Study}, author = {Aisyah Abdul Manap and Eizwan Hamdie Yusoff and Riaza Mohd Rias}, editor = {F Baharom and Y Yusof and SAM Yusof and N Puteh and SNA Salam}, isbn = {978-983-2078-92-0}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, booktitle = {PROCEEDING OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (KMICE) 2014, VOLS 1 AND 2}, pages = {693-698}, publisher = {UNIV UTARI MALAYSIA-UUM}, address = {COLL ARTS & SCI, INFOR TECHNOL BLDG, SINTOK, KEDAH 06010, MALAYSIA}, organization = {Univ Utara Malaysia, Coll Arts & Sci; Rangsit Univ; Minist Tourism & Culture Malaysia; Malaysia Convent & Exhibit Bur; gurteen; Knowledge Management Profess Soc; Assoc Informat Syst, Malaysia Chapter, Special Interest Grp Vice President; Univ Utara Malaysia Press; ITU UMM; OPE, Comp Profess Enchrichment & Dev Div; AWFATECH; AEA; LADA; GEOINFO}, abstract = {Primordial purpose of this study is to propose a framework that will be guidelines for design and development of a visual interactive application to improve emotion understanding for ASD children. This study will benefit the ASD children and their therapist. This application will enable children to recognize other people emotions to encourage them into interaction between people thus improve their social and communication skills.Preliminary study was done to understand and gather information on autistic children in the aspect of their behaviour and the attention strategies in order to propose a framework to guide software development in designing appropriate visual interactive application that supports emotion understanding.}, note = {Knowledge Management International Conference (KMICe2014), Langkawi, MALAYSIA, AUG 12-15, 2014}, keywords = {Children with Autism, Emotion, Emotion Understanding, Visual Interactive}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } Primordial purpose of this study is to propose a framework that will be guidelines for design and development of a visual interactive application to improve emotion understanding for ASD children. This study will benefit the ASD children and their therapist. This application will enable children to recognize other people emotions to encourage them into interaction between people thus improve their social and communication skills.Preliminary study was done to understand and gather information on autistic children in the aspect of their behaviour and the attention strategies in order to propose a framework to guide software development in designing appropriate visual interactive application that supports emotion understanding. |
Dehkordi, Sara Reisi; Rias, Riaza Mohd TAP ON ME: ATHERAPEUTIC GAME FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER FOCUSING ON SOCIAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS Inproceedings Baharom, F; Yusof, Y; Yusof, SAM; Puteh, N; Salam, SNA (Ed.): PROCEEDING OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (KMICE) 2014, VOLS 1 AND 2, pp. 773-777, Univ Utara Malaysia, Coll Arts & Sci; Rangsit Univ; Minist Tourism & Culture Malaysia; Malaysia Convent & Exhibit Bur; gurteen; Knowledge Management Profess Soc; Assoc Informat Syst, Malaysia Chapter, Special Interest Grp Vice President; Univ Utara Malaysia Press; ITU UMM; OPE, Comp Profess Enchrichment & Dev Div; AWFATECH; AEA; LADA; GEOINFO UNIV UTARI MALAYSIA-UUM, COLL ARTS & SCI, INFOR TECHNOL BLDG, SINTOK, KEDAH 06010, MALAYSIA, 2014, ISBN: 978-983-2078-92-0, (Knowledge Management International Conference (KMICe2014), Langkawi, MALAYSIA, AUG 12-15, 2014). Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Computer Games, Disabilities, Social Skills @inproceedings{ISI:000346752100131, title = {TAP ON ME: ATHERAPEUTIC GAME FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER FOCUSING ON SOCIAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS}, author = {Sara Reisi Dehkordi and Riaza Mohd Rias}, editor = {F Baharom and Y Yusof and SAM Yusof and N Puteh and SNA Salam}, isbn = {978-983-2078-92-0}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, booktitle = {PROCEEDING OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (KMICE) 2014, VOLS 1 AND 2}, pages = {773-777}, publisher = {UNIV UTARI MALAYSIA-UUM}, address = {COLL ARTS & SCI, INFOR TECHNOL BLDG, SINTOK, KEDAH 06010, MALAYSIA}, organization = {Univ Utara Malaysia, Coll Arts & Sci; Rangsit Univ; Minist Tourism & Culture Malaysia; Malaysia Convent & Exhibit Bur; gurteen; Knowledge Management Profess Soc; Assoc Informat Syst, Malaysia Chapter, Special Interest Grp Vice President; Univ Utara Malaysia Press; ITU UMM; OPE, Comp Profess Enchrichment & Dev Div; AWFATECH; AEA; LADA; GEOINFO}, abstract = {This paper presents TAPONME, a therapeutic game built on iOS platform to assist early elementary children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in practicing social communication skills. The purpose of this work is to hypothesize that therapeutic game which has been designed according to autistic children's limitations to engage them to play can be regarded as the third party in therapy sessions. Implementing effective psychological method in our game and using children's interesting objects with simple rules and simple environment could engage our 14 participants(6 of them with low functioning Autism and 8 of them with moderate functioning Autism) to play TAPONME for ten sessions. Participant observation was conducted to find out their behavior and reaction in game engagement and get feedback on their limitations and learning goals. as a basis for further research on this topic.}, note = {Knowledge Management International Conference (KMICe2014), Langkawi, MALAYSIA, AUG 12-15, 2014}, keywords = {Autism Spectrum Disorders, Computer Games, Disabilities, Social Skills}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } This paper presents TAPONME, a therapeutic game built on iOS platform to assist early elementary children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in practicing social communication skills. The purpose of this work is to hypothesize that therapeutic game which has been designed according to autistic children's limitations to engage them to play can be regarded as the third party in therapy sessions. Implementing effective psychological method in our game and using children's interesting objects with simple rules and simple environment could engage our 14 participants(6 of them with low functioning Autism and 8 of them with moderate functioning Autism) to play TAPONME for ten sessions. Participant observation was conducted to find out their behavior and reaction in game engagement and get feedback on their limitations and learning goals. as a basis for further research on this topic. |
Fauzan, Norsiah; Mahayuddin, Nurul Aina Mohd Brain Training to Improve Sociability and Behavior of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Children and Young Adults Inproceedings Uzunboylu, H (Ed.): 3RD CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH (CY-ICER 2014), pp. 308-314, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2014, ISSN: 1877-0428, (3rd Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research (CY-ICER), Near E Univ, Nicosia, CYPRUS, JAN 30-FEB 01, 2014). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, EEG Training, Neurofeedback Training, QEEG @inproceedings{ISI:000345440000061, title = {Brain Training to Improve Sociability and Behavior of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Children and Young Adults}, author = {Norsiah Fauzan and Nurul Aina Mohd Mahayuddin}, editor = {H Uzunboylu}, url = {https://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9758/1/Brain-Waves-and-Connectivity-of-Autism-Spectrum-Disorders_2015_Procedia-Social-and-Behavioral-Sciences(abstract).pdf}, doi = {10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.07.410}, issn = {1877-0428}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, booktitle = {3RD CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH (CY-ICER 2014)}, volume = {143}, pages = {308-314}, publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV}, address = {SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS}, series = {Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences}, abstract = {This article details on the use of brain training device, Neuro feedback Training (NFT) device to improve the sociability and behaviour of ASD children and young adults. A quasi-experimental study using pre-test and post-test within subject design was used. The research involved thirty-four participants, purposively selected from Kuching Autistic Association (KAA). The Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) was used to measure the effectiveness of NFT on ASD children and young adults in KAA. The observation emphasized on sociability and behavioral changes among the participants. The findings showed an overall improvement in total ATEC score. Sociability and behaviors are among ASD children and young adults. There is a difference between ATEC post-test score in behavior with the age of participants (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd.}, note = {3rd Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research (CY-ICER), Near E Univ, Nicosia, CYPRUS, JAN 30-FEB 01, 2014}, keywords = {Autism, EEG Training, Neurofeedback Training, QEEG}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } This article details on the use of brain training device, Neuro feedback Training (NFT) device to improve the sociability and behaviour of ASD children and young adults. A quasi-experimental study using pre-test and post-test within subject design was used. The research involved thirty-four participants, purposively selected from Kuching Autistic Association (KAA). The Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) was used to measure the effectiveness of NFT on ASD children and young adults in KAA. The observation emphasized on sociability and behavioral changes among the participants. The findings showed an overall improvement in total ATEC score. Sociability and behaviors are among ASD children and young adults. There is a difference between ATEC post-test score in behavior with the age of participants (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
Dolah, Jasni; Yahaya, Wan Ahmad Jaafar Wan Implementation of Knowledge Awareness Scale (KAS) Instrument in Learning Autism Behavioral Symptoms Inproceedings 2014 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED EDUCATION AND MANAGEMENT (ICAEM), pp. 22-28, Adv Informat Sci Res Ctr DESTECH PUBLICATIONS, INC, 439 DUKE STREET, LANCASTER, PA 17602-4967 USA, 2014, ISBN: 978-1-60595-153-9, (International Conference on Advanced Education and Management (ICAEM), Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA, JAN 04-05, 2014). Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Awareness, Knowledge, Scale @inproceedings{ISI:000337490700005, title = {Implementation of Knowledge Awareness Scale (KAS) Instrument in Learning Autism Behavioral Symptoms}, author = {Jasni Dolah and Wan Ahmad Jaafar Wan Yahaya}, isbn = {978-1-60595-153-9}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, booktitle = {2014 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED EDUCATION AND MANAGEMENT (ICAEM)}, pages = {22-28}, publisher = {DESTECH PUBLICATIONS, INC}, address = {439 DUKE STREET, LANCASTER, PA 17602-4967 USA}, organization = {Adv Informat Sci Res Ctr}, abstract = {It is important that the lack of knowledge and awareness in recognizing autism behavioral symptoms is addressed. Society should be aware of warning signs and symptoms of autism so that they can take their children for diagnosis. Once diagnosed with autism, parents should not take follow-up treatments for granted as this may cause problems in the future. They must not wait and expect the child to catch up later or outgrow the problem. The more they know about autism spectrum disorder, the better equipped they will be to make informed decisions for their children. There is a lot of information regarding autism available these days which can be accessed online from books and magazines, as well as organized events. However, the methods used to inform society sometimes can be too technical and confusing to ordinary people. Those without basic knowledge of what autism is will have a hard time understanding this issue. There is usually a lot of technical jargon and the sentences can be really scientific as well. In this case, parents are the audiences and they need to understand the information conveyed. In this case, the instrument of Knowledge Awareness Scale (KAS) has been developed by researcher in order to measure the learners' knowledge and awareness levels towards autism. Knowledge Awareness Scale is a self-assessment scale that requires a student to complete after she or he has completed both tasks. This strategy allows the researcher to see how familiar the students with the terms and concepts from the learning task given to them. In addition to that, students activated their prior knowledge and make predictions about the learning material. The finding shows that the effects of an Interactive Multimedia Learning Environment (IMLE) had a significant effect on students' achievement score in terms of perceived knowledge and awareness as measured by Knowledge Awareness Scale (KAS) with the Presentation Mode 1 (Modality Principle) students scoring higher KAS score compare to the Presentation Mode 2 (Redundancy Principle).}, note = {International Conference on Advanced Education and Management (ICAEM), Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA, JAN 04-05, 2014}, keywords = {Awareness, Knowledge, Scale}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } It is important that the lack of knowledge and awareness in recognizing autism behavioral symptoms is addressed. Society should be aware of warning signs and symptoms of autism so that they can take their children for diagnosis. Once diagnosed with autism, parents should not take follow-up treatments for granted as this may cause problems in the future. They must not wait and expect the child to catch up later or outgrow the problem. The more they know about autism spectrum disorder, the better equipped they will be to make informed decisions for their children. There is a lot of information regarding autism available these days which can be accessed online from books and magazines, as well as organized events. However, the methods used to inform society sometimes can be too technical and confusing to ordinary people. Those without basic knowledge of what autism is will have a hard time understanding this issue. There is usually a lot of technical jargon and the sentences can be really scientific as well. In this case, parents are the audiences and they need to understand the information conveyed. In this case, the instrument of Knowledge Awareness Scale (KAS) has been developed by researcher in order to measure the learners' knowledge and awareness levels towards autism. Knowledge Awareness Scale is a self-assessment scale that requires a student to complete after she or he has completed both tasks. This strategy allows the researcher to see how familiar the students with the terms and concepts from the learning task given to them. In addition to that, students activated their prior knowledge and make predictions about the learning material. The finding shows that the effects of an Interactive Multimedia Learning Environment (IMLE) had a significant effect on students' achievement score in terms of perceived knowledge and awareness as measured by Knowledge Awareness Scale (KAS) with the Presentation Mode 1 (Modality Principle) students scoring higher KAS score compare to the Presentation Mode 2 (Redundancy Principle). |
Ann, O C; Theng, L B; Seldon, H L; Putra, F A IGI Global, 2014, ISBN: 9781466673748; 1466673737; 9781466673731, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @book{Ann2014211, title = {Critical behavior monitoring for children with special needs in preventing physical injury using kinect}, author = {O C Ann and L B Theng and H L Seldon and F A Putra}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946218114&doi=10.4018%2f978-1-4666-7373-1.ch011&partnerID=40&md5=93726757e76f0bf4219923d5e5a047a1}, doi = {10.4018/978-1-4666-7373-1.ch011}, isbn = {9781466673748; 1466673737; 9781466673731}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Assistive Technologies for Physical and Cognitive Disabilities}, pages = {211-249}, publisher = {IGI Global}, abstract = {This research studies ways to prevent physical injury for children with special needs, or specifically children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The prevention is achievable by monitoring child behavior in the classroom from time to time. A Critical Behavior Monitoring model was developed for this purpose. The model is integrated with a Kinect sensor (by Microsoft) to process the signal acquired for human activities recognition. Currently, the model manages to identify 17 different human activities and notify parents or teachers via SMS and/or email if any unusual or critical activities are detected (i.e. falling down or asking for help). This will ensure immediate action is taken to prevent injuries or the situation from getting worse. © 2015, IGI Global.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {book} } This research studies ways to prevent physical injury for children with special needs, or specifically children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The prevention is achievable by monitoring child behavior in the classroom from time to time. A Critical Behavior Monitoring model was developed for this purpose. The model is integrated with a Kinect sensor (by Microsoft) to process the signal acquired for human activities recognition. Currently, the model manages to identify 17 different human activities and notify parents or teachers via SMS and/or email if any unusual or critical activities are detected (i.e. falling down or asking for help). This will ensure immediate action is taken to prevent injuries or the situation from getting worse. © 2015, IGI Global. |
Teo, J; Hoon, O P IGI Global, 2014, ISBN: 9781466673748; 1466673737; 9781466673731, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @book{Teo2014250, title = {Dance and movement as therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): A case for Kuching, Sarawak}, author = {J Teo and O P Hoon}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946227679&doi=10.4018%2f978-1-4666-7373-1.ch012&partnerID=40&md5=6c4d36cf3a81019c66e220a062362efe}, doi = {10.4018/978-1-4666-7373-1.ch012}, isbn = {9781466673748; 1466673737; 9781466673731}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Assistive Technologies for Physical and Cognitive Disabilities}, pages = {250-261}, publisher = {IGI Global}, abstract = {This chapter attempts to introduce the concept of Dance and Movement Therapy (DMT) in treating autistic-like symptoms and discusses the validity and feasibility of adopting DMT as a complementary component of an existing intervention framework. By defining mainstream DMT, identifying its implications for children across the spectrum, and briefly touching upon the theoretical aspects of its workings, it is hoped that parents, teachers, and educators can gain a more thorough understanding of this method. An outline of how it can be adapted for children with a range of abilities is also supplied. Finally, initial observations of DMT applied in Kuching, Malaysia, are shared with concluding suggestions for success within this particular cultural and social context. This chapter is aimed at the new practitioner looking for a starting point resource as well as parents, teachers, and educators who may be thinking about implementing DMT into a child's routine or programme. © 2015, IGI Global.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {book} } This chapter attempts to introduce the concept of Dance and Movement Therapy (DMT) in treating autistic-like symptoms and discusses the validity and feasibility of adopting DMT as a complementary component of an existing intervention framework. By defining mainstream DMT, identifying its implications for children across the spectrum, and briefly touching upon the theoretical aspects of its workings, it is hoped that parents, teachers, and educators can gain a more thorough understanding of this method. An outline of how it can be adapted for children with a range of abilities is also supplied. Finally, initial observations of DMT applied in Kuching, Malaysia, are shared with concluding suggestions for success within this particular cultural and social context. This chapter is aimed at the new practitioner looking for a starting point resource as well as parents, teachers, and educators who may be thinking about implementing DMT into a child's routine or programme. © 2015, IGI Global. |
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. |
Hashim, S F S M; Fikry, A; Ismail, Z; Musa, R; Hashim, R; Ahmad, S.Sh.; Hassan, H; Samat, N Humanoids in autism therapy: The child perspective Conference 42 (C), Elsevier B.V., 2014, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @conference{Hashim2014351, title = {Humanoids in autism therapy: The child perspective}, author = {S F S M Hashim and A Fikry and Z Ismail and R Musa and R Hashim and S.Sh. Ahmad and H Hassan and N Samat}, editor = {Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84925634324&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2014.11.073&partnerID=40&md5=f4ec391725d250bfe70df2cf82e18a89}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2014.11.073}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {42}, number = {C}, pages = {351-356}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {Robots are now widely used for psychological intervention in the mental care sector. The enormous of technology changes has become incredibly important to the industry. Through innovation, industry offers treatment or solution for those who suffered with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). From the literature reviewed, physically pleasing robots or humanoids have replaced humans to assist with brain-impaired children. Since this is a new area in Malaysia, literature has been scarce. Thus, this article will examine the provision of relevant theories supported the use of humanoid in autism and their impacts on society. © 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Robots are now widely used for psychological intervention in the mental care sector. The enormous of technology changes has become incredibly important to the industry. Through innovation, industry offers treatment or solution for those who suffered with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). From the literature reviewed, physically pleasing robots or humanoids have replaced humans to assist with brain-impaired children. Since this is a new area in Malaysia, literature has been scarce. Thus, this article will examine the provision of relevant theories supported the use of humanoid in autism and their impacts on society. © 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V. |
Miskam, M A; Masnin, N F S; Jamhuri, M H; Shamsuddin, S; Omar, A R; Yussof, H 42 (C), Elsevier B.V., 2014, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 11). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: @conference{Miskam201493, title = {Encouraging children with autism to improve social and communication skills through the game-based approach}, author = {M A Miskam and N F S Masnin and M H Jamhuri and S Shamsuddin and A R Omar and H Yussof}, editor = {Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84925688350&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2014.11.038&partnerID=40&md5=483a02ebea5d469d7690c8039dcc22b6}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2014.11.038}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {42}, number = {C}, pages = {93-98}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {This work presents modules to encouraging children with autism to improve their social and communication skills through game-based approach. The abilities of the humanoid robot NAO in voice and vision detection recognition give a game more attractive and socially assistive human-machine interaction. The expected outcomes of the modules used to increase eye contacts, imitation proficiency and correctness of the behaviour in social and communication of the children with autism through the game-based modules. Imitation game gives a new light to children with autism learning to express their feeling in appropriate situations. © 2014 The Authors.}, note = {cited By 11}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This work presents modules to encouraging children with autism to improve their social and communication skills through game-based approach. The abilities of the humanoid robot NAO in voice and vision detection recognition give a game more attractive and socially assistive human-machine interaction. The expected outcomes of the modules used to increase eye contacts, imitation proficiency and correctness of the behaviour in social and communication of the children with autism through the game-based modules. Imitation game gives a new light to children with autism learning to express their feeling in appropriate situations. © 2014 The Authors. |