Participatory design in the development of innovative technologies for children and young people on the autism spectrum: The COSPATIAL project

Journal of Assistive Technologies

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-34

  Parsons, Sarah ^a   Millen, Laura ^b   Garib Penna, Sara ^a   Cobb, Sue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum; Children and young people; Collaborative technologies; Social conversation skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255166070     PISSN: 17549450     EISSN: 20428723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/jat.2011.0099     Document Type: Review

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