How can participatory design inform the design and development of innovative technologies for autistic communities?

Journal of Assistive Technologies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 115-120

  Brosnan, Mark ^a   Parsons, Sarah ^b   Good, Judith ^c   Yuill, Nicola ^c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Co production; Evidence base; Methods; Participatory design; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971419946     PISSN: 17549450     EISSN: 20428723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JAT-12-2015-0033     Document Type: Article

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