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Holistic User Models for Cognitive Disabilities: Personalized Tools for Supporting People with Autism in the City

Authors:

Claudio Mattutino,

Alessia Calafiore,

Claudio Schifanella,

Guido BoellaAuthors Info & Claims

UMAP '18: Adjunct Publication of the 26th Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization

Pages 109 - 113

https://doi.org/10.1145/3213586.3226220

Published: 02 July 2018 Publication History

Abstract

This paper presents a personalized interactive map aimed at supporting people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in their daily transfers within urban environments. To this end, it aims to model a "complete" representation of the ASD individual by merging a variety of information in a unique user model. Moreover, it exploits crowdsourcing mechanisms to enrich the representation of places that may be considered "safe" by ASD people. As a result, the system is specifically designed for helping them manage stress originated by breakdowns from "spatial routines", by providing recommendations about safe places to reach and giving personalized tools to manage unexpected events.

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Holistic User Models for Cognitive Disabilities: Personalized Tools for Supporting People with Autism in the City
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Ubiquitous and mobile computing
    1. Ubiquitous and mobile computing systems and tools

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Krishnan KJomhari NKumar Ayyasamy RAbdul Kareem SKrishnan S(2024)A Framework for Developing Haptics Based Virtual Environment for Spatial Cognition Enhancement in Autistic PeopleIEEE Access10.1109/ACCESS.2024.339707612(64599-64621)Online publication date: 2024
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