Interactive sonification is an effective tool used to guide individuals when practicing movements. Little research has explore the affordances of continous and discrete sound structures in supporting motor therapeutic interventions for children with autism who exhibit motor impairments. The goal of this research is to study if children with autism understand the use of such […]
Franceli L. Cibrian (University of Chapman, USA)
Franceli L. Cibrian is a Mexican Researcher working as an Assistant Professor at the Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler School of Engineering at Chapman University. I did my postdoctoral training in the Star lab of Dr. Gillian Hayes at UC Irvine. I received my Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE) in Mexico. I […]
Bolita – An inclusive voice assistant to support language therapy
Voice Assistants have shifted the way we communicate with ubiquitous services by enabling the use of natural language communication and the analysis of acoustic and linguistic language patterns. Speech skills of children are not yet fully developed; therefore, most conversational agents frequently misunderstand them. Bolita (i.e., “little ball” in Spanish), is a bilingual conversational agent that […]
Feel and Touch – Haptic Computing to uncover Digital Markers that are relevant for the Screening of Children with ASD
About 90% of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have atypical sensory processing . Those differences can be a potential marker of ASD. Until now, tactile processing has been little explored due to the lack of tools to assess it. However, with the growth of haptic interfaces, there is an untapped potential to understand and […]
BendableSound – Elastic Displays improve Motor Coordination of Children with ASD using techniques from Neurological Therapies
Worldwide, one in 59 children has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and 80% of them have motor problems, such as delayed or anticipated reactions and excessive or insufficient use of strength when they conduct a motor movement. Neurological Music Therapy (Nero-MT) uses live music to improve the timing and strength regulation of children with autism. However, […]