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Apps for people with autism: Assessment, classification and ranking of the best

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  • Gallardo Montes, Carmen del Pilar
  • Rodríguez Fuentes, Antonio
  • Caurcel Cara, María Jesús

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The utilization of apps in mobile devices offers autism professionals a complementary medium with which to strengthen deficient skills. Through a system of previously validated indicators, we have thoroughly assessed 155 apps that are available on the Play Store. To select the apps aimed at people with autism, we used the search term “autism” in English and in Spanish. The chosen apps were then assessed and given a score for their design, content and pedagogic dimension. The assessment concluded by establishing a ranking of the apps. Only 14 apps obtained scores notably higher than the rest.

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  • Gallardo Montes, Carmen del Pilar & Rodríguez Fuentes, Antonio & Caurcel Cara, María Jesús, 2021. "Apps for people with autism: Assessment, classification and ranking of the best," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 64(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:teinso:v:64:y:2021:i:c:s0160791x2031277x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101474
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    1. Victoria Bamicha & Athanasios Drigas, 2022. "ToM & ASD: The interconnection of Theory of Mind with the social-emotional, cognitive development of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The use of ICTs as an alternative form of intervention in A," Technium Social Sciences Journal, Technium Science, vol. 33(1), pages 42-72, July.
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