ICT SUPPORTED APPROACHES TO AUTISM

Ileana Hamburg

2011

Abstract

Autism is a disorder that affects human skills and behaviour essentially. The use of ICT can support education and rehabilitation of people with autism and also teachers, parents and social workers benefit from using ICT. ICT and particularly the Internet support the creation of Virtual Communities of Practice (VCoPs) as a promising approach for learning, housing reviews of research evidence and engaging persons working in the ASD field to share practical knowledge and to make practical innovations. In this paper we present aspects of training and cooperation for people with autism particularly by using ICT and VCoPs and give an example of a successful project.

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Hamburg I. (2011). ICT SUPPORTED APPROACHES TO AUTISM . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2011) ISBN 978-989-8425-34-8, pages 512-516. DOI: 10.5220/0003135905120516


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@conference{healthinf11,
author={Ileana Hamburg},
title={ICT SUPPORTED APPROACHES TO AUTISM},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2011)},
year={2011},
pages={512-516},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003135905120516},
isbn={978-989-8425-34-8},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2011)
TI - ICT SUPPORTED APPROACHES TO AUTISM
SN - 978-989-8425-34-8
AU - Hamburg I.
PY - 2011
SP - 512
EP - 516
DO - 10.5220/0003135905120516