Innovations supporting people with autism spectrum disorder

We celebrate April 2 World Autism Awareness Day. This history aims to bring light and awareness to the population and administrators on the issue in order to break stereotypes and build inclusion.

History was created by the United Nations (UN) in December 2007 and to accelerate campaigns and disseminate information about the daily problems faced by people with autism who are often stigmatized rather than embraced by their needs; stances that ignore and exceed their true abilities.

Before we talk about how technology has benefited the development of this audience, It is important to clarify for those who do not know that Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a condition that prevents the neurological development of the person.changing the way a person with autism perceives their thoughts, feelings, and feelings, as well as compromising the way they communicate and interact socially.

ASD does not show itself in the same way in individuals, the dominance of the spectrum is understood in every person. Therefore, there are differences in the level of support the autistic person needs, which can be level 1, level 2 or level 3.

Precisely because it is a disease that affects each person differently, treatments and methods need to be flexible to cover different people.

when we talk about Technology and Autism, it is worth noting that this contribution brings together several fieldsIt covers a spectrum ranging from providing resources to facilitate the clinical diagnosis of this condition to developing alternative communication applications. For example, although the diagnosis of autism is clinical, the electroencephalogram (EEG) test has the function of analyzing spontaneous brain electrical activity.

You may remember seeing someone with electrodes on their scalp in the movie or on TV. EEG is also used in people with autism to detect the autism subtype and offer the most appropriate treatment based on that. It is not possible to visualize the behavioral patterns when the test result is viewed from the human eye, but the software is responsible for interpreting the data quickly and accurately.

It is worth noting that scientifically, the diagnosis is clinically assigned to a neuro-diverse person, that is, to a person with atypical neurological development or with certain aspects of his neurological process.

In addition, very common among the needs presented by Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is vulnerability in speech development, and so seek ways to improve this skill through augmentative and alternative communication, for example, alternative communication boards and even exchange. pictures, the word accompanying the picture, which is the use of pictures, PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) to convey the desired.

Of course, the work of technology does not end here. While we are still thinking of ways to optimize systems or products for this audience and contribute to respecting the needs of people with autism, we use what we call assistive technology, be a democratic concept linking technology and autism. It’s been a long journey so far and we were able to understand some of the achievements that included and helped autistic people conquer their best self.

However, the journey is long and the big celebration will come when this agenda truly takes place in discussions without attracting attention or reacting to social pressure. Meanwhile, each of us as individuals and institutions raise awareness and harmonize our practices every day.

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