Language Therapy for Kids with Autism using ABA Technique
What is ABA Technique?
“ABA” stands for Applied Behavior Analysis. ABA is set of principles that form the basis for many behavioral treatments. ABA is based on the science of learning and behavior. ABA technique is a method of therapy aimed at understanding human behavior. It is widely used to help children with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities but it can also be used to improve a variety of motor, social and cognitive skills for individuals of all ages. ABA therapy includes many different techniques. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) uses many tools that work extremely well with children with autism. At times however, despite your best efforts your child might still struggle to learn some skills. In these cases, the use of shaping can be effective. For additional learning, I added listening audio and puzzle task in this application.
Why kids with Autism need language therapy application?
Therapy can improve speech in autistic children with language delay. By using this application, it can help child recognition with words and shapes. The child can start differentiating shapes along improved motor coordination through fun activities on Language Therapy. Also, help visual perceptions of colors and icons displayed.
Prototype
Development of Education apps is the best choice and can be quite helpful for their learning and social development. Watch this video:
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Software
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In the development process of language therapy application, some software is needed to complete each task such as for illustrating, design interface design, implement coding for the learning lesson and 2D model for objects.
On software requirements, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop have been used to design icon, text and button in the application. The lesson learning was designed by Unity and it will build as an application (.apk) which support android smartphone.
How does it work?
The lesson for kids with autism can learn have 3 parts which matching shape, listening audio and puzzle. The first parts are matching shape, the child need to learn by which one the same shape by drag and drop the shape into same shape but different color. The second parts are listening audio, the child need to hear the audio then answer the question. The answer consists of words and pictures. they need to choose the appropriate answer based on the audio heard. The last parts are puzzle of pictures, the child need to tap of each picture to make a rotate until found correct position. If the child successfully makes it, the word “you win” will appear on the screen.
Conclusion
In conclusion, smartphones and touchscreen tablets are invaluable tools for children and adults with autism. Children with autism need challenging their self with fun apps, so they can enjoy on a daily basis. When conventional learning methods do not fulfill the needs of autistic children, children’s autism applications explicitly designed to nurture both abilities and trust can be used to complement their learning. Apps for children with autism are quickly becoming the learning aid of choice when teaching children on the autism spectrum. In recent years, there has been a significant rise in the number of autism applications, but it’s often hard to tell between the good and the bad.
Written By:
Siti Nur Amira Binti Mohammed Esa
Faaizah Shahbodin
