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Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are characterized by atypical patterns of behaviors and impairments in social communication and interactions. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been recognized to have great potential in supporting ASD treatment: ICT-based tools are enjoyed since interaction with computers supports imagination of behaviors necessary for role-play in predictable environments. Differently from most proposals in the literature focused on treatment from the patient side, we are here interested in discussing how moving from paper-and-pencil measures to ICT tools may help psychologists and therapists in their diagnosis activities as well as in conceiving novel technology-enhanced interventions. In particular, we will present some features of a system under development aimed at pursuing an integrated approach including diagnosis and gamified learning.
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Tarantino, L., Mazza, M., Valenti, M., De Gasperis, G. (2016). Towards an Integrated Approach to Diagnosis, Assessment and Treatment in Autism Spectrum Disorders via a Gamified TEL System. In: Caporuscio, M., De la Prieta, F., Di Mascio, T., Gennari, R., Gutiérrez Rodríguez, J., Vittorini, P. (eds) Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning . Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 478. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40165-2_15
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