SMART ASD

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Published: 27 October 2015

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Published: 27 October 2015

SMART-ASD is a project funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus + Program. Eleven participants from Turkey, United Kingdom and Spain collaborate to improve the education and communication of students with autism and/or learning difficulties with the help of innovative technologies.

The main objective of SMART-ASD project is the development and experimental assessment of appropriate software and protocols for helping professionals and parents to determine the most appropriate technological solutions for the students with autism and/or learning difficulties. With so many potential solutions available, it is essential that parents and professionals are enabled to identify the most effective solution for each person with autism and/or learning disabilities

SMART-ASD Project, with project number 2015-1-ES01-KA201-015946, has started in September 2015 and will last until the end of September of 2017, and counts with a EU grant of 246.079 €.

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Published: 27 October 2015

An experimental research study will be developed and published. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the SMART-ASD App.

For doing so, an experimental design will be developed. Several aspects will be measured:

•        Whether the application of the assessment software is effective and sufficient for determining the IT needs of individuals with ASD and LD?

•        Whether the decision making applied (the technologies selected for each student and the training on IT for the people around he/she) is effective for improving the communication and learning abilities of the students with ASD in a 6 month period?

Study results will be available in the form of scientific papers by the end of the project (September 2017).