The main objectives of SMART-ASD project are:
• The development of software and protocols for helping professionals and parents to determine the most appropriate technological solutions for the students with autism and/or learning difficulties.
• The creation of an online training facility to train about the tools created.
• To run an experimental study to test the efficacy of the created tools for helping people with autism and/or learning difficulties to improve their learning and communication.
• To train teachers and parents of the participant schools about the use of all the project products.
• To learn from people with autism.
• To learn the best practices from other countries
• To ensure the transferability of the project results to a diversity of contexts and to maximize the impact on different target groups.
SMART-ASD project work has been organized in the following activities:
• Intellectual Outputs
o O1: Development of an app for the assessment of individual needs on IT and autism
o O2: Online Training Course
o O3: Experimental Research on the App use
• Multiplier Events at Konya (Turkey) and Valencia (Spain), planned to spread project results
• Training Action at Bath (United Kingdom)
• Transnational Meetings at Valencia (Spain), Bath (United Kingdom), Konya (Turkey) and Valencia (Spain)