Muhammad Haziq Lim Abdullah

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed simple functioning interactive prototypes to support people with a diverse range of competencies to communicate and explore their use, which enabled use, appropriation and design after design by two participant groups; adults living with cognitive or sensory impairments and children identified with language delays and autism spectrum disorder.

TL;DR: Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability resulting in people experiencing difficulties in reading, spelling, writing and speaking due to inability to differentiate sound components.

TL;DR: The authors developed simple functioning interactive prototypes to support people with a diverse range of competencies to communicate and explore their use, giving them greater capacity for expression and power in design and offering the potential to expand and deepen their social relationships.

TL;DR: MyCalendar supported children who have ASD and limited verbal skills to better communicate their daily personal activities through photos and videos, encouraged by teachers and parents, and enabled teachers to successfully model positive behaviours and to scaffold more relevant and meaningful learning opportunities by relating them to the children's lives.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated methods that might be used with children with ASD or other learning and communication disabilities to inspire the design of technology-based intervention approaches to support their speech and language development.