Officekids: um protótipo de um software para auxiliar na inclusão sócio-digital de crianças com síndrome de Asperger

Abstract

Despite the difficulties that autistic children have, they have their rights safeguarded by a set of laws to carry out all the activities that are possible to them. There are different studies on the social inclusion of people with autisms, however, there is a great scarcity in relation to its effective digital inclusion. Face of this scenario, was developed in this work a prototype of software that can be used as a support tool to assist autistic children in social and digital inclusion process. In particular, this prototype is intended for children with Asperger's syndrome, once the focus is to explore the tool main basic features such as computer programs, for example, text editors, spreadsheets and presentations editors, enriched with multimedia elements giving it a playful character. The prototype called Office Kids, based on the teaching methods ABA and TEACCH and reflects the importance of social and digital inclusion for autistic people or with certain limitations. This work is also found in a heuristic evaluation of the prototype, aiming to identify the strengths and weaknesses of its usability, making it possible to obtain positive results in relation to the prototype.