Collaboration Support in Co-located Collaborative Systems for Users with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Literature Review |
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Authors: | Greis Francy M Silva-Calpa Alberto B Raposo Francisco R Ortega |
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Affiliation: | 1. Tecgraf Institute, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) , Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil greis.silva@gmail.com greis@tecgraf.puc-rio.br https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8264-3808;3. Department of Computer Science, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) , Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;4. Tecgraf Institute, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) , Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7279-1823;5. Department of Computer Science, Colorado State University , Fort Collins, Colorado, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2449-3802 |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACT Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) often display difficulty in social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication skills. They often have problems with recognizing and interpreting gestures and mental states of others, which restricts their capacity to understand implicit information essential to the social awareness and, consequently, the performance of collaborative activities in face-to-face situations (co-located collaboration). This study aims to identify, using a systematic literature review, how co-located collaborative systems designed for individuals with ASD provide the users with collaboration support mechanisms to encourage the performance of collaborative activities and interaction with their partners. Twenty-six studies from six electronic databases between the years 2006 and 2018 were selected and analyzed. Results evidenced the inclusion of different strategies to enforce or stimulate the collaboration among users, although there is a lack of resources for collaboration support as well as of studies designed specifically for individuals with severe ASD. |
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