A Personalised Interactive Mobile App for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (original) (raw)
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ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), has increased in recent years, scientist Stephanie Seneff, made an estimate on which, perhaps in 2025, half of the children will be born with ASD. After diagnosis, parents are forced to change their lifes to ensure a better one for their children. The most difficult part it’s society rejection, which is due to the hypersensitivity of children, this causes them to be rejected from schools, sometimes the parents avoid public places such as cinemas, restaurants, parks, and even friends or family. This affects their mental health and so, this triggers the development of mental diseases such as depression or anxiety. That’s why, it was decided to make the parents of childrens with ASD the main user, becuase if they receive the right tools, it can generate mental stability while helping into the development of their child. UrsaMa and UrsaMi are two applications for mobile devices whose main function is to help parents of children with the autistic spectrum, so that infants can have a continuous development and help the parents' mental well-being.
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