Title
SayWAT: Augmenting Face-to-Face Conversations for Adults with Autism.
Abstract
During face-to-face conversations, adults with autism frequently use atypical rhythms and sounds in their speech (prosody), which can result in misunderstandings and miscommunication. SayWAT is a Wearable Assistive Technology that provides feedback to wearers about their prosody during face-to-face conversations. In this paper, we describe the design process that led to five design guidelines that governed the development of SayWAT and present results from two studies involving our prototype solution. Our results indicate that wearable assistive technologies can automatically detect atypical prosody and deliver feedback in real time without disrupting the wearer or the conversation partner. Additionally, we provide suggestions for wearable assistive technologies for social support.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1145/2858036.2858215
CHI
Keywords
Field
DocType
Autism, communication, prosody, wearable computing, social skills, assistive technology
Autism,Prosody,Conversation,Computer science,Wearable computer,Face-to-face,Social skills,Human–computer interaction,Social support
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
14
0.61
11
Authors
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
LouAnne Boyd1946.77
Alejandro Rangel2572.91
Helen Tomimbang3140.61
Andrea Conejo-Toledo4140.61
Kanika Patel5140.95
Monica Tentori668857.82
Gillian Hayes71852155.64