Successful social skills : designing a way of learning non-verbal communication skills : a thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Design, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

Blair, Tracey

Successful social skills : designing a way of learning non-verbal communication skills : a thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Design, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

dc.contributor.author	Blair, Tracey
dc.date.accessioned	2009-02-23T22:07:00Z
dc.date.available	NO_RESTRICTION	en_US
dc.date.available	2009-02-23T22:07:00Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.description.abstract	This research identifies, and respond to, the particular challenges of teaching social skills to children with autistic characteristics, specifically in this case Asperger’s Syndrome (AS). For most children the process of understanding and developing non-verbal communication begins early in childhood. For children with AS this is not the case and non-verbal communication needs to be taught to them. This project provides support for the educators of children who require assistance in the social skills area. This has been achieved with a structured interactive computer prototype. This prototype has been designed with consideration for the unique cognitive attributes and sensory issues that AS individuals encounter. A visual language has been used to identify the routine of an everyday event, and to introduce the concept of change within this routine. The result provides these individuals with the most productive environment for learning.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10179/722
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Massey University	en_US
dc.rights	The Author	en_US
dc.subject	Non-verbal communication	en_US
dc.subject	Child development	en_US
dc.subject	Social skills	en_US
dc.subject	Asperger's Syndrome	en_US
dc.subject	Autism	en_US
dc.subject	Special education	en_US
dc.subject	Computer-assisted instruction	en_US
dc.subject.other	Fields of Research::370000 Studies in Human Society::370100 Sociology	en_US
dc.title	Successful social skills : designing a way of learning non-verbal communication skills : a thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Design, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
massey.contributor.author	Blair, Tracey
thesis.degree.discipline	Design	en_US
thesis.degree.grantor	Massey University	en_US
thesis.degree.level	Masters	en_US
thesis.degree.name	Master of Design (M.Des.)	en_US