ABCD SW: Autistic Behavior & Computer-based Didactic SW
The ABCD SW project is funded by the Region of Tuscany within the framework of public notice FAS 2007 2013 CIPE 166/2007 PAR FAS Tuscany Region Course of Action 1.1.a.3. Support for research projects in the field of socio-economic sciences and the humanities.
Duration 30 months, starting from February 14, 2011.
The project’s mission is to define an educational methodology in accordance with the ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) Model, and to create Open Source software (SW) tools to support learning in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Two types of teaching tools are offered:
- Basic training modules following the principles of ABA educational methodology, accessible by computer and able to be combined into more complex sequences, according to the abilities and needs of the child
- Software tools for monitoring the degree of learning of the children, allowing reorganization of the teaching objectives by the tutor/parents, through simple, easy-to-use user interfaces. La decision to create Open Source software was motivated by the desire to allow a rapid spread throughout the network and thus greater use by stakeholders (educators, schools, households), and at the same time to benefit from any improvements suggested by the community of Internet users. More information about ABCD SW. More informations about ABCD SW