Prototyping 'Clasp': implications for designing digital technology for and with adults with autism

Will Simm; Maria Angela Ferrario; Adrian Gradinar; Jon Whittle

doi:10.1145/2598510.2600880

Prototyping 'Clasp': implications for designing digital technology for and with adults with autism

Will Simm, Maria Angela Ferrario, Adrian Gradinar, Jon Whittle

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Abstract

This paper presents Clasp, a novel tactile anxiety management, communication and peer support tool developed with, by and for adults diagnosed with High Functioning Autism (HFA). Clasp connects a tactile anxiety coping device to a smartphone, which records and communicates anxiety levels for self-feedback and reflection. By adopting an iterative prototyping approach, we gained a deep insight into anxiety experienced by adults with HFA and evaluated the role of digital technology in its management. The paper describes our development approach, which we argue is unique to this multidisciplinary and multiorganizational design context involving hard-to-reach and vulnerable groups. Finally, we reflect on lessons learned from this process and share a set of design implications for the future development of digital tools that, like Clasp, are specifically designed with, by and for adults with HFA.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2014 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Editors	Shaowen Bardzell, Carman Neustaedter, Eric Paulos
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	345-354
Number of pages	10
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	9781450329026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2598510.2600880
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	Designing Interactive Systems 2014 - Vancouver, Canada Duration: 21 Jun 2014 → 25 Jun 2014 http://www.dis2014.org/

Conference

Conference	Designing Interactive Systems 2014
Abbreviated title	DIS 2014
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Vancouver
Period	21/06/14 → 25/06/14
Internet address	http://www.dis2014.org/

Keywords

Anxiety
Autism
Communication
Haptic
Social networks

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Simm, W., Ferrario, M. A., Gradinar, A., & Whittle, J. (2014). Prototyping 'Clasp': implications for designing digital technology for and with adults with autism. In S. Bardzell, C. Neustaedter, & E. Paulos (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2014 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (Vol. 1, pp. 345-354). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/2598510.2600880

Simm, Will ; Ferrario, Maria Angela ; Gradinar, Adrian et al. / Prototyping 'Clasp' : implications for designing digital technology for and with adults with autism. Proceedings of the 2014 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems. editor / Shaowen Bardzell ; Carman Neustaedter ; Eric Paulos. Vol. 1 New York NY USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2014. pp. 345-354

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Simm, W, Ferrario, MA, Gradinar, A & Whittle, J 2014, Prototyping 'Clasp': implications for designing digital technology for and with adults with autism. in S Bardzell, C Neustaedter & E Paulos (eds), Proceedings of the 2014 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems. vol. 1, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York NY USA, pp. 345-354, Designing Interactive Systems 2014, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 21/06/14. https://doi.org/10.1145/2598510.2600880

Prototyping 'Clasp': implications for designing digital technology for and with adults with autism. / Simm, Will; Ferrario, Maria Angela; Gradinar, Adrian et al.
Proceedings of the 2014 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems. ed. / Shaowen Bardzell; Carman Neustaedter; Eric Paulos. Vol. 1 New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2014. p. 345-354.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

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Simm W, Ferrario MA, Gradinar A, Whittle J. Prototyping 'Clasp': implications for designing digital technology for and with adults with autism. In Bardzell S, Neustaedter C, Paulos E, editors, Proceedings of the 2014 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems. Vol. 1. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2014. p. 345-354 doi: 10.1145/2598510.2600880

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