Cameron E Comrie, Taylor M Coe, Joy Moses, Leigh Anne Dageforde
Evaluating Medical Students' Perceptions of Patient-Led Transplant Surgery Education 1-2 Years Later
The Journal of surgical research
numerous studies suggest children autism spectrum disorder asd encounter language problems related syntax particular children face difficulties comprehending answering complex language structures arabicthis paper examines whether prototype arabic assistive application impact ability children asd comprehend answer content questions communicative skills via two questionnaires targeting 57 caregivers asd specialists jordan focusgroup discussion three teachers working three autism centers jordan prototype assistive application named aseel created test effect using app enhancing asd childrens ability comprehend answer arabic questions sample consisting two groups children 20 verbal 5 nonverbal children asd enrolled three autism centers amman jordan recruited pretest containing 55 content questions designed tested two groups treatment three weeks took place teachers trained children answering questions using app posttest conducted threeday break test whether app affected ability verbal nonverbal children asd comprehend answer questions accurately data analysis revealed differences answers two groups pre posttests statistically significant suggests technology potential aid verbal nonverbal children asd effectively learning complex arabic content questions assistive application enhances collaboration teacher children asd visualspatial thinking communication others another advantage app increasing asd childrens vocabulary repertoire preliminary results involving nonverbal children showed icons visually auditorily represent basic needs person proving effective helping group communicate caregivers teachers