| OCR Text |
Show 95 college of social & behavioral science Autism is a developmental disorder that impairs an individual's ability to effectively communicate verbally and non-verbally, in addition to their ability to interact socially. It is estimated that one child in 110 are affected by an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States (CDC, 2010). In this research, the efficacy of using participatory video to facilitate communication among children with ASD was evaluated. The study looked at participants, 6 male children and 1 young adult on the autism spectrum ages 8-18, who were involved in workshops using Google SketchUp, a 3D modeling program. Participatory video gives control of the filmmaking and documentary process to the participants. Participants were given tasks, such as filming their partners during work and sharing time, to accom-plish each day during the weeklong summer workshop and select workshops in the fall, allowing them to discuss their creative process and interact in a manner they had not previously. Participants were paired, given questions to ask their partner, and filmed their partner's responses. Through this activity, participants were able to actively engage in a conversation about their experience and provide re-sponses to their partner's questions that were more than a few mumbled and vague statements. One participant said that the project "helps you communicate and learn how to do stuff like this (filming the video)." Acquiring a similar level of response in previous focus groups proved to be difficult, especially in a group setting as the participants quickly lost interest and started to engage in behaviors not fitting for the situation. The study found that through the use of participatory video, the workshop participants were able to more easily able to fully express their thoughts and feelings regarding SketchUp, a 3D modeling program, and better convey their experiences with the workshops held over the past years. One student said "the first [experience] I had was really exciting. Then they told me you could me you could make video games and I was even [more excited]." USING PARTICIPATORY VIDEO TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AMONG CHILDREN WITH ASDS Deborah Rafferty (Cheryl Wright) Department of Family and Consumer Studies University of Utah UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ABSTRACTS Deborah Rafferty Cheryl Wright |
