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Record: 1 Title: The narrative construction of our (social) world: steps towards an interactive learning environment for children with autism. Authors: Davis, Megan1 M.Davis@herts.ac.uk Dautenhahn, Kerstin1 Nehaniv, Chrystopher1

Powell, Stuart2 Source: Universal Access in the Information Society; Sep2007, Vol. 6 Issue 2, p145-157, 13p, 6 Color Photographs, 3 Charts, 9 Graphs Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *COMPUTER software AUTISM in children AUTISM COMPREHENSION NARRATIVE analysis Author-Supplied Keywords: Adaptive software Autism Interactive software Narrative Abstract: Children with autism exhibit a deficit in narrative comprehension which adversely impacts upon their social world. The authors research agenda is to develop an interactive software system which promotes an understanding of narrative structure (and thus the social world) while addressing the needs of individual children. This paper reports the results from a longitudinal study, focussing on primitive elements of narrative, presented as proto-narratives, in an interactive software game which adapts to the abilities of individual children. A correlation has been found with a real-world narrative comprehension task, and for most children a clear distinction in their understanding of narrative components. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Universal Access in the Information Society is the property of Springer Science & Business Media B.V. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written

permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) Author Affiliations: 1Adaptive Systems Research Group, School of Computer Science , University of Hertfordshire , Hatfield AL10 9AB UK 2School of Education , University of Hertfordshire , Hatfield AL10 9AB UK ISSN: 16155289 DOI: 10.1007/s10209-007-0076-x Accession Number: 26252948 Persistent link to this record (Permalink): http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=lxh&AN=26252948&site=ehost-live Cut and Paste: <A href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=lxh&AN=26252948&site=ehost-live">The narrative construction of our (social) world: steps towards an interactive learning environment for children with autism.</A> Database: Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts