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The Orange Foundation has recognized a draft app, designed by the Chair of Autism at the University of Murcia (UMU), which encourages personal development of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

This interactive application for mobile media, to be developed by the UMU by funding the prize, favors sequences through pictographs inclusive play in parks and playgrounds for children with ASD.

The project idea arises from the daily experience of Gey Lagar with children with ASD and their methodology to explain how to play a particular game, reflected particularly in the play "patios and dynamic parks," which has become a tool school inclusion in the school and family context.

The project has also enriched the experience gained from the development of social skills workshops through play, where these visual tabs are used to teach children how to play a traditional game called.

Through work in dynamic patios (recreations of colleges), dynamic parks (teach and encourage families to share a moment of game) and game workshops they have been obtained extraordinary results in schools, creating an inclusive climate and respect in families, strengthening ties and working social skills through play as a channel for learning.

It is bringing a visual tabs and concrete support so far on paper, such a motivator format as may be a mobile device while an app is created through which to respond to who plays (custom option to one or more users), who plays (manager involvement with integration of photos and manager shifts), where (locator gambling sites, geo-location and photos) is played, what you play (menu selection of games by pictograms and access to the explanations pictografiadas each), how much is going to play (time manager);

and from there go to play, not technological format but in moments of everyday life game.

All accompanied by a user guide and game for professionals and / or families.

The benefit of this app can also be extended to children with other syndromes, disorders or learning difficulties.

Source: Universidad de Murcia