AustimSpace: A Visualized Scenario Learning Aid on Tablet PC for Chinese Children with High-Functioning Autism

Chien-Hsing Chou This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.¹, Yi-Hsiang Chien¹ , Yung-Long Chu¹ and Yi-Zeng Hsieh²

¹Department of Electrical Engineering, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan 251, R.O.C.
²Department of Management and Information Technology, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan 710, R.O.C.

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