Análisis y diseño e implementación de una aplicación movil para facilitar la comunicación alternativa de personas con TEA (transtorno con el espectro autista).

Abstract

The technical project is based on the identification of the disadvantages possessed by people with cognitive disabilities , and these children suffering from autism and are receiving therapy by psychologists working in the Psychoeducational Isaac Centre located in the city of Guayaquil where it was noted the total absence of information and communication technology necessary for the development of any daily activity , and therefore also very necessary for children with ASD ( Autism Spectrum Disorder ) . To address these inequalities a technological tool known APP INVENTOR, the same which provides a number of advantages for the design and development of applications that will run on mobile devices such as cell phones and tablet and to facilitate the learning of autistic children is implemented. APP INVENTOR is a free software tool so installation is easy to do it and creating different programs have a friendly structure so developing interfaces learning for children with disabilities of autism is a very interesting task because it allows creating designs with animations and sounds that draw attention to these children and help learning better quality. It was determined that the TEA is a group of brain development disorder occurs in childhood and global diagnoses related to deficits in communication, difficulties in social integration, thus to implement the solution with APP INVENTOR should be trained an autistic child and perform a series of follow-ups together with educational psychologists to determine the progress the child has in the course of their learning process.