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Autism
Remediation.

First of its kind in Pakistan, AGHAZ is a language learning application designed for children with autism to develop an understanding of the URDU Language through various lessons and games.
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Application

AGHAZ

Application

AGHAZ

The application is based on The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), a proven effective learning tool for autistic children. Experts in the HCI field collaborated with educational psychologists to develop effective teaching methods after vigorous research and tested them on a wide range of participants to ensure effective learning.
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Research Objective.

URDU is the official language in Pakistan, yet there has been no formal attempt to systematically teach URDU to autistic children using technology.

01

How can the URDU language be systematically disassembled and taught?

02

How can the content be tailored to each child’s learning capabilities?

03

How acceptable and culturally relevant will a digital tool to teach URDU to autistic children be?

Our Participants.

8

high functioning autistic children

8

high functioning autistic children

1-2 years

age group

1-2 years

age group

Studies Conducted.

Study
A comparative study was conducted with HFA children to enable an in-depth study of design and usability concerns. After determining their language age through the language measurement tool in the app, the children were exposed to either the technological tool or the manual method of teaching URDU to determine the efficacy, accessibility and cultural relevance of AGHAZ.
Results
AGHAZ is perceived favourable by special educationists and medical professionals. It is a visually pleasing, culturally relevant and engaging tool that allows parents an accessible platform for assessing and teaching URDU to autitsic children. Children show higher levels of engagement, retention of concepts and cooperation while using the app compared to manual methods.

Major Findings.

Our research focuses on developing a systematic method to teach URDU to autistic children via an app.
01
Derived a simple measurement tool to help parents evaluate the URDU language age of their child

02
Implemented a structured methodology to teach URDU to autistic children via an app

03
Proved the efficacy of a digital learning tool over manual teaching methods
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Studies Conducted.

Study
A comparative study was conducted with HFA children to enable an in-depth study of design and usability concerns. After determining their language age through the language measurement tool in the app, the children were exposed to either the technological tool or the manual method of teaching URDU to determine the efficacy, accessibility and cultural relevance of AGHAZ.
Results
AGHAZ is perceived favourable by special educationists and medical professionals. It is a visually pleasing, culturally relevant and engaging tool that allows parents an accessible platform for assessing and teaching URDU to autitsic children. Children show higher levels of engagement, retention of concepts and cooperation while using the app compared to manual methods.
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Major Findings.

Our research focuses on developing a systematic method to teach URDU to autistic children via an app.
01
Derived a simple measurement tool to help parents evaluate the URDU language age of their child

02
Implemented a structured methodology to teach URDU to autistic children via an app

03
Proved the efficacy of a digital learning tool over manual teaching methods

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Future Work.

The next phase involves a much larger sample from different socioeconomic backgrounds to test the app over a longer period of time to assess its long term benefits.
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Meet the Team.

suleman shahid
Suleman Shahid

Supervisor

minhal
Minhal Aftab

UI/UX designer

mehreen
Mehreen Masood

UX Researcher

Anum
Anum Haroon

UX Strategist