• DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-25364-5_18
• Corpus ID: 16341339

Enhancing Collaboration in ASD-Centric Treatment Environments: A Proposed Architecture

@inproceedings{Germanakos2011EnhancingCI,
  title={Enhancing Collaboration in ASD-Centric Treatment Environments: A Proposed Architecture},
  author={Panagiotis Germanakos and Dimosthenis Georgiadis and Marina Buzzi and Maria Claudia Buzzi and Claudia Fenili},
  booktitle={USAB},
  year={2011}
}

• Panagiotis Germanakos, Dimosthenis Georgiadis, +2 authors Claudia Fenili
• Published in USAB 25 November 2011
• Computer Science

There is a growing body of evidence that people diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is increasing each year. ASD is a neurodevelopmental spectrum disorder with overarching characteristics the abnormal social interaction, communication ability, patterns of interests, and patterns of behavior. Individuals with ASD are characterized by unique and divergent needs and requirements which make a generalized treatment approach obsolete. Early diagnosis and interventions in persons with ASD, along with a consistent and continuous monitoring of their situation by the dedicated care team may increase their learning abilities and social inclusion. In this respect, we propose an ASD-centric Computer Supported Collaborative Treatment Architecture which employs the notion of Virtual Care Teams and dynamic workflows. We analyze its various components and outline a set of services that have been adjusted on the qualities and limitations of the ASD sector. Through this architecture a continuous treatment with updated exchange of information, effective communication, prompt error handling, and improved decision making, can be achieved within and between the members of a care team. Finally, we present a real life case scenario which employs the particular architecture, encapsulating the arisen benefits of the proposed approach.