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06067480 Yan, Feng A SUNNY DAY: Ann and Ron's world an iPad application for children with autism. Ma, Minhua (ed.) et al., Serious games development and applications. Second international conference, SGDA 2011, Lisbon, Portugal, September 19--20, 2011. Proceedings. Berlin: Springer (ISBN 978-3-642-23833-8/pbk). Lecture Notes in Computer Science 6944, 129-138 (2011). 2011 Berlin: Springer EN autism autistic disorder iPad application therapy rehabilitation game a sunny day interactive behavior training text-to-speech communication

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-23834-5_12

Summary: As autism becomes a more widely-understood medical field, so do therapeutic implications. With the recent development of these methodologies in mind, ``A SUNNY DAY'' aids the therapeutic treatment of children with autism by providing simple and structured tasks while awarding children with praise in the form of an electronic iPad application. Every task in the game takes into consideration the emotional, social, and sensory disabilities autistic children struggle with and utilizes new teaching methods to remedy them. This paper includes the research prior to developing the application and the design and objectives of the application.