Requirements Elicitation in the Context of Software for Low-Functioning Autistic People: An Initial Proposal of Specific Supporting Artifacts

Normocentric biases taint cognitive neuroscience and intervention of autism

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x18002297 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 42 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Laurent Mottron

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Disability ◽

Cognitive Neuroscience ◽

Social Motivation ◽

Repetitive Behaviors ◽

Restricted Interests ◽

Autistic People

Abstract Stepping away from a normocentric understanding of autism goes beyond questioning the supposed lack of social motivation of autistic people. It evokes subversion of the prevalence of intellectual disability even in non-verbal autism. It also challenges the perceived purposelessness of some restricted interests and repetitive behaviors, and instead interprets them as legitimate exploratory and learning-associated manifestations.

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What is taken for granted in autism research?

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x1800225x ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 42 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michele Ilana Friedner

Keyword(s):

Research Methodologies ◽

Communicative Practices ◽

Autism Research ◽

Autistic People ◽

The Social ◽

New Research

Abstract This commentary focuses on three points: the need to consider semiotic ideologies of both researchers and autistic people, questions of commensurability, and problems with “the social” as an analytical concept. It ends with a call for new research methodologies that are not deficit-based and that consider a broad range of linguistic and non-linguistic communicative practices.

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Receptive Vocabulary Knowledge in Low-Functioning Autism as Assessed by Eye Movements, Pupillary Dilation, and Event-Related Potentials

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e638322013-001 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Barry Gordon ◽

Kerry Ledoux

Keyword(s):

Eye Movements ◽

Event Related Potentials ◽

Vocabulary Knowledge ◽

Receptive Vocabulary ◽

Pupillary Dilation ◽

Related Potentials ◽

Low Functioning

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Systems of Systems Paradigm in a Hospital Environment: Benefits for Requirements Elicitation Process

International Review on Computers and Software (IRECOS) ◽

10.15866/irecos.v9i10.3843 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 9 (10) ◽

pp. 1798 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Farid Lahboube ◽

Saida Haidrar ◽

Ounsa Roudiès ◽

Nissrine Souissi ◽

Anwar Adil

Keyword(s):

Requirements Elicitation ◽

Hospital Environment ◽

Systems Of Systems ◽

Elicitation Process

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Reducing Missed Requirements Issues: Complete, Unambiguous and Necessary Requirements Elicitation

International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering ◽

10.23956/ijarcsse/v7i1/01110 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 10-14

Author(s):

Mohamed Hagal ◽

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Fatma Kandemili ◽

Keyword(s):

Requirements Elicitation

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“Second guessing yourself all the time about what they really mean…”: Cognitive differences between autistic and non-autistic adults in understanding implied meaning

10.31234/osf.io/f6ksu ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Alexander Wilson ◽

Dorothy Vera Margaret Bishop

Keyword(s):

Language Ability ◽

Test Format ◽

Cognitive Differences ◽

Autistic People ◽

Cognitive Preference ◽

Core Language ◽

Implied Meaning ◽

Cognitive Preferences ◽

Explicit Communication ◽

Selection Of

This study investigated cognitive differences between autistic and non-autistic people in understanding implied meaning in conversation using a novel computerized test, the Implicature Comprehension Test. Controlling for core language ability, autistic participants (N = 66) were over twice as likely to endorse a non-normative interpretation of an implied meaning and over five times as likely to select ‘don’t know’ when asked about the presence of an implied meaning, compared to non-autistic participants (N = 118). A further experiment suggested that the selection of ‘don’t know’ reflected a cognitive preference for certainty and explicit communication, and that the normative inference could often be made when the test format was more constrained. Our research supports the hypothesis that autistic individuals can find it challenging to process language in its pragmatic context, and that cognitive preferences play a role in this.

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Camouflaging in non-autistic adults is associated with poorer mental health

10.31234/osf.io/myp4g ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Mark Somerville ◽

Sarah E. MacPherson ◽

Sue Fletcher-Watson

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Executive Function ◽

Autistic Traits ◽

Self Report ◽

Linear Regression Models ◽

Mental Health Symptoms ◽

Health Symptoms ◽

Autistic People ◽

Autistic Adults ◽

The Relationship

Camouflaging is a frequently reported behaviour in autistic people, which entails the use of strategies to compensate for and mask autistic traits in social situations. Camouflaging is associated with poor mental health in autistic people. This study examined the manifestation of camouflaging in a non-autistic sample, examining the relationship between autistic traits, camouflaging, and mental health. In addition, the role of executive functions as a mechanism underpinning camouflaging was explored. Sixty-three non-autistic adults completed standardised self-report questionnaires which measured: autistic traits, mental health symptoms, and camouflaging behaviours. In addition, a subset (n=51) completed three tests of executive function measuring inhibition, working memory, and set-shifting. Multiple linear regression models were used to analyse data. Results indicated that autistic traits are not associated with mental health symptoms when controlling for camouflaging, and camouflaging predicted increased mental health symptoms. Camouflaging did not correlate with any measure of executive function. These findings have implications for understanding the relationship between autistic traits and mental health in non-autistic people and add to the growing development of theory and knowledge about the mechanism and effects of camouflaging.

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Initial Evidence for Increased Weather Salience in Autism Spectrum Conditions

10.31234/osf.io/pbh4v ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Matthew J. Bolton ◽

William G. Blumberg ◽

Lara K. Ault ◽

H. Michael Mogil ◽

Stacie H. Hanes

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Processing ◽

Physical Disability ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Autism Spectrum Conditions ◽

Weather Information ◽

Autistic People ◽

Neurological Functioning ◽

Future Work ◽

Logical Rules ◽

Attention To Detail

Weather is important to all people, including vulnerable populations (those whose circumstances include cognitive processing, hearing, or vision differences, physical disability, homelessness, and other scenarios and factors). Autism spectrum conditions (ASC) affect information-processing and areas of neurological functioning that potentially inhibit the reception of hazardous weather information, and is of particular concern for weather messengers. People on the autism spectrum tend to score highly in tests of systemizing, a psychological process that heavily entails attention to detail and revolves around the creation of logical rules to explain things that occur in the world. This article reports the results of three preliminary studies examining weather salience–psychological attention to weather–and its potential relationships with systemizing in autistic people. Initial findings suggest that enhanced weather salience exists among autistic individuals compared to those without the condition, and that this may be related to systemizing. These findings reveal some possible strategies for communicating weather to autistic populations and motivate future work on a conceptual model that blends systemizing and chaos theory to better understand weather salience.

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