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T1 The use of videogames as digital leisure among people with autism spectrum disorder
T2 El uso de los videojuegos como ocio digital en personas con trastorno del espectro del autismo
A1 Cuesta Gómez, José Luis
A1 Sánchez Fuentes, Sergio
A1 Santos Vázquez, Santiago
A1 Sancho Requena, Patricia
A1 Orozco Gómez, Martha Lucía
K1 ASD
K1 Digital leisure
K1 Video-game technology
K1 Trastorno del Espectro del Autismo
K1 Ocio digital
K1 Videojuegos
K1 Educación especial
K1 Special education
K1 Juegos
K1 Amusements
AB Digital  leisure  and  specifically  videogames  are  increasingly  entrenched  in all segments of society. Making appropriate use of them implies a challenge for users,  families,  and  professionals.  In  the  present  study,  the  use  that  people  with  Autism  Spectrum Disorders make of this sort of entertainment is specifically approached, and a series of recommendations are presented that take the characteristics of this population into  account.  A  questionnaire  was  prepared  ad  hoc  for  data-collection  purposes  and  administered to 67 people with ASD of different ages. The results reflect that videogames are a very popular type of game among people with ASD, are perceived as highly attractive  and  motivating  and  can  help  to  lower  anxiety  levels.  Among  the  undesired  aspects, the physical problems arising from the use of videogames may be highlighted, and the problems of addiction and isolation that their continual use can provoke. The widespread  acceptance  of  this  type  of  leisure  among  people  with  ASD  calls  for  new  studies of a qualitative nature for the analysis of the relevant variables.
PB Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
SN 0210-1696
YR 2021
FD 2021-09
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7868
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7868
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 14-may-2024