Mobile Applications BIUTIS: Let's Study Vocabulary Learning as a Media for Children with Autism

摘要

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that usually appears during the first three years. Autism cannot be cured, but can be reduced by early identification and treatment. This research involves the design and implementation of vocabulary learning application for children with autism on mobile devices based on Android operating system. This is a client server application on the client side where there are learning materials for children to manipulate menu items by using a companion study. The server functions to store the content that can be downloaded at any time as additional learning material. The results on the evaluation of the application showed the majority of the respondents (60%) strongly agreed and 40% agreed that the application can be recommended as a medium of learning for children with autism.