A computer-based story builder for children with autism

This paper discusses a story builder shell-a computer system designed to make it easy for parents and carers of young people with autism to write “stories” that might help the people in their care. User centered design was adopted in the development process which involves specialized teachers for autistic children from the local schools at York. The user-based evaluations of the software provide positive evidence for the usability and acceptability of the software and shed light for the future development of such software.