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Publication Date: July, 2024 By: Mohamad Hassan Fadi Hijab, Shaza Khattab, Nahwan Al Aswadi, Mariam Bahameish, Marwa Qaraqe, Maria Jimenez Andres, Joselia Neves, Achraf Othman, Dena Al-Thani This study explores the creation and observation of interactions between autistic and non-autistic children with a custom-designed, multi-sensory “Bag-of-stuff” during co-design sessions of a collaborative play toy. The […]

Publication Date: December 30, 2022 By: Mohamad Hassan Fadi Hijab ; Dr. Dena Al-Thani Recent research has discussed co-designing with autistic children in several settings. However, none of the these studies had investigated the inclusive play field. In this PhD work, we aim to co-design and evaluate a tool to promote inclusive, collaborative play with

Publication Date: June 26, 2022 By: Mohamad Hassan Fadi Hijab ; Bilikis Banire ; Dena Al-Thani Switching from face-to-face learning to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging for students especially for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Parents and caregivers of children with ASD struggle when adjusting to the new situation due

Publication Date: July 27, 2021 By: Kamran Khowaja ; Dena Al-Thani ; Yasmin Abdelaal ; Asma Osman Hassan ; Younss Ait Mou ; Mohamad Hassan Fadi Hijab AbstractThis virtual classroom has created a lot of challenges for students with limited access to the technology (computer or smartphone) or the Internet and especially for the parents