The what, where, who, why, which, and how of collaborative play involving autistic children in educational context: a contextual inquiry

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Publication Date: January 29, 2024 By: Mohamad Hassan Fadi Hijab; Shaza Khattab ; Nahwan Al Aswadi ; Joselia Neves; Marwa Qaraqe; Achraf Othman; Noora Alsulaiti ; Dena Al-Thani Introduction: In educational settings, autistic children often encounter barriers to engaging in collaborative play. Notably, play is an important component of a child’s development, and its pedagogical significance […]

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Co-design of Technology Involving Autistic Children: A Systematic Literature Review

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Publication Date: October 12, 2023 By: Mohamad Hassan Fadi Hijab; Bilikis Banire ; Joselia Neves; Marwa Qaraqe; Achraf Othman; Dena Al-Thani A co-design process involving autistic children can provide a substantial benefit and optimal utilization of technologies to an off-the-shelf design-based one. Having a voice and making a contribution plays a major role in the

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Toward a Toolkit for Co-designing Collaborative Play Tool with and for Autistic Children

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Publication Date: July 09, 2023 By: Mohamad Hassan Fadi Hijab; Dena Al-Thani; Joselia Neves; Nahwan Al Aswadi; Shaza Khatab The prevalence of autism is currently on the rise around the world. Autism is often associated with challenges in social communication, which could impact children’s ability to play and integrate with their surroundings. Despite this, there

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Matrix approach to solve polynomial equations

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Publication Date: May, 2023 By: Samir Brahim Belhaouari ; Mohamad Hassan Fadi Hijab ; Zarina Oflaz Polynomials are widely employed to represent numbers derived from mathematicaloperations in nearly all areas of mathematics. The ability to factor polynomials entirelyinto linear components allows for a wide range of problem simplifications. This paperpresents and demonstrates a novel, straightforward

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En Route to Co-designing Inclusive Play With and For Autistic Children

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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

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poster: Co-Designing inclusive play with and for autistic children

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Publication Date: September 27, 2022 By: Mohamad Hassan Fadi Hijab ; Dr. Dena Al-Thani ; Nahwan Al Aswadi ; Shaza Khatab ; Dr. Joselia Neves This poster was presented at the 2nd International Conference on Visualization and Computer-Human Interaction 2022 (VisCHI). The number of autistic children worldwide is recently increasing and often they exhibit difficulties

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Multisensory Collaborative Play: Online Resources for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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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

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Towards the Mixed-Reality Platform for the Learning of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Case Study in Qatar

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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

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A Multimodal Messaging App (MAAN) for Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Mixed Methods Evaluation Study

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Publication Date: December 7, 2021 By: Mohamad Hassan Fadi Hijab ; Dena Al-Thani ; Bilikis Banire Background: Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often exhibit difficulties in social and communication skills. For more than 30 years, specialists, parents, and caregivers have used techniques, such as applied behavioral analysis, augmentative and alternative communication, and the picture exchange

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