The development of smell therapy device for autism child / Nurul Huda Mohamd Saleh … [ et al.]

UNSPECIFIED (2017) The development of smell therapy device for autism child / Nurul Huda Mohamd Saleh … [ et al.]. In: Ismail, Shafinar and Mahphoth, Mohd Halim and Abas, Aemillyawaty and Mohd Radzi, Fazlina and Alias, Aidah and Jamil, Ilinadia and Zahari, Farihan (eds.) Melaka International Intellectual Exposition (MIIEX 2017). Division of Research and Industry Linkages, Alor Gajah, Melaka.

Abstract

Autism is an abnormal developmental disability that comes from disorder of neurological which effect the brain function. While, Olfactory Dysfunction is considered a Sensory Processing Disorder involving an altered sensitivity to smells may and may cause by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). in this project, we developed a smell therapy device to study the development of smell function on Autism children. This smell therapy device is developed to provide an interactive smell therapy device as a two-way communication between the user and the caretaker. Six (6) subjects was chosen in this study which vary from severe and mild autistic children and a normal child as a control. The validity of the study was tested for six (6) days where the subjects inhale the smell that spread out form the device and try to guess the scent. While for the reliability of the device are from the autism child caretaker by, answering the questionnaire after use the product at least once. The findings showed this device is successfully developed with positive feedback and it also succeed to improve the smell focusing sensitivity of the autism child.

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Item Type: Book Section
Contributors:
Contribution
Name
Email / ID Num.
Patron
Mahat, Sabariah
UNSPECIFIED
Advisor
Othman, Rani Diana
UNSPECIFIED
Advisor
Harun, Norazman
UNSPECIFIED
Advisor
Ismail, Shafinar
UNSPECIFIED
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
R Medicine > RC Internal Medicine > Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry > Psychiatry > Therapeutics. Psychotherapy > Other therapies and special aspects of therapy, A-Z
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Melaka > Bahagian Penyelidikan dan Jaringan Industri, UiTM Melaka
Keywords: Autism; Smell therapy device; Child
Date: 2017
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/49052
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