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UTILIZING VISUAL IMAGES OF AUTISM BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS IN FACEBOOK APPLICATION FOR RAISING AN AWARENESS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN PULAU PINANG

This paper highlights the outcomes of utilizing visual images of Autism behavioural symptoms using Facebook application to increase awareness among secondary school teachers in Pulau Pinang. The issues of identifying autism symptoms have always been questions to many of us. Autism always misinterpre...

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Main Authors: Dolah, Jasni, Baboo, Shanthi Balraj, Mat Desa, Mohd Asyiek, Mohd Bakhir, Norfarizah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2016
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NX1-820 Arts in general
Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/38656/1/PAPER_3.pdf
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spelling my.usm.eprints.38656 http://eprints.usm.my/38656/ UTILIZING VISUAL IMAGES OF AUTISM BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS IN FACEBOOK APPLICATION FOR RAISING AN AWARENESS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN PULAU PINANG Dolah, Jasni Baboo, Shanthi Balraj Mat Desa, Mohd Asyiek Mohd Bakhir, Norfarizah NX1-820 Arts in general This paper highlights the outcomes of utilizing visual images of Autism behavioural symptoms using Facebook application to increase awareness among secondary school teachers in Pulau Pinang. The issues of identifying autism symptoms have always been questions to many of us. Autism always misinterpreted and associated with a group of complex disorders of brain development, these disorders are characterized in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviours. The conventional method in identifying autism symptoms was limited and too clinical to be understood by the societies. Furthermore, children diagnosed with autism tend to have different behaviour which difficult to recognised. By utilizing social media apps such as Facebook, it helped the teachers to increase their awareness towards basic symptoms of these children’s. Selected images of autism behavioural symptoms were hand drawn and posted to the Facebook application for the identification purposes from the respondents. This research investigated the effects of visual images on Facebook based on how many ‘Like’ or ‘Dislike’ features given by respondents. Based from the outcomes, it’s revealed that the use of visual images in Facebook application managed to increase the awareness towards identifying autism behavioural symptoms. 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38656/1/PAPER_3.pdf Dolah, Jasni and Baboo, Shanthi Balraj and Mat Desa, Mohd Asyiek and Mohd Bakhir, Norfarizah (2016) UTILIZING VISUAL IMAGES OF AUTISM BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS IN FACEBOOK APPLICATION FOR RAISING AN AWARENESS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN PULAU PINANG. In: 2nd International Conference on Creative Media, Design & Technology (REKA) 2016, 26-27 September, 2016, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. http://www.reka.usm.my
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
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topic NX1-820 Arts in general
spellingShingle NX1-820 Arts in general
Dolah, Jasni
Baboo, Shanthi Balraj
Mat Desa, Mohd Asyiek
Mohd Bakhir, Norfarizah
UTILIZING VISUAL IMAGES OF AUTISM BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS IN FACEBOOK APPLICATION FOR RAISING AN AWARENESS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN PULAU PINANG
description This paper highlights the outcomes of utilizing visual images of Autism behavioural symptoms using Facebook application to increase awareness among secondary school teachers in Pulau Pinang. The issues of identifying autism symptoms have always been questions to many of us. Autism always misinterpreted and associated with a group of complex disorders of brain development, these disorders are characterized in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviours. The conventional method in identifying autism symptoms was limited and too clinical to be understood by the societies. Furthermore, children diagnosed with autism tend to have different behaviour which difficult to recognised. By utilizing social media apps such as Facebook, it helped the teachers to increase their awareness towards basic symptoms of these children’s. Selected images of autism behavioural symptoms were hand drawn and posted to the Facebook application for the identification purposes from the respondents. This research investigated the effects of visual images on Facebook based on how many ‘Like’ or ‘Dislike’ features given by respondents. Based from the outcomes, it’s revealed that the use of visual images in Facebook application managed to increase the awareness towards identifying autism behavioural symptoms.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Dolah, Jasni
Baboo, Shanthi Balraj
Mat Desa, Mohd Asyiek
Mohd Bakhir, Norfarizah
author_facet Dolah, Jasni
Baboo, Shanthi Balraj
Mat Desa, Mohd Asyiek
Mohd Bakhir, Norfarizah
author_sort Dolah, Jasni
title UTILIZING VISUAL IMAGES OF AUTISM BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS IN FACEBOOK APPLICATION FOR RAISING AN AWARENESS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN PULAU PINANG
title_short UTILIZING VISUAL IMAGES OF AUTISM BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS IN FACEBOOK APPLICATION FOR RAISING AN AWARENESS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN PULAU PINANG
title_full UTILIZING VISUAL IMAGES OF AUTISM BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS IN FACEBOOK APPLICATION FOR RAISING AN AWARENESS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN PULAU PINANG
title_fullStr UTILIZING VISUAL IMAGES OF AUTISM BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS IN FACEBOOK APPLICATION FOR RAISING AN AWARENESS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN PULAU PINANG
title_full_unstemmed UTILIZING VISUAL IMAGES OF AUTISM BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS IN FACEBOOK APPLICATION FOR RAISING AN AWARENESS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN PULAU PINANG
title_sort utilizing visual images of autism behavioral symptoms in facebook application for raising an awareness among secondary school teachers in pulau pinang
publishDate 2016
url http://eprints.usm.my/38656/1/PAPER_3.pdf
http://eprints.usm.my/38656/
http://www.reka.usm.my
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