Lailani David
Power Point Presentation
“DAISY: The Convenient Truth”
Creating Social Stories for Filipinos with Autism
Leilani David
Filipinos with Autism
No Census
Estimates:
400,000 to 500,000
5% diagnosed
2% receiving appropriate intervention
DAISY Networking in the Philippines
The Philippine Network of DAISY Consortium Inc. as the sole NGO focused on DAISY promotion and production
- The NLP is the official repository of all materials produced in DAISY format
- A DAISY Desk at the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) was created
- DAISY was adopted as a standard in the production of accessible materials for people with print disabilities
DAISY Networking in the Philippines
- Initial efforts have been made with the College of Computer Engineering of the University of the Philippines towards the development of the Filipino Voice engine
- Next Steps: DAISY Production training in various government agencies such as DOTC, DOH, DepEd, and LGUs
DAISY Creators of ASP
JED AARON DEE
22-years old
Degree in Library Science
Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome
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Synchronized text and audio
Human and synthetic speech
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- General Information
- Disaster Preparedness
- Social Stories
General Information
Disaster Preparedness
- Public documents
- Posters
- Flyers
- Comics
Social Stories
- Carol Gray (for training use only)
- Original composition of professionals
Tools Used for Production
Save as DAISY
Softwares and Hardwares Used for Reading
- AMIS
- TAB
- Dolphin EaseReader
- Victor Reader
How these books are obtained?
How Social Stories Work?
People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are often misunderstood because they have social deficits or they lack social skills.
SOCIAL STORY
SOCIAL FUNCTIONING
SOCIAL STORY
SOCIAL FUNCTIONING
Autism is a spectrum disorder
Important Considerations in Creating DAISY Books
- Close collaboration with professionals
- Involvement of family is necessary
- Careful and sensitive gathering of information
- Informed observation
- The selection of situation and context
- The staging of appropriate events, selection of tasks and useful procedures and materials
DAISY Production/Presentation
- Select social stories that are designed around authentic social situations and leisure activities.
- Use simple words/common language
polite not courteous - Use simple layout
DAISY Production/Presentation
- Simple font style
- No background color
- Break sentences into clearly identifiable terms
- Include only images that are necessary and relevant
Demonstration
DAISY Plan
- To plant DAISY
- In schools
- Therapy centers
- To equip leaders
- Parents
- OTs
- SPs
- Behavioral Analysts
- To care for PWAs
- Social stories
- Disaster preparedness
- Employment
- To educate the next generation
- High-functioning PWAs
- Siblings
BE AN ANGEL FOR AUTISM
A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE
Maraming salamat po!
Thank you!