%P 772-780 %T A study on mobile applications developed for children with autism %I Springer Verlag %V 843 %A N.S.A. Aziz %A W.F.W. Ahmad %A A.S. Hashim %D 2019 %R 10.1007/978-3-319-99007-1₇₁ %O cited By 1; Conference of 3rd International Conference of Reliable Information and Communication Technology, IRICT 2018 ; Conference Date: 23 June 2018 Through 24 June 2018; Conference Code:218299 %J Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing %L scholars12303 %X The emerging of mobile technology leads to the extensive used of mobile application for learning purposes of the children with autism. Autism is a neurological disorder that affects the childrenâ��s behavior and their ability to communicate and interact socially. A lot of studies have been conducted on using mobile application to assist the children with autism to increase their social and communication skills. Mobile applications are now widely used, not only for entertainment and social networking, but also for education. The used of mobile applications in education has extend from dictionaries to special purpose education. This paper reviews six mobile applications developed to assist the children with autism for various purposes. This review will provide a summary of initial studies and preliminary findings for future development of enhanced application. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019. %K Diseases; Soft computing, Autism; Children with autisms; Communication skills; Educational Applications; Mobile applications; Mobile Learning; Mobile Technology; Neurological disorders, Mobile computing