The aim of this project is to develop an interactive multimedia computer program for the students with ASD to enhance their generalisation skills. Baron Cohen, et al.’s (2003) computer program would be used as a reference. The specific objectives of the project are:

• to compile the existing teaching materials for students with ASD into a multimedia computer program for interactive learning. The computer will consist of the recognition of emotions, appropriate responses to real life situations through quizzes and games; and
• to conduct a study to validate the effectiveness of the computer program.

• Four core schools and thirteen participating schools have been invited to take part in the project. The teaching materials of the previous ToM teaching packages will be compiled into interactive multimedia computer activities.
• The developed interactive multimedia computer program will be used to teach the students emotions across different environments. The stories focus on the identification of the emotions of happy, unhappy, scared, disgusted, surprised and angry in the main characters as well as the side characters. More importantly, students will be taught to find a solution for the problems caused by the emotions.

• An interactive multimedia computer program for students with ASD
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• A research report on evaluating the effectiveness of using interactive multimedia computer activities to teach students with ASD

Dr. Ho is the coordinator of the Basic and Advanced Courses on Catering for Diverse Learning Needs, Thematic Courses for Teacher Professional Development on Catering for Students with Special Educational Needs. . He was formerly an inspector in the Special Education Inspectorate of the Hong Kong Education Bureau. Dr. Ho is now the project leader of 2 externally funded projects in the areas of dyslexia,and Theory of Mind.