Serious Game Prototype Based on Strategies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Learning with “TEA”

There is no record of studies indicating the effectiveness of a video game based on serious game methodologies combined with traditional strategies used by Autism Spectrum Disorder experts. The objective of this study is to determine how efficient a nd necessary it is to develop a video game prototype from the strategies used by specialists in therapies focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder to help in their sub-sequent integration into society and acquire emotional skills. It has been necessary to follow a series of steps that implies knowing the specific needs 0 f children with A utism Spectrum Disorder. The responses received show that it can be a tool to continue and/or reinforce learning in different topics related to language, sociability or behavior; being a complement to the work they have with therapists or work that they have outside their agendas. These results indicate that recreational video games are good for developing skills such as attention, memory, problem solving, and the development of frustration tolerance.