Development of a Video Game to Support the Strengthening of Pre-Numerical Skills and the Numerical Relationship to Quantities with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Education, in a certain sense, conditions individuals to master the essential skills to their independence, including people with special needs. For this reason, different measures and practices have been carried out to reinforce knowledge and aim to help these people improve their quality of life. Reading, writing and mathematics are considered fundamental for this development, which is why it is essential that this knowledge be properly acquired at an early age by all people, therefore, many teachers use the dynamics that proliferate and enrich the acquisition of that knowledge. Currently, the use of video games has proliferated, allowing them to be found in different contexts and areas, such as medicine, education, as well as in military aspects. Although the idea of video games that help people with special needs to understand activities or strengthen knowledge is not new, there are still many areas that have not been strengthened and that require special attention to support the intellectual development of these individuals. This work proposes the development of a video game that allows supporting teachers or tutors to strengthen pre-numerical skills and the numerical relationship to quantities in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.