Rizal Abu Bakar

A review on assistive tools for autistic patients

Persistent difficulties in social skills and social interaction present significant challenges for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The current literature review provides a comprehensive investigation of studies focused on assistive tools for deficits in social skills or social interaction in those with ASD. Twelve studies that met the inclusion criteria were chosen. Studies were categorized based on Computer-based Intervention (CBI) and Robot-assisted Behavioral Intervention (RBI). Each study were then evaluated on several aspects. Strengths, limitations and outcomes were discussed. All studies showed positive outcomes.

PERCEIVED CAREER DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT IN WORKPLACE CAREER PROGRAMME

This study aims to quantify the relationship between the workplace career programme, perceived career development support, and job satisfaction. The survey method was employed to gather self-reported questionnaires from employees who work at a defence-based higher learning institution in Malaysia. The outcomes of SmartPLS path model analysis showed two important findings: first, the relationship between career planning and career management was positively and significantly correlated with job satisfaction. Second, the relationship between perceived career development support was positively and significantly correlated with job satisfaction. This finding confirms that perceived career development support does act as an important mediating variable in the relationship between workplace career programme and job satisfaction in the organizational sample. This study includes a discussion, implications, and a conclusion.