%0 Journal Article %T Helping Autism-Diagnosed Teenagers Navigate and Develop Socially Using E-Learning Based on Mobile Persuasion %A Peter £¿hrstr£¿m %J International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning %D 2011 %I Athabasca University Press %X The HANDS (Helping Autism-diagnosed teenagers Navigate and Develop Socially) research project involves the creation of an e-learning toolset that can be used to develop individualized tools to support the social development of teenagers with an autism diagnosis. The e-learning toolset is based on ideas from persuasive technology. This paper addresses the system design of the HANDS toolset as seen from the user¡¯s perspective. The results of the evaluation of prototype 1 of the toolset and the needs for further development are discussed. In addition, questions regarding credibility and reflections on ethical issues related to the project are considered. %K E-learning %K autism %K mobile learning %K persuasive technology %U http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/878/1842