A trial of an iPad intervention targeting social communication skills in children with autism
A trial of an iPad intervention targeting social communication skills in children with autism
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DOI：
10.1177/1362361315605624
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发表时间：
2016-10-01
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5.2
通讯作者：
McConachie, Helen
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作者：
Fletcher-Watson, Sue;Petrou, Alexandra;McConachie, Helen
这项研究在一项随机对照试验中评估了一种基于技术的学前儿童社交沟通技能早期干预措施。参与者是54名年龄在6岁以下被诊断患有自闭症的儿童，他们被分配到干预组或对照组。该应用程序吸引了孩子们，无论其发育水平如何，他们都能持续使用，并且受到家长的高度评价。干预后家长报告的测量结果以及后续亲子游戏的测量中，两组均无显著差异。因此，这种干预对现实世界中的社交沟通技能没有明显的影响，对于iPad应用程序在改善互动困难方面的潜在作用应持谨慎态度。然而，参与者的积极态度、无危害以及应用程序以较低经济成本提供治疗内容的潜力表明，这种方法值得进一步探索，也许可以针对其他技能领域。
This study evaluated a technology-based early intervention for social communication skills in pre-schoolers in a randomised controlled trial. Participants were 54 children aged under 6years with a diagnosis of autism, assigned to either intervention or control conditions. The app engaged children, who played consistently, regardless of developmental level, and was rated highly by parents. There were no significant group differences in parent-report measures post-intervention, nor in a measure of parent-child play at follow-up. Therefore, this intervention did not have an observable impact on real-world social communication skills and caution is recommended about the potential usefulness of iPad apps for amelioration of difficulties in interaction. However, positive attitudes among participants, lack of harms and the potential of apps to deliver therapeutic content at low economic cost suggest this approach is worth pursuing further, perhaps targeting other skill domains.