Novel Data Capture and Assessment Technology for Behavior Disorders

描述（由申请人提供）：我们将开发和评估一种工具，旨在支持收集丰富的数据，用于在专门针对自闭症儿童的学校进行功能行为评估（FBA）。拟议的存档系统将允许教育工作者只记录那些被认为对以后检索和审查重要的数据或行为。所描述的"体验缓冲区"提供了一种记录的替代方案，允许教育工作者获得急需的记录，而无需手动记录所有细节的繁琐任务，也无需100%的视频记录。在第一阶段，我们根据焦点小组的意见，修改了初步的系统，以便在学校环境中使用，确定了潜在的隐私/法律的障碍，并在一项小型试验研究中评估了可行性。这些具体目标中的每一个都实现了。在第二阶段，我们将以更严格的方式对该系统进行评估，将其应用于更大规模的特殊需要儿童研究，在大约一年的时间内，让3个中心参与研究，以证明其普遍性并量化结果。我们会进行研究，以进一步评估教师所需的训练和背景，使他们能适当地使用我们的系统。鉴于在学校环境中接受特殊需要治疗的儿童人数众多且不断增加，我们的系统具有很高的商业潜力。健康益处包括照顾者在真实的学校环境中获得行为的能力，这应该导致改善行为矫正。成本效益包括减少护理人员审查感兴趣行为的时间。我们将开发和评估一个存档系统，允许教育工作者和护理人员只记录那些被认为是重要的行为，以便以后检索和审查。所描述的"经验缓冲区"为自闭症儿童在其通常的学校环境中呈现行为提供了一种替代方案。健康益处包括基于在真实的学校环境中访问行为的能力而改进的行为矫正，以便立即或稍后进行审查。成本效益包括减少护理人员审查感兴趣行为的时间。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We will develop and evaluate a tool designed to support the collection of rich data for performing a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) in schools focusing specifically on children with autism. The proposed archiving system will permit educators to record only those data or behaviors judged to be important for later retrieval and review. The "experience buffers" described provide an alternative for recording that allows educators to get critically needed records without the tedious tasks of manually documenting all of the details and without 100% video recording. In phase I, we modified our preliminary system for use in a school environment with the aid of advice from focus groups, identified the potential privacy/legal hurdles, and assessed feasibility in a small pilot study. Each of these specific aims was met. In phase II, we will evaluate the system in a more rigorous manner, applying it to the study of a larger population of children with special needs, engaging 3 centers in the study to demonstrate universality and quantifying outcomes over a period of approximately one year. We will conduct studies to evaluate further the necessary training and background for instructors to use our system appropriately. The commercial potential of our system is high given the large and increasing incidence of children with special needs treated in school environments. Health benefits include capability for caregivers to access behaviors in a real school environment that should lead to improved behavior modification. Cost benefits include reduced time for caregivers to review behaviors of interest. We will develop and evaluate an archiving system to permit educators and caregivers to record only those behaviors judged to be important for later retrieval and review. The "experience buffers" described provide an alternative for presenting behaviors of children with autism in their usual school environment. Health benefits include improved behavior modification based upon capability for accessing behaviors in a real school environment for immediate or later review. Cost benefits include reduced time for caregivers to review behaviors of interest.