Immersive Virtual Reality as a Tool to Improve Police Safety in Adolescents and Adults with ASD

Floreo Technology提议开发警察安全模块（PSM），这是一种创新的沉浸式移动的 虚拟现实（VR）应用程序，旨在培训自闭症青少年和成人的警察安全 自闭症（ASD）近年来，ASD的患病率一直在增加。虽然很多注意力已经 尽管对ASD的病因和早期诊断给予了关注，但仍然明显需要对ASD进行有效的干预。 自闭症的核心症状ASD是一种终身疾病，患有ASD的青少年和成人 功能性生活技能的重大挑战。安全的社区参与，例如与法律互动 执法人员，代表了青少年和年轻成人与ASD继续关注的领域， 社交能力的问题通常用于ASD老年人的干预措施，例如 社会故事TM和视频建模，还没有专门研究警察安全教学的有效性 skills. VR技术的最新进展为探索新的干预策略创造了机会 但是现代VR技术，如头戴式显示器和移动的应用程序， 迄今为止，尚未对该人群的可行性或有效性进行充分研究。弗洛雷奥有 开发了一种独特的产品，将用户和监督治疗师配对在一个身临其境的虚拟环境中， 环境项目小组将对一个模块的可用性和可行性进行初步试点研究 致力于在一个身临其境的虚拟环境中为患有ASD的青少年和成年人培训警察安全技能， 环境，然后将继续进行额外的研究和开发的功效， 警察安全管理局在提高警察安全技能方面的有效性。

Floreo Technology proposes to develop the Police Safety Module (PSM), an innovative, immersive mobile virtual reality (VR) application designed to train police safety in adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD has been increasing in prevalence over recent years. While much attention has been paid to the causes and early diagnosis of ASD, there remains a clear need for effective interventions for the core symptoms of autism. ASD is a lifelong disorder, and adolescents and adults with ASD experience significant challenges in functional living skills. Safe community engagement, such as interaction with law enforcement officers, represents an area of concern for adolescents and young adults with ASD continuing to struggle with social communication skills. Interventions commonly used for older individuals with ASD, such as Social StoriesTM and video modeling, have not been studied specifically for efficacy in teaching police safety skills. Recent advances in VR technology have created an opportunity to explore new intervention strategies for individuals with ASD, but modern VR technology such as head-mounted displays and mobile applications have to date not been adequately investigated for feasibility or effectiveness in this population. Floreo has developed a unique product that pairs the user and a supervising therapist in an immersive virtual environment. The project team will conduct initial pilot studies on the usability and feasibility of a module dedicated to training police safety skills in adolescents and adults with ASD in an immersive virtual environment, and will then proceed to perform additional research and development on efficacy and effectiveness of the PSM in improving police safety skills.