Accelerating the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in rural Idaho via evidence-based Smartphone technology

 说明(由申请人提供)：农村和城市/郊区疑似自闭症儿童在首次发现可能的问题和确诊之间的时间间隔上存在差异。该项目将调查最近开发和验证的远程诊断方法的效果，该方法利用一种名为Noda(Tm)的循证智能手机远程健康服务，用于治疗自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)，在缩短父母首次关注的年龄和合格专业人员首次诊断年龄之间的时间方面的效果。缩短这一时间间隔对于让家庭充分受益于早期强化行为干预(EIBI)计划至关重要。这种技术的应用对生活在美国各地农村地区的家庭可能特别有利，因为他们可能面临获得准确诊断的额外障碍，这在开始适当的治疗服务之前是必要的。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A disparity exists between rural and urban/suburban children with suspected ASD in the time interval between first identification of a possible problem and a firm diagnosis. This project will investigate the effect of a recently developed and validated remote diagnostic method leveraging an evidence - based Smartphone Telehealth service called NODA(tm) for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on reducing the time between the age of first parent concern and the age at first diagnosis from a qualified professional. The reduction of this time interval is critical to allow families to fully benefit from an early intensve behavioral intervention (EIBI) program. This application of technology can be particularly advantageous for families who live in rural regions throughout the United States because they may face additional barriers to obtaining an accurate diagnosis, which is necessary before commencing appropriate treatment services.