Providing visual directives via a smart watch to a student with Autism Spectrum Disorder: an intervention note.
Smart watches are discreet and wearable tools that may be repurposed to improve directive-following for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Specifically, a mentor can transmit just-in-time (JIT) visual supports (e.g., video clips, photographs, text) that depict an upcoming directive to...
| Published in: | AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 249 - 258 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=148277530&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 148277530 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 07434618 9OD jtl: AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication issn: 07434618 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Dec2020 vid: 36 iid: 4 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 148277530 10.1080/07434618.2020.1862299 ppf: 249 ppct: 9 formats: tig: atl: Providing visual directives via a smart watch to a student with Autism Spectrum Disorder: an intervention note. aug: au: O'Brien, Amanda M. Schlosser, Ralf W. Shane, Howard Wendt, Oliver Yu, Christina Allen, Anna A. Cullen, Jacqueline Benz, Andrea O'Neill, Lindsay affil: Speech Hearing Bioscience Technology, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA College of Health Professions and Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA Otolaryngology, Boston Children's Hospital, Waltham, MA, USA Fayetteville-Manlius Schools, Manlius, NY, USA su: Autism Communication Computer input-output equipment Experimental design Global Positioning System Students Surveys Wearable technology Text messages Effect sizes (Statistics) Content mining Descriptive statistics sug: subj: Autism Communication Computer input-output equipment Experimental design Global Positioning System Students Surveys Wearable technology Text messages Effect sizes (Statistics) Content mining Descriptive statistics keyword: Augmentative and alternative communication Autism Spectrum Disorder directive-following just-in-time communication wearable technology ab: Smart watches are discreet and wearable tools that may be repurposed to improve directive-following for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Specifically, a mentor can transmit just-in-time (JIT) visual supports (e.g., video clips, photographs, text) that depict an upcoming directive to a learner's smart watch to prompt the learner as needed from a distance. Using a single-case multiple probe design across settings, this investigation evaluated the effectiveness of providing text-based prompts on an Apple Watch to a child with ASD within a school setting. A mentor transmitted 2-step written directives via text message to the participant's Apple Watch. The participant was instructed to attend to, read, and follow directives received on the watch. Results demonstrated that the intervention improved directive-following as well as increased the instructor's distance from the learner. It is proposed that JIT supports sent to a learner's smart watch may reduce the obtrusiveness of traditional prompting while also maintaining the naturalness of ongoing social or academic interactions. Clinical limitations and implications are discussed. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 2020 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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