Introduction to technologies in the daily lives of individuals with autism
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In this introduction to the Special Issue on Technology we explore the continued evolution of technologies designed to help individuals with autism. Through review articles, empirical reports, and perspectives, we examine how far the field has come and how much further we still can go. Notably, even as we highlight the continuing need for larger empirical studies of autism-focused technology, we note how improvements in the portability, sophistication, ubiquity, and reach of daily technologies are providing new opportunities for research, education, enhancement, knowledge, and inspiration. We conclude by discussing how the next generation of technologies may leverage the increasing promise of big-data approaches to move us towards a future where technology is more personal, more relevant, and pervasively transformative.
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The increasing demand for accessible and low-threshold interventions has driven the development of a growing number of mental health applications for children with autism spectrum disorder and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers.
“The increasing demand for accessible and low-threshold (i.e., freely available and easily accessible without relying on the resources of the healthcare system) interventions has driven the development of a growing number of mental health applications (MHAs) for children with ASD and/or IDD and their caregivers (47).”
From ProVIA-Kids - outcomes of an uncontrolled study on smartphone-based behaviour analysis for challenging behaviour in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities or autism spectrum disorder (2024) · cites this paper as [47]
The paper’s discussion of technological innovations reports many new applications for people with ASD and describes telehealth as a possible way to reach families with limited services (Abstract section; page unavailable). It does not say that demand for free, low-threshold interventions drove the growth of mental health applications for children with ASD or IDD and their caregivers. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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“…for accessible and low-threshold (i.e., freely available and easily accessible without relying on the resources of the healthcare system) interventions has driven the development of a growing number of mental health applications (MHAs) for children with ASD and/or IDD and their caregivers (47).”
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- Authors
- Shic, F., & Goodwin, M.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- Northeastern University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Shic, Frederick
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2015-11-03
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 3773-3776
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- OpenAlex
- W2150155944
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 1
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (K01 MH104739, R21 MH103550, R21 MH102572)
- National Institutes of Health (UL1 RR024139, 1P50DC013027)
- Institute of Education Sciences (EDIES13C0046)
- National Science Foundation (1139078, CCF-1029585)
- Simons Foundation
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, everyday technology, big data, personalization, technological progress, everyday life
- MeSH terms
- Activities of Daily Living, Autistic Disorder, Computer-Assisted Instruction, Humans
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