Brief report: mobile technology to support parents in reducing stereotypy
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Although behavioral interventions have been known to effectively reduce stereotypy in children with ASD, these types of interventions are not accessible to all families. In response to this issue, we evaluated the effects of the iSTIM, an iOS application designed to support parents in the reduction of stereotypy in their child with ASD. We used a series of AB designs to determine the effectiveness of the iSTIM on stereotypy using parents as behavior change agents. The use of iSTIM by the parents led to a reduction in stereotypy for six of seven participants. Our results suggest that the use of technology may be a cost effective and easily accessible method for parents to reduce stereotypy in their child with ASD.
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Another study showed that an app used by parents can be effective to reduce stereotypy in children with autism spectrum disorder (n = 7) by implementing a personalized behavioural intervention.
“Another study showed that an app used by parents can be effective to reduce stereotypy in children with ASD (n = 7) by implementing a personalized behavioural intervention (54).”
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- Authors
- Trudel, L., Lanovaz, M. J., & Préfontaine, I.
- Affiliations
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Lanovaz, Marc J.
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2020-09-30
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 2550-2558
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- OpenAlex
- W3091042999
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3
- FWCI
- 0.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Papyrus : Institutional Repository (Université de Montréal) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (136895)
- Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé (269462)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Keywords
- stereotypy, autism spectrum disorder, mobile technology, iOS app, parent-mediated intervention, behavioral interventions, children with autism
- MeSH terms
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behavior Therapy, Child, Child, Preschool, Family, Humans, Male, Parents, Technology, Stereotypic Movement Disorder
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