Brief Report: Mobile Technology to Support Parents in Reducing Stereotypy

Overview

Journal J Autism Dev Disord

Publisher Springer

Date 2020 Oct 1

PMID 33000395

Citations 2

Authors

Lydia Trudel

Marc J Lanovaz

Isabelle Prefontaine

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Abstract

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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