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Repurposing a Smartwatch to Support Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Sensory and Operational Considerations.
- Source :
- Journal of Special Education Technology; Dec2021, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p215-226, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Smartwatches may provide a natural, portable, and unobtrusive strategy by which to support directive-following for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A mentor can send visual supports (e.g., photographs, videos, text) "just-in-time" (JIT) to a learner's smartwatch. This may reduce the need for extraneous face-to-face intervention within social and educational settings and thereby preserve the naturalness of interactions for individuals with ASD. In this article, the following questions are explored: (1) Will some children with ASD with limited functional speech tolerate wearing a smartwatch after receiving only spoken instructions? (2) Can children with ASD who did not initially tolerate wearing a smartwatch increase their tolerance for wearing a smartwatch after they view video models within a visual schedule? and (3) Will children with ASD who tolerate wearing a smartwatch attend to, and follow, scene cue text messages received on the watch? Results provide preliminary evidence for the feasibility of using a smartwatch with children with ASD. Limitations of this study are addressed and implications for future research are posited. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AUTISM spectrum disorders
SMARTWATCHES
SENSORY disorders
TEXT messages
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01626434
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Special Education Technology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 153991612
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0162643420904001