An International Survey of Parental Attitudes to Technology Use by Their Autistic Children at Home

Laurie, Margaret; Warreyn, Petra; Uriarte, Blanca Villamía; Boonen, Charlotte; Fletcher‐Watson, Sue

doi:10.1007/s10803-018-3798-0

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“…There is a lot of research highlighting that technology is a common interest among individuals with autism, including videogames (Laurie et al, 2019). The majority of the GD studies in the present review involved parental reporting of gaming behaviours as opposed to self-reports.…”

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“…One recent study which administered the YIAT and CIUS to both parents and adolescents found that parents tend to overestimate GD and that self-reports were better aligned with the findings from clinical interviews (Yazdi et al, 2020). These findings may be exacerbated among autistic populations where gaming can be a special interest and parents can experience anxiety over their children's media use (Laurie et al, 2019). Some studies have found that parents have positive feelings towards media use among nonautistic samples (Vittrup et al, 2016).…”

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Autism, Problematic Internet Use and Gaming Disorder: A Systematic Review

Murray

Koronczai

Király

et al. 2021

Rev J Autism Dev Disord

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The present study investigated the association between autism and problematic internet use (PIU) and gaming disorder (GD). A systematic literature search was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. A total of 2286 publications were screened, and 21 were deemed eligible for inclusion in the review. The majority of the studies found positive associations between PIU and subclinical autistic-like traits with weak and moderate effect sizes and between PIU and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with varying effect sizes. Additionally, individuals with ASD were more likely to exhibit symptoms of GD with moderate and strong effect sizes. Future research would benefit from high-quality studies examining GD and PIU at a clinical level and their relationship with both clinical and subclinical autism.

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Section: Current Evidencementioning

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Autism, Problematic Internet Use and Gaming Disorder: A Systematic Review

Murray

Koronczai

Király

et al. 2021

Rev J Autism Dev Disord

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“…And the pervasive availability of tablets and smartphones, with touchscreen response and intuitive app development, means that most young people know how to interact with gamified tests, from their earliest years. As work by Laurie et al () shows, autistic children and adults across the full IQ range, interact with technology for much the same purposes, and with much the same preferences, as their neurotypical counterparts. These new technologies should lead to a revolution in research and herald the inclusion of intellectually impaired and minimally verbal children and adults in studies (e.g.…”

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Annual Research Review: Looking back to look forward – changes in the concept of autism and implications for future research

Happé

Frith

2020

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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The concept of autism is a significant contribution from child psychiatry that has entered wider culture and public consciousness, and has evolved significantly over the last four decades. Taking a rather personal retrospective, reflecting on our own time in autism research, this review explores changes in the concept of autism and the implications of these for future research. We focus on seven major changes in how autism is thought of, operationalised, and recognised: (1) from a narrow definition to wide diagnostic criteria; (2) from a rare to a relatively common condition, although probably still under‐recognised in women; (3) from something affecting children, to a lifelong condition; (4) from something discreet and distinct, to a dimensional view; (5) from one thing to many ‘autisms’, and a compound or ‘fractionable’ condition; (6) from a focus on ‘pure’ autism, to recognition that complexity and comorbidity is the norm; and finally, (7) from conceptualising autism purely as a ‘developmental disorder’, to recognising a neurodiversity perspective, operationalised in participatory research models. We conclude with some challenges for the field and suggestions for areas currently neglected in autism research.

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“…Digital supports are defined as ‘any electronic item/equipment/application/or virtual network that is used intentionally to increase/maintain, and/or improve daily living, work/productivity, and recreation/leisure capabilities’ ( Odom et al, 2015 , p. 3806). In the past decade touchscreen, tangible and immersive digital technologies have become increasingly popular and accessible, with many autistic people and their parents/carers reporting high levels of digital technology use for supporting both leisure and academic pursuits ( Knight et al, 2013 ; Laurie et al, 2018 ; MacMullin et al, 2016 ; Pennington, 2010 ; Shane & Albert, 2008 ). Digital technologies have been developed to support autism in areas such as social skills and social interaction (for reviews see Camargo et al, 2014 ; Grossard et al, 2017 ; Ramdoss et al, 2011 ; Schlosser & Wendt, 2008 ) and emotion recognition (for review see Berggren et al, 2018 ).…”

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A framework of evidence-based practice for digital support, co-developed with and for the autism community

Zervogianni

Fletcher‐Watson

Herrera

et al. 2020

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A wide array of digital supports (such as apps) have been developed for the autism community, many of which have little or no evidence to support their effectiveness. A Delphi study methodology was used to develop a consensus on what constitutes good evidence for digital supports among the broader autism community, including autistic people and their families, as well as autism-related professionals and researchers. A four-phase Delphi study consultation with 27 panel members resulted in agreement on three categories for which evidence is required: reliability, engagement and effectiveness of the technology. Consensus was also reached on four key sources of evidence for these three categories: hands-on experience, academic sources, expert views and online reviews. These were differentially weighted as sources of evidence within these three categories. Lay abstract Digital supports are any type of technologies that have been intentionally developed to improve daily living in some way. A wide array of digital supports (such as apps) have been developed for the autism community specifically, but there is little or no evidence of whether they work or not. This study sought to identify what types of evidence the autistic community valued and wanted to see provided to enable an informed choice to be made regarding digital supports. A consensus was developed between autistic people and their families, practitioners (such as therapists and teachers) as well as researchers, to identify the core aspects of evidence that everyone agreed were useful. In all, 27 people reached agreement on three categories for which evidence is required: reliability, engagement and the effectiveness of the technology. Consensus was also reached on four key sources of evidence for these three categories: hands-on experience, academic sources, expert views and online reviews. The resulting framework allows for any technology to be evaluated for the level of evidence identifying how effective it is. The framework can be used by autistic people, their families, practitioners and researchers to ensure that decisions concerning the provision of support for autistic people is informed by evidence, that is, ‘evidence-based practice’.

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An International Survey of Parental Attitudes to Technology Use by Their Autistic Children at Home

Cited by 46 publications

References 31 publications

Autism, Problematic Internet Use and Gaming Disorder: A Systematic Review

Autism, Problematic Internet Use and Gaming Disorder: A Systematic Review

Annual Research Review: Looking back to look forward – changes in the concept of autism and implications for future research

A framework of evidence-based practice for digital support, co-developed with and for the autism community

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