+ Autism and Technology IMFAR 2014, Atlanta, USA Sue - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
+ Autism and Technology IMFAR 2014, Atlanta, USA Sue Fletcher-Watson Mari MacFarland Ouriel Grynszpan Gregory Abowd + Welcome #ASDtech Who are we? Gregory Abowd, Alyssa Alcorn, Renae Beaumont, Judith Good, Ouriel Grynszpan, Mari
Who are we?
Who are you?
Germany, Canada, USA, UK, Japan, Argentina, Israel, New Zealand,
Norway
Academic, Clinician, Parent, Sibling, Student, Therapist, Teacher,
Funder
Psychology, HCI, Education, Computer Science, Art & Design,
Medicine
66% early career researchers stickers
the difficulty of appraising the volume and variety of technologies
available for people with autism;
the lack of guidance for families and practitioners on how to use it; the need for stronger research methodologies; the need to share both data and technologies between researchers.
ASDTech mailing list New data Signposting resources JADD special issue, tech demo etc…
Does s yo your r ch child ild have ve re regula lar r acce ccess ss to an iPa iPad at home me? On ave vera rage, how mu much ch time ime does s yo your r ch child ild sp spend on the iPa iPad each ch day? y?
Has access but doesn't use much 0-20 mins 20-40mins 40-60mins 1hr-2hrs 2hrs-4hrs 4hrs+
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0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0% Play games / apps Watch downloaded films Watch downloaded TV Watch YouTube (or other
Email / message Skype Listen to music Browse the web Communicate using a AAC app Take photos or films, or look at stored photos and home video Use social media (e.g. twitter, facebook) Read / look at books or newspapers Admin (e.g. calender) Shopping What are re yo your r ch child ild's s favo vourit rite thin ings s to do on the iPa iPad? Ple Please se tick ick all ll that apply ly
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10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 agree neutral disagree UK Spain
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10 20 30 40 50 60 70 agree neutral disagree UK Spain
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 agree neutral disagree UK Spain
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10 20 30 40 50 60 70 agree neutral disagree UK Spain 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 agree neutral disagree UK Spain
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Handover to Ouriel
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Number of papers per year on innovative technologies based training for ASD
Grynszpan, Weiss, Perez-Diaz, & Gal, Autism, 2014
Social and emotional skills training Neurocognitive and functional skills
Golan & Baron-Cohen, Dev Psychopathol, 2006 Hopkins et al., J Autism Dev Disord, 2011 Golan et al., J Autism Dev Disord, 2010 Whalen et al., Autism, 2010 Grynszpan, Martin, & Nadel, Interact Stud, 2007 Travers et al., Educ Train Autism Dev Disab, 2011 Tanaka et al., J Child Psychol Psyc, 2010
Controlled pre-post
Randomization
Significant effect size:
1 2 3 4 Faja et al. 2008 Tanaka et al. 2010 Faja et al. in press Whalen et al. 2010, Preschool Whalen et al. 2010, Kindergarten Golan & Baron-Cohen 2006, Experiment 1 Williams et al. 2002 MEAN Hopkins et al. 2011, Low Functioning Golan & Baron-Cohen 2006, Experiment 2 Hopkins et al. 2011, High Functioning Golan et al. 2010 Bolte et al. 2006 Moore & Calvert 2000 Mitchell et al. 2007 Cohen's d
Effect sizes and 95% Confidence Intervals for post tests
Grynszpan, Weiss, Perez-Diaz, & Gal, Autism, 2014
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Still perceived as « emerging » treatment Need to assess usage in clinical settings Lack of guidance for individuals with ASD, parents and practitioners
(National Autism Center, National Standards Report, 2009)
applications-autisme.com in France (Orange Foundation) www.dart.ed.ac.uk for English-language app reviews and the ASDTech
newsletter
Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism www.thinkingautismguide.com/ Cool Mom Tech blog: coolmomtech.com/ Adaptech Research Network: database of free online tech
http://www.adaptech.org/en/about
ICT in Practice, for teachers: http://www.ictinpractice.com/ Social Network for parents: http://www.myautismteam.com/ Parent blog: http://smallbutkindamighty.com/about/ Autism Reading Room, learning about autism:
http://readingroom.mindspec.org/?page_id=911
Autism Speaks app directory:
http://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-apps
Format of the sig
Introduction: new data, signposting resources Group proposals Mentoring Conclusions, looking ahead
Feedback Plans for 2014/15
ASDTech Digest *under new management* Global autism & technology research map Sharing proposal ideas
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Can technology be used to support people with ASD as they grow old? Creating tools to guide families, teachers or practitioners on how to use
technology with users with autism.
Developing a framework to accommodate a time-consuming rigorous evaluation
process with the fast-paced development of technological intervention
Developing or using technology to support people with autism in rural
communities
How can we assess the pros and cons of technology in order to define best
practice?
Is it necessary to design technologies for users with ASD with specific autism-
friendly features?
Is the value of technology enhanced by combination with interpersonal
interventions or other traditional methods?
Maximising the impact of continuous data collection during technology-based
intervention, education or recreation studies.
Using technology to support the needs of teenagers and adults with ASD What are the most appropriate instruments and meaningful variables for
measuring the outcomes of technology based interventions?
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Split into groups of no more than 10, ideally
Nominate a chair and a scribe Please respect the Chair Let everyone contribute Don’t waste time on introductions Choose a question from the list, quickly! Draft a research proposal to answer your
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Try to put something in every box on the sheet Make the most of interdisciplinary opportunities Move forwards, don’t aim for perfectionism Challenges box Refined RQ at the end Be ambitious, be exciting Share details
Use post-it notes for ideas which don’t fit in your proposal The goal is to inspire researchers, not get funded!
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2013-2014
Ongoing distance mentoring is: A great idea Helpful when one requires advice, feedback, or
Dependent on the different projects and career
On demand mentoring may look like: A map of expertise Publicly available database An opportunity for ongoing mentorship pairings
“Quick Question or “Collaboration Corner”
Feedback form Next steps
ASDTech digest Global autism and technology map Sharing proposals online
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