Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Monarch House, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
Behav Modif. 2019 Mar;43(2):222-245. doi: 10.1177/0145445517748560. Epub 2017 Dec 19.
We developed an iOS app, the iSTIM, designed to support parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in reducing common repetitive vocal and motor behavior (i.e., stereotypy). The purpose of our study was to preliminarily test the decision-making algorithms of the iSTIM using trained university students to implement the assessments and interventions. Specifically, we examined the effects of the iSTIM on stereotypy and functional engagement in 11 children with ASD within alternating treatment designs. Using the iSTIM reduced engagement in stereotypy for eight participants and increased functional engagement for four of those participants. Our results indicate that the iSTIM may decrease engagement in stereotypy but that some of the decision-making algorithms may benefit from modifications prior to testing with parents.
我们开发了一个 iOS 应用程序，即 iSTIM，旨在帮助自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童的家长减少常见的重复发声和运动行为（即刻板行为）。我们研究的目的是初步测试 iSTIM 的决策算法，让经过培训的大学生来实施评估和干预。具体来说，我们使用交替治疗设计检查了 iSTIM 对 11 名 ASD 儿童刻板行为和功能性参与的影响。使用 iSTIM 减少了 8 名参与者的刻板行为参与度，并增加了其中 4 名参与者的功能性参与度。我们的结果表明，iSTIM 可能会减少刻板行为的参与度，但在与家长一起测试之前，某些决策算法可能需要进行修改。
