Bryant Lucy, Decates Jacob, Bailey Benjamin, Hemsley Bronwyn
Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney Graduate School of Health, PO Box 123, Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.
College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2024 Dec 21. doi: 10.1007/s10803-024-06686-8.
The use of Augmented Reality (AR) in the field of neurodevelopmental communication disability is emergent and under-researched. The views of supporters on the use of AR by children with neurodevelopmental communication disability will help in the design of applications suited to their educational, learning, social, and communication needs.
To determine the views of supporters of children with neurodevelopmental communication disability on the use of AR, and facilitators or barriers to its use.
We conducted an online survey on the use of AR including categorical and open-ended questions. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and content analysis.
In total, 17 health professionals, 12 educators, and 7 parents completed the survey. Participants across groups viewed AR as a potentially helpful technology if sufficient training and technical support were provided. They also considered that financial costs and lack of knowledge could limit AR implementation.
Supporters of children with developmental communication disability view that AR may be a useful and motivational tool if it is affordable and implemented with training and technical support. Future research should gather the views of children on and experience with AR to further the co-design of AR applications.
增强现实（AR）在神经发育性沟通障碍领域的应用尚属新兴且研究不足。神经发育性沟通障碍儿童的支持者对于AR应用的看法，将有助于设计出符合他们教育、学习、社交和沟通需求的应用程序。
确定神经发育性沟通障碍儿童的支持者对于AR应用的看法，以及使用AR的促进因素或障碍。
我们针对AR应用开展了一项在线调查，包括分类问题和开放式问题。使用描述性统计和内容分析法对数据进行分析。
共有17名健康专业人员、12名教育工作者和7名家长完成了调查。如果能提供足够的培训和技术支持，各群体的参与者都认为AR是一项可能有帮助的技术。他们还认为，财务成本和知识匮乏可能会限制AR的实施。
发育性沟通障碍儿童的支持者认为，如果AR价格合理且在有培训和技术支持的情况下实施，它可能是一种有用且能激发积极性的工具。未来的研究应收集儿童对于AR的看法和体验，以进一步共同设计AR应用程序。
