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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kim, Jung Won
• Nguyen, Thuc-Quyen
• Gipson, Shih Yee-Marie Tan
• Shin, Ah Lahm
• Torous, John

Titel

Smartphone Apps for Autism Spectrum Disorder—Understanding the Evidence

Ist Teil von

• Journal of technology in behavioral science, 2018-03, Vol.3 (1), p.1-4

Ort / Verlag

Cham: Springer International Publishing

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Current available treatment options are largely based on addressing comorbid psychiatric, neurological, or medical conditions, as core symptoms of autism are often refractory to current pharmaco-therapeutic options (Ji and Findling 2015). [...]many attempts to develop novel treatments have been driven towards ameliorating the core features with hopes to possibly change the natural course of the illness (Accordino et al. 2016). [...]in some individuals with ASD, skills learned through computer-based programs do not always translate into daily life (Fletcher-Watson et al. 2016; Whyte et al. 2015). [...]understanding the evidence for available apps is an essential process for clinicians and families in making an informed decision regarding the use of a mobile device app in ASD. According to Autism Speaks, apps are assigned research ratings as follows: [...]we evaluated each app with our own simple criteria to rate the level of evidence for these apps, such as follows: