Ee Rea Hong1, Li-Yuan Gong2, Jennifer Ninci3, Kristi Morin4, John L Davis5, Sawako Kawaminami6, Yan-Qiu Shi7, Fumiyuki Noro8. 1. University of Tsukuba, Japan. Electronic address: irehong@human.tsukuba.ac.jp. 2. University of Tsukuba, Japan. Electronic address: gongliyuan89@yahoo.co.jp. 3. University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States. Electronic address: jninci@hawaii.edu. 4. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States. Electronic address: klmorin@unc.edu. 5. University of Utah, United States. Electronic address: davis.john@utah.edu. 6. University of Tsukuba, Japan. Electronic address: skawaminami1011@gmail.com. 7. University of Tsukuba, Japan. Electronic address: syq891005@yahoo.co.jp. 8. University of Tsukuba, Japan. Electronic address: noro@human.tsukuba.ac.jp.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is a growing amount of single-case research literature on the benefits of tablet-mediated interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). With the development of tablet-based computers, tablet-mediated interventions have been widely utilized for education and treatment purposes; however, the overall quality and evidence of this literature-base are unknown. AIMS: This article aims to present a quality review of the single-case experimental literature and aggregate results across studies involving the use of tablet-mediated interventions for individuals with ASD. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Using the Tau nonoverlap effect size measure, the authors extracted data from single-case experimental studies and calculated effect sizes differentiated by moderator variables. The moderator variables included the ages of participants, participants' diagnoses, interventions, outcome measures, settings, and contexts. OUTCOMES AND RESULTS: Results indicate that tablet-mediated interventions for individuals with ASD have moderate to large effect sizes across the variables evaluated. The majority of research in this review used tablets for video modeling and augmentative and alternative communication. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: To promote the usability of tablet-mediated interventions for individuals with ASD, this review indicates that more single-case experimental studies should be conducted with this population in naturalistic home, community, and employment settings.
BACKGROUND: There is a growing amount of single-case research literature on the benefits of tablet-mediated interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). With the development of tablet-based computers, tablet-mediated interventions have been widely utilized for education and treatment purposes; however, the overall quality and evidence of this literature-base are unknown. AIMS: This article aims to present a quality review of the single-case experimental literature and aggregate results across studies involving the use of tablet-mediated interventions for individuals with ASD. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Using the Tau nonoverlap effect size measure, the authors extracted data from single-case experimental studies and calculated effect sizes differentiated by moderator variables. The moderator variables included the ages of participants, participants' diagnoses, interventions, outcome measures, settings, and contexts. OUTCOMES AND RESULTS: Results indicate that tablet-mediated interventions for individuals with ASD have moderate to large effect sizes across the variables evaluated. The majority of research in this review used tablets for video modeling and augmentative and alternative communication. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: To promote the usability of tablet-mediated interventions for individuals with ASD, this review indicates that more single-case experimental studies should be conducted with this population in naturalistic home, community, and employment settings.
Authors: Natalie G Wall; Oliver Smith; Linda E Campbell; Carmel Loughland; Mark Wallis; Frans Henskens; Ulrich Schall Journal: World J Psychiatry Date: 2021-12-19