Effect of a social script iPad application for children with autism going to imaging.
This randomized controlled trial feasibility study tested the effectiveness of an iPad® application (app) social script intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) going to imaging and their parent (n=32 parent/child dyads). Parents of the children exposed to the app (n=16) had lower state anxiety compared to the parents whose children were not exposed to the app (n=16) (effect size 0.33). Children exposed to the app had fewer externalized challenging behaviors than the control group (effect size 0.56). The results demonstrate feasibility and efficacy of the intervention. Further study of the iPad app is warranted.
Marquette University, College of Nursing, Milwaukee WI. Electronic address: norah.johnson@marquette.edu.
Norah
N
Johnson
Marquette University, College of Nursing, Milwaukee WI.
Octavia
O
Bree
Park Nicollet Clinic - Gastroenterology, Minneapolis MN.
Erin E
EE
Lalley
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Child Life Department, Milwaukee, WI.
Kelly
K
Rettler
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Imaging Department, Milwaukee, WI.
Pam
P
Grande
Marquette University, Math, Statistics, and Computer Science Dept., Milwaukee, WI.
Md O
MO
Gani
Marquette University, Math, Statistics, and Computer Science Dept., Milwaukee, WI.
Sheikh I
SI
Ahamed
D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder; D002648:Child; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
Anxiety; Autism spectrum disorder; Imaging; Social script; iPad app