title: Brief Report: Just-in-Time Visual Supports to Children with Autism via the Apple Watch:®A Pilot Feasibility Study.
abstract: Using augmented input might be an effective means for supplementing spoken language for children with autism who have difficulties following spoken directives. This study aimed to (a) explore whether JIT-delivered scene cues (photos, video clips) via the Apple Watch®enable children with autism to carry out directives they were unable to implement with speech alone, and (b) test the feasibility of the Apple Watch®(with a focus on display size). Results indicated that the hierarchical JIT supports enabled five children with autism to carry out the majority of directives. Hence, the relatively small display size of the Apple Watch does not seem to hinder children with autism to glean critical information from visual supports.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, 9 Hope Ave, Waltham, MA, 02453, USA.
authors: Amanda
authors: A
authors: O'Brien
authors: Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, 9 Hope Ave, Waltham, MA, 02453, USA. R.Schlosser@northeastern.edu.|Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Department of Applied Psychology, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. R.Schlosser@northeastern.edu.|Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa. R.Schlosser@northeastern.edu.
authors: Ralf W
authors: RW
authors: Schlosser
authors: Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, 9 Hope Ave, Waltham, MA, 02453, USA.|MGH Institute of Health Professions, 36 1st Ave., Boston, MA, 02129, USA.
authors: Howard C
authors: HC
authors: Shane
authors: Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, 9 Hope Ave, Waltham, MA, 02453, USA.
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: Abramson
authors: MGH Institute of Health Professions, 36 1st Ave., Boston, MA, 02129, USA.
authors: Anna A
authors: AA
authors: Allen
authors: Department of Linguistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Bldg. 32-D808, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
authors: Suzanne
authors: S
authors: Flynn
authors: MGH Institute of Health Professions, 36 1st Ave., Boston, MA, 02129, USA.
authors: Christina
authors: C
authors: Yu
authors: Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, 9 Hope Ave, Waltham, MA, 02453, USA.
authors: Katherine
authors: K
authors: Dimery
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001308:Auditory Perceptual Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D003463:Cues; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Autism; Instruction following; Just-in-time; Technology; Visual supports