Using Technology to Expand and Enhance Applied Behavior Analysis Programs for Children with Autism in Military Families
Abstract
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are disorders that affect as many 1 in 88 children. Without intensive treatment, the long-term outcomes for children with an ASD remain bleak and are associated with a high divorce rate among parents. Interventions based on applied behavior analysis are well documented, but unfortunately these services are often not available to military-dependent children because of the lack of appropriately training individuals. This project will demonstrate how web-based technologies can increase the availability of this effective treatment. The fifth year of the award involved the continued recruitment of families with a child with an ASD to evaluate the technology-enhanced early-intervention services in family's homes (Experiment 3). We have published results for the technology-enhanced tutor-training (Fisher, Luczynski, Hood, Lesser, Machado, and Piazza, 2014), which has now been cited by 13 studies (via Google Scholar). We have also obtained robust and statistically significant improvements in the technology-enhanced parent-training curriculum (Experiment 1), and we are preparing to submit this manuscript for publication. We recruited additional families to participate in the Experiment 3, and we plan to submit a subset of the outcomes (skills-based assessment) for publication.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1041481
Entities
People
- Cathleen C. Piazza
- Henry S. Roane
- Kevin C. Luczynski
- Wayne W Fisher
Organizations
- University of Nebraska Medical Center