Validation of Wearable Sensor Technology to Measure Social Proximity of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Douglas, Sarah N.; Shi, Yan; Das, Saptarshi; Biswas, Subir
Titel	Validation of Wearable Sensor Technology to Measure Social Proximity of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	In: Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 37 (2022) 1, S.24-33 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Douglas, Sarah N.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-3576
DOI	10.1177/10883576211028223
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Measurement Equipment; Proximity; Peer Relationship; Inclusion; Preschool Education; Preschool Children; Interaction; Measurement Techniques; Diagnostic Tests; Validity; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Messinstrument; Lebensnähe; Peer-Beziehungen; Inklusion; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschule; Interaktion; Messtechnik; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Gültigkeit
Abstract	Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) struggle to develop appropriate social skills, which can lead to later social rejection, isolation, and mental health concerns. Educators play an important role in supporting and monitoring social skills development for children with ASD, but the tools used by educators are often tedious, lack suitable sensitivity, provide limited information to plan interventions, and are time-consuming. Therefore, we conducted a study to evaluate the use of a sensor system to measure social proximity between three children with ASD and their peers in an inclusive preschool setting. We compared video-coded data with sensor data using point-by-point agreement to measure the accuracy of the sensor system. Results suggest that the sensor system can adequately measure social proximity between children with ASD and their peers. The next steps for sensor system validation are discussed along with clinical and educational implications, limitations, and future research directions. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01