An International Survey of Parental Attitudes to Technology Use by Their Autistic Children at Home

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Capturing variability in use of commercial technologies by autistic children can inform future learning and support technology design. Survey data were collected from parents ( n = 388) in the UK, Spain, and Belgium, and includes information about individuals with a range of ages and ability levels. We found a comparable pattern of access and usage across age groups, though higher reading and language ability was linked to use of more devices and interfaces. Reported worries about technology correlated with longer time spent using technology. Autistic children use mainstream technologies for a broad range of recreational uses. The data suggest that technologies developed with therapeutic goals in mind may need to achieve a high standard of design to engage users.

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Margaret Holmes Laurie: 0131 537 6289 , m.h.laurie@sms.ed.ac.uk

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): J Autism Dev Disord

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Autism Dev Disord

Title: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Publisher: Springer US (New York )

ISSN (Print): 0162-3257

ISSN (Electronic): 1573-3432

Publication date (Electronic): 11 December 2018

Publication date PMC-release: 11 December 2018

Publication date (Print): 2019

Volume: 49

Issue: 4

Pages: 1517-1530

Affiliations

[1 ]ISNI 0000 0004 1936 7988, GRID grid.4305.2, Patrick Wild Centre, , University of Edinburgh, ; Edinburgh, UK

[2 ]ISNI 0000 0001 2069 7798, GRID grid.5342.0, Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, , Ghent University, ; Ghent, Belgium

[3 ]Fundaciόn Orange, Madrid, Spain

[4 ]ISNI 0000 0000 9845 9303, GRID grid.416119.a, Patrick Wild Centre, , Royal Edinburgh Hospital, ; Kennedy Tower, 23 Tipperlin Road, Edinburgh, EH10 5HF UK

Article

Publisher ID: 3798

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-018-3798-0

PMC ID: 6451021

PubMed ID: 30536113

SO-VID: 81c23ebd-8693-489d-8f5b-e4b696b3812b

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