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Title: Reducing the Need for Personal Supports among Workers with Autism Using an iPod Touch as an Assistive Technology: Delayed Randomized Control Trial
Language: English
Authors: Gentry, Tony, Kriner, Richard, Sima, Adam
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Mar 2015 45(3):669-684.
Availability: Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2015
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Handheld Devices, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, Employees, Job Skills, Job Placement, Coaching (Performance), Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Program Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis, Intervention, Job Performance
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2221-8
ISSN: 0162-3257
Abstract: Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are versatile task organizers that hold promise as assistive technologies for people with cognitive-behavioral challenges. This delayed randomized controlled trial compared two groups of adult workers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to determine whether the use of an Apple iPod Touch PDA as a vocational support improves work performance and reduces personal support needs on the job. Baseline data were collected on 50 adults with ASD who were beginning a vocational placement supported by a job coach. Participants were randomized to receive training in the use of a PDA as a vocational aid upon starting their job or after working 12 weeks without PDA support. Workers who received PDA training at the beginning of their job placement required significantly less hours of job coaching support (p = 0.013) during their first 12 weeks on the job than those who had not yet received the intervention. Functional performance between the two groups was not significantly different. The significant difference in hours of job coaching support persisted during the subsequent 12 weeks, in which both groups used a PDA (p = 0.017).
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Number of References: 55
Entry Date: 2015
Accession Number: EJ1052773
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