TY - JOUR
T1 - User-Centered Development and Pilot Test of a Virtual Reality Training Prototype for Parents of Children with Autism
AU - Simmons, Christina A.
AU - Tremoulet, Patrice
AU - Lecakes, George D.
AU - Williams, Garret J.
AU - Almon, Amanda S.
AU - Mandayam, Shreekanth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) frequently engage in severe destructive behavior that presents significant risks to themselves and others, poses substantial barriers to community integration, and results in high familial and societal financial impact. Despite the efficacy of behavior analytic (BA) interventions for decreasing destructive behavior, to produce meaningful outcomes in the natural environment, treatment effects must transfer to parents. Parents often experience inperson training barriers, such as time, financial burden, transportation, and childcare, as well as concerns with the quality of training delivered, such as unrealistic and uncomfortable training with therapists. This paper presents preliminary results from a pilot test of a prototype of a virtual reality parent training tool intended to reduce access and quality barriers for parents with children with ASD who engage in severe destructive behavior.
AB - Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) frequently engage in severe destructive behavior that presents significant risks to themselves and others, poses substantial barriers to community integration, and results in high familial and societal financial impact. Despite the efficacy of behavior analytic (BA) interventions for decreasing destructive behavior, to produce meaningful outcomes in the natural environment, treatment effects must transfer to parents. Parents often experience inperson training barriers, such as time, financial burden, transportation, and childcare, as well as concerns with the quality of training delivered, such as unrealistic and uncomfortable training with therapists. This paper presents preliminary results from a pilot test of a prototype of a virtual reality parent training tool intended to reduce access and quality barriers for parents with children with ASD who engage in severe destructive behavior.
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U2 - 10.1177/21695067231193690
DO - 10.1177/21695067231193690
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85190973426
SN - 1071-1813
VL - 67
SP - 1483
EP - 1488
JO - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
JF - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
IS - 1
T2 - 67th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2023
Y2 - 23 October 2023 through 27 October 2023
ER -