Development of a technological screening platform for children

Abstract

Emotional and behavioral problems are common in children and adolescents and can impact their quality of life. The motivation behind this paper is to develop a better understanding for screening support contributing to the identification of the emotional and behavioral symptoms as well as executive functions, emotion regulation strategies, and attentional patterns. We have conducted a study in which we enrolled 32 children (with the mean age of 10.54 years) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). By investigating if the difficulties regarding executive functions are related to other emotional and behavioral problems, this study shows interdependencies, between executive functions and emotional and behavioral problems. By showing the interrelation between functional and cognitive problems, and the possibility to use technologies to support screening by objective measurements, this paper argues for the need for further developing a platform that includes the different screening results for the individuals. This paper argues for the possibility of cross dependencies between the different executive and behavioral problems. However, further research is needed to demonstrate the feasibility for such a platform and the validity of combining the measurements from the included technologies.