Using digital social stories to improve social skills in children with autism: a pilot experimental single-subject study

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-08-19 DOI:10.1108/aia-02-2021-0013

Mohammed F Safi, Maitha M. Alnuaimi, A. Sartawi

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Abstract

Purpose Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face difficulty with educational attainment because of to their inability to interact with others. One intervention that is used to increase social skills in individuals with ASD is social stories. This study aimed at exploring the impact of digital social stories in improving social skills of two students with ASD in the UAE. Design/methodology/approach An experimental AB single-subject study was conducted to investigate the impact of digital social stories on nonverbal communication, targeting two specific behaviors: raising hands before leaving one’s seat (TB1) and playing and sharing toys with peers (TB2). Two digital social stories (DSS1 and DSS2) were developed for the purpose of this study and transformed using a digital platform to be displayed on an iPad (tablet). Findings This study involved two male participants with ASD (10 and 11 years old). Participant one demonstrated improvement in TB1 (mean of 1.11) because of DSS1 in the intervention phase. Participant two demonstrated improvement of 18% in TB2 ( mean of 0.18) as a result of DSS2 in the intervention phase. Practical implications Both students that participated in the study showed a positive change in their target behaviors during the intervention phase intervention at different levels. Using an ABA study design would have been stronger in establishing a more valid causal relation in this single-subject design study. However, due the COVID-19 closures and curfews, the researchers had to switch to the AB design. Originality/value This study demonstrated how social stories had a positive impact on ASD social skills. Further, it indicated the potential effectiveness of using digital social stories to reduce undesirable behaviors or increase a desirable behaviors in children who have ASD.

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利用数字社交故事提高自闭症儿童的社交技能：一项试点实验性单主题研究

目的自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童由于无法与他人互动，在教育程度上面临困难。一种用于提高自闭症谱系障碍患者社交技能的干预措施是社交故事。本研究旨在探讨数字社交故事对UAE.设计/方法/方法中两名ASD学生社交技能提高的影响。进行了一项实验性AB单主题研究，以调查数字社交故事在非言语交际中的影响，针对两种特定行为：离开座位前举手（TB1）和与同伴玩耍和分享玩具（TB2）。为了本研究的目的，开发了两个数字社交故事（DSS1和DSS2），并使用数字平台在iPad（平板电脑）上进行转换岁）。由于干预阶段的DSS1，参与者1的TB1（平均值1.11）有所改善。由于干预阶段的DSS2，参与者2的TB2改善了18%（平均0.18）。实践意义参与研究的两名学生在干预阶段的干预中都表现出了不同水平的目标行为的积极变化。在这项单一受试者设计研究中，使用ABA研究设计将更有助于建立更有效的因果关系。然而，由于新冠肺炎封锁和宵禁，研究人员不得不改用AB设计。独创性/价值这项研究展示了社交故事如何对ASD社交技能产生积极影响。此外，它还表明了使用数字社交故事来减少ASD儿童的不良行为或增加不良行为的潜在有效性。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.