Assistive technology to support people with autism spectrum disorder in their autonomy and safety: A scoping review

IF 0.7 Q4 REHABILITATION

Technology and Disability Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI:10.3233/tad-210355

Lukas Wohofsky, Philip Scharf, S. Lattacher, D. Krainer

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong developmental disorder with increasing prevalence rates. People affected by ASD do often need support in various activities of daily living mainly provided by formal or informal caregivers. Assistive technology can help to increase autonomy and safety of people on the autism spectrum and thus decrease the burden of care. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to assess the state of the art of assistive technology (AT) that supports autonomy, self-reliance comfort and wellbeing of people with ASD or aiming to prevent dangerous situations or shutdowns, caused by stressful (environmental) situations. Another aim is to analyze the fields of application and type of the proposed technologies and to explore the evaluations conducted. METHODS: A scoping review was carried out where the databases MEDLINE, IEEE and ACM Digital Library were searched. The identified articles were grouped according to the objective of the technology – the supported area of life that is assisted by the proposed systems. Furthermore, the conducted evaluations of the ATs in the papers were analyzed. RESULTS: A total of 40 articles were included in this review with a balanced distribution in the different fields of application (Communication & Social Life; Daily Living Assistants; Safety & Security). Eighteen studies conducted an evaluation of the proposed technology with people with ASD, mainly testing the functionality of the systems. CONCLUSION: The proposed technologies support people in the autism spectrum according to the main outcomes and symptoms of ASD. Further research is needed to determine the usefulness and acceptance of the ATs.

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辅助技术支持自闭症谱系障碍患者的自主性和安全性：范围界定综述

背景：自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）是一种终生发育障碍，患病率不断上升。ASD患者在日常生活的各种活动中通常需要支持，主要由正式或非正式的护理人员提供。辅助技术有助于提高自闭症患者的自主性和安全性，从而减轻护理负担。目的：本研究旨在评估辅助技术（AT）的现状，该技术支持ASD患者的自主性、自立性、舒适性和幸福感，或旨在防止压力（环境）情况导致的危险情况或停工。另一个目的是分析拟议技术的应用领域和类型，并探讨所进行的评估。方法：检索MEDLINE、IEEE和ACM数字图书馆数据库，进行范围界定审查。已确定的物品根据技术目标进行分组，即拟议系统所辅助的生活支持领域。此外，对论文中对AT进行的评价进行了分析。结果：共有40篇文章被纳入本综述，在不同的应用领域（沟通与社会生活；日常生活助理；安全与安保）中分布平衡。18项研究对ASD患者的拟议技术进行了评估，主要测试了系统的功能。结论：所提出的技术根据ASD的主要结果和症状支持自闭症谱系中的人。需要进一步的研究来确定AT的有用性和可接受性。

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Technology and Disability Medicine-Rehabilitation

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

20.00%

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期刊介绍： Technology and Disability communicates knowledge about the field of assistive technology devices and services, within the context of the lives of end users - persons with disabilities and their family members. While the topics are technical in nature, the articles are written for broad comprehension despite the reader"s education or training. Technology and Disability"s contents cover research and development efforts, education and training programs, service and policy activities and consumer experiences. - The term Technology refers to assistive devices and services. - The term Disability refers to both permanent and temporary functional limitations experienced by people of any age within any circumstance.