Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2015
Reducing the need for personal supports among workers with autism using an iPod Touch as an assistive technology: delayed randomized control trial.
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- Employment-Related Assistive Technology Needs in Autistic Adults: A Mixed-Methods Study.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- A smartphone-regulated system for facilitating access to music and telephone calls and providing timely activity instructions to people with intellectual and multiple disabilities.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2025Article
- Digital interventions for autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Pediatric investigation · 2024Article
- An ecological systems model of employee experience in industry-led autism employment programmes.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Article
- Assistive technology for adults on the autism spectrum: A systematic survey.International journal of human-computer interaction · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Using Mobile Technology to Improve Cognitive and Social Skills Among Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Systematic Literature Review.JMIR mental health · 2021Review
- Interventions for improving employment outcomes for persons with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review update.Campbell systematic reviews · 2021Review
- Services for Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Systems Perspective.Current psychiatry reports · 2020Review
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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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