Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2020
A Pilot Randomised Control Trial of Digitally-Mediated Social Stories for Children on the Autism Spectrum.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Use of Digital Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder-A Meta-Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of social story interventions on individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders and influencing factors: a meta-analysis of single-case experimental studies.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Meta-Analysis of RCTs of Technology-Assisted Parent-Mediated Interventions for Children with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Improving Peer Interactions and Social Skills in Preschool Children With Autism Using Pivotal Response Treatment.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Self-Set Goals: Autistic Adults Facilitating Their Self-Determination Through Digitally Mediated Social Stories.Autism in adulthood · 2025Article
- Neuro-affirmative support for autism, the Double Empathy Problem and monotropism.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Supporting autistic communities through parent-led and child/young person-led digital social story interventions: an exploratory study.Frontiers in digital health · 2024Article
- Maternal Variability of Amplitudes of Frequency Fluctuations Is Related to the Progressive Self-Other Transposition Group Intervention in Autistic Children.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Characteristics and Potential Challenges of Digital-Based Interventions for Children and Young People: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- A rule-based theoretical account of social stories to address the double empathy problem.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Effective digital support for autism: digital social stories.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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- Digitally-Mediated Social Stories Support Children on the Autism Spectrum Adapting to a Change in a 'Real-World' Context.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Article
- Study protocol for autism specific transition resources (T-Res Study): developing a flexible resource package for dealing with the loosening and/or lifting of COVID-19 related restrictions.HRB open research · 2021Article
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Abstract
Social stories is a widely used intervention for children on the autism spectrum, particularly within an educational context. To date, systematic reviews and meta analyses of the research evaluating social stories has produced mixed results, often due to a lack of methodological rigour and variability in the development and delivery of the social stories. To address the gap in methodological rigour, a pilot Randomised Control Trial (RCT) was conducted, incorporating a social stories intervention group (n = 9 children on the autism spectrum) and an attentional control group who received a poem (n = 6 children on the autism spectrum) using a digital platform to address variability. Digitally-mediated social stories were found to be effective in producing beneficial changes in behaviour outcomes, which were sustained at a six-week follow up.
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