ArticleScandinavian journal of child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology2020
The use of wearable technology to measure and support abilities, disabilities and functional skills in autistic youth: a scoping review.
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Development and Validation of a System for the Anticipation of Challenging Behaviors of People With Autism Spectrum Disorder Based on a Smart Shirt: a Mixed-method Design
Feasibility of Wearable Devices as a Source of Data to Support HealthAI in Autism Spectrum Disorder Populations
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Wearable Solutions Using Physiological Signals for Stress Monitoring on Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Systematic Literature Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
- The Digital Pediatric Physiotherapy Framework (DPPF): A Systematic Review of Digital Health Integration in Pediatric Physiotherapy.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Effectiveness and Usability of Artificial Intelligence and/or Machine Learning Enabled Wrist and Ankle Wearables for Physiological and Behavioral Monitoring in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Approaches for Predicting the Occurrence of Challenging Behaviors in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Narrative Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Challenging Behaviors in Children with Nonverbal Autism: A Questionnaire to Guide the Design of a Wearable Device for Biomarker Recording.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Application of the international classification of functioning, disability, and health in autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: A scoping review.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Article
- From motion to emotion: exploring challenging behaviors in autism spectrum disorder through analysis of wearable physiology and movement.Physiological measurement · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of the Use of Robotics Technologies for Supporting Social-Emotional Learning in Children with Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Commercial Wearables for the Management of People with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review.Biosensors · 2024Review
- The Stress Phenotyping Framework: A multidisciplinary biobehavioral approach for assessing and therapeutically targeting maladaptive stress physiology.Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Review
- Association of Demographic and Socioeconomic Indicators With the Use of Wearable Devices Among Children.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Diagnosing Pain in Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Current State and Novel Technological Solutions.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Development and validation of a system for the prediction of challenging behaviors of people with autism spectrum disorder based on a smart wearable shirt: A mixed-methods design.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2022Article
- The Current View on the Paradox of Pain in Autism Spectrum Disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Review
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundWearable technology (WT) to measure and support social and non-social functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been a growing interest of researchers over the past decade. There is however limited understanding of the WTs currently available for autistic individuals, and how they measure functioning in this population.
objectiveThis scoping review explored the use of WTs for measuring and supporting abilities, disabilities and functional skills in autistic youth.
methodFour electronic databases were searched to identify literature investigating the use of WT in autistic youth, resulting in a total of 33 studies being reviewed. Descriptive and content analysis was conducted, with studies subsequently mapped to the ASD International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core-sets and the ICF Child and Youth Version (ICF-CY).
resultsStudies were predominately pilot studies for novel devices. WTs measured a range of physiological and behavioural functions to objectively measure stereotypical motor movements, social function, communication, and emotion regulation in autistic youth in the context of a range of environments and activities.
conclusionsWhile this review raises promising prospects for the use of WTs for autistic youth, the current evidence is limited and requires further investigation.
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