SynthesisJournal of autism and developmental disorders2022
Video Games for the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of extended reality interventions on core deficits and functional performance among individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Digital motor intervention effects on physical activity performance of individuals with developmental disabilities: a systematic review.Disability and rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of gamified digital health interventions for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Review
- A mediation analysis of Autistic-like traits and gaming motivations on problem gaming symptoms: Are the effects of social and escape motives the same?Addictive behaviors reports · 2025Article
- Effects of Computerized Cognitive Training in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Media Equation of the Interaction of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Proof-of-Concept Approach Using an Equivalence Test in a Within-Subject Design.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Is there evidence that playing games promotes social skills training for autistic children and youth?Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Review
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- Two Physiotherapy Methods to Improve the Physical Condition of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Putting the Gaming Experience at the Center of the Therapy-The Video Game TherapyHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Digital games for rehabilitation of speech disorders: A scoping review.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Autism Children and English Vocabulary Learning: A Qualitative Inquiry of the Challenges They Face in Their English Vocabulary Learning Journey.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Method for the Development of Accessible Mobile Serious Games for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Social Deficits or Interactional Differences? Interrogating Perspectives on Social Functioning in Autism.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
Video games are a promising area of intervention for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). However, reviews on this topic are scarce. This review on studies exploring video games for the treatment of ASD followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, and its protocol was registered in PROSPERO. PubMed, PsycInfo, Embase, WebOfScience and clinicaltrials.gov databases were searched. Twenty-four articles were included in the review. Video game-based interventions were effective for alleviating ASD symptoms, albeit with small effect sizes. High rates of acceptability and adherence to treatment were obtained. Conclusion: Video games are a promising area for improving the treatment of children with ASD. Exploring commercial video games is one of the lines for future research.
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