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SynthesisClinical child and family psychology review2021

Telehealth and Autism Prior to and in the Age of COVID-19: A Systematic and Critical Review of the Last Decade.

Kimberly S Ellison, Jerrica Guidry, Paige Picou, Paige Adenuga, Thompson E Davis

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Synthesis in Clinical child and family psychology review, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 89 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

89 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  7. Using a Mobile App to Support Parents of Children with Behavior Problems.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025
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  9. Telehealth Versus Face-to-Face Fine Motor and Social Communication Interventions for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Efficacy, Fidelity, Acceptability, and Feasibility.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kimberly S EllisonDepartment of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 236 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
Jerrica GuidryDepartment of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 236 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
Paige PicouDepartment of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 236 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
Paige AdenugaDepartment of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 236 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
Thompson E DavisDepartment of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 236 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA. ted@lsu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5180-8822

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There has been growing interest in the use of telehealth; however, the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent isolation and restrictions placed on in-person services have fast-tracked implementation needs for these services. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been particularly affected due to the often-intensive service needs required by this population. As a result, the aim of this review was to examine the evidence base, methodology, and outcomes of studies that have used telehealth for assessment and/or intervention with children and adolescents with ASD as well as their families over the last decade. Further, the goal is to highlight the advances in telehealth and its use with this special population. A systematic search of the literature was undertaken, with 55 studies meeting inclusion criteria and quality analysis. Specified details were extracted from each article, including participant characteristics, technology, measures, methodology/study design, and clinical and implementation outcomes. Services provided via telehealth included diagnostic assessments, preference assessments, early intervention, applied behavior analysis (ABA), functional assessment and functional communication training, and parent training. Findings, although still emerging, encouragingly suggested that services via telehealth were equivalent or better to services face-to-face. Results support the benefits to using telehealth with individuals with ASD. Future research should continue to explore the feasibility of both assessments and interventions via telehealth with those having ASD to make access to assessment services and interventions more feasible for families, while acknowledging the digital divide it could create.

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AdolescentAutism Spectrum DisorderChildCOVID-19HumansTelemedicineTreatment OutcomeASDAssessmentAutismAutism Spectrum DisorderInterventionTelehealth

Identifiers

PMID34114135
PMCPMC8191715

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