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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2022

Virtual and Augmented Reality in Social Skills Interventions for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review.

Anders Dechsling, Stian Orm, Tamara Kalandadze, Stefan Sütterlin, Roald A Øien, Frederick Shic, Anders Nordahl-Hansen

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 6 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05962047 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Use of Augmented Reality for Restricted and Repetitive Behavior and Executive Function of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled18ConditionsAutism Spectrum DisorderArmsGames of WonderTree Augmented Reality, Traditional therapy
NCT07594171 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Comparative Outcomes of VR and In-person NDBI-informed Social Skills Interventions for Preschool-aged Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Cheng-Kung University HospitalRan2023 to 2025Enrolled32ConditionsAutism Spectrum Disorder High-Functioning, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)ArmsVirtual Reality-Based Social Skills Group Intervention, In-Person Social Skills Group Intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Digital Horizons: Enhancing Autism Support with Augmented Reality.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Anders DechslingFaculty of Teacher Education and Languages, Østfold University College, B R A veien 4, 1757, Halden, Norway. anders.dechsling@hiof.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4839-8703
Stian OrmDepartment of Welfare and Participation, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.
Tamara KalandadzeFaculty of Teacher Education and Languages, Østfold University College, B R A veien 4, 1757, Halden, Norway.
Stefan SütterlinFaculty of Computer Science, Albstadt-Sigmaringen University, Sigmaringen, Germany.
Roald A ØienDepartment of Education, The Arctic University of Norway - University of Tromsø, Tromsö, Norway.
Frederick ShicCenter for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, USA.
Anders Nordahl-HansenFaculty of Teacher Education and Languages, Østfold University College, B R A veien 4, 1757, Halden, Norway.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the last decade, there has been an increase in publications on technology-based interventions for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Virtual reality based assessments and intervention tools are promising and have shown to be acceptable amongst individuals with ASD. This scoping review reports on 49 studies utilizing virtual reality and augmented reality technology in social skills interventions for individuals with ASD. The included studies mostly targeted children and adolescents, but few targeted very young children or adults. Our findings show that the mode number of participants with ASD is low, and that female participants are underrepresented. Our review suggests that there is need for studies that apply virtual and augmented realty with more rigorous designs involving established and evidenced-based intervention strategies.

Indexed as

Augmented RealityAutism Spectrum DisorderVirtual RealityAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansSocial SkillsTechnologyAugmented realityAutism spectrum disorderSocial skillsVirtual reality

Identifiers

PMID34783991
PMCPMC9556391

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