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ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2023

Mobile and online consumer tools to screen for autism do not promote equity.

Benjamin W Sanders, Steven Bedrick, Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, Shannon A Brown, Jill K Dolata, Eric Fombonne, Julie A Reeder, Luis Andres Rivas Vazquez, Plyce Fuchu, Yesenia Morales and 1 more

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Article in Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Parent Perspectives on Mobile Health Autism Screeners.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026
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  2. Consensus recommendations for usability and acceptability of mobile health autism screening tools.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025
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  4. Provider perspectives on equity in use of mobile health autism screening tools.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Benjamin W SandersOregon Health & Science University, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8559-8790
Steven BedrickOregon Health & Science University, USA.
Sarabeth Broder-FingertUMass Chan Medical School, USA.
Shannon A BrownOregon Department of Human Services, USA.
Jill K DolataOregon Health & Science University, USA.
Eric FombonneOregon Health & Science University, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8605-3538
Julie A ReederOregon Health Authority, USA.
Luis Andres Rivas VazquezOregon Health & Science University, USA.
Plyce FuchuUMass Chan Medical School, USA.
Yesenia MoralesOregon Health & Science University, USA.
Katharine E ZuckermanOregon Health & Science University, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0979-3740

Funding

TRAINING PROGRAM IN HEALTH INFORMATICST15LM007088 · NLM · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI WILLIAM R HERSH, Vishnu Mohan · 1992 to 2026
$23.4M
EXITO: Enhancing Cross-disciplinary Infrastructure and Training at OregonUL1GM118964 · NIGMS · PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KELLER, THOMAS E · 2015 to 2023
$18.0M
EXITO: Enhancing Cross-disciplinary Infrastructure and Training at OregonRL5GM118963 · NIGMS · PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KELLER, THOMAS E · 2015 to 2023
$11.9M
EXITO: Enhancing Cross-disciplinary Infrastructure and Training at OregonTL4GM118965 · NIGMS · PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KELLER, THOMAS E · 2015 to 2022
$10.1M
Assessing Usability of mHealth Autism Screeners in the Medically UnderservedR21MH120349 · NIMH · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI ZUCKERMAN, KATHARINE ELIZABETH · 2019 to 2020
$449k
NIGMS NIH HHS RL5 GM118963NIGMS NIH HHS TL4 GM118965NIGMS NIH HHS UL1 GM118964NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH120349NLM NIH HHS T15 LM007088
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

lay abstractMany parents wonder if their child might have autism. Many parents use their smartphones to answer health questions. We asked, "How easy or hard is it for parents to use their smartphones to find 'tools' to test their child for signs of autism?" After doing pretend parent searches, we found that only one in 10 search results were tools to test children for autism. These tools were not designed for parents who have low income or other challenges such as low literacy skills, low English proficiency, or not being tech-savvy.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderChildHumansParentsPovertyautism spectrum disorderchilddigital dividemass screeningmobile applicationsparentspreschool

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PMID35957514
PMCPMC9918600

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