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O'Brien, Amanda M.; Schlosser, Ralf W.; Yu, Christina; Allen, Anna A.; Shane, Howard C. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2021
Smartwatches may provide a natural, portable, and unobtrusive strategy by which to support directive-following for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A mentor can send visual supports (e.g., photographs, videos, text) "just-in-time" (JIT) to a learner's smartwatch. This may reduce the need for extraneous face-to-face…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Assistive Technology, Interaction
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Schlosser, Ralf W.; O'Brien, Amanda; Yu, Christina; Abramson, Jennifer; Allen, Anna A.; Flynn, Suzanne; Shane, Howard C. – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Objectives: Everyday technologies (e.g. iPads, smart phones, Apple Watch®) might be successfully repurposed to meet the needs of children with disabilities. Although visual supports are an empirically supported treatment, they are typically not provided just-in-time (JIT). In this study, we aimed to provide JIT visual supports in the form of scene…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Assistive Technology, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
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O'Brien, Amanda; Schlosser, Ralf W.; Shane, Howard C.; Abramson, Jennifer; Allen, Anna A.; Flynn, Suzanne; Yu, Christina; Dimery, Katherine – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Using augmented input might be an effective means for supplementing spoken language for children with autism who have difficulties following spoken directives. This study aimed to (a) explore whether JIT-delivered scene cues (photos, video clips) via the Apple Watch® enable children with autism to carry out directives they were unable to implement…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Linguistic Input