TY - JOUR
T1 - A Metacognitive Technological Intervention for Promoting Eye Contact Among Children With ASD
T2 - Preliminary Research Evidence
AU - Shamir, Adina
AU - Tova, Oren
AU - Horovitz, Shay
AU - Munits, Nicole
AU - Amon, Moris
AU - Eden, Sigal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Hammill Institute on Disabilities 2022.
PY - 2023/11
Y1 - 2023/11
N2 - This preliminary study aimed to examine improvement in eye contact among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) following an innovative technological intervention integrated with meta-cognitive guidance. Eighteen ASD participants, ages 5–9 years, were divided into two equal intervention groups—one received metacognitive guidance, and one did not. An eye-contact assessment was conducted pre-intervention and post-intervention by tracing the children’s head and eye movements using a built-in laptop camera. The intervention included six 30-min sessions in which the participants played a computer game (C-Me) that required them to make eye contact with cartoon characters who needed assistance in solving a problem or completing a task. The results indicate that the technological intervention effectively promoted eye contact among all participants, especially those in the metacognitive intervention group.
AB - This preliminary study aimed to examine improvement in eye contact among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) following an innovative technological intervention integrated with meta-cognitive guidance. Eighteen ASD participants, ages 5–9 years, were divided into two equal intervention groups—one received metacognitive guidance, and one did not. An eye-contact assessment was conducted pre-intervention and post-intervention by tracing the children’s head and eye movements using a built-in laptop camera. The intervention included six 30-min sessions in which the participants played a computer game (C-Me) that required them to make eye contact with cartoon characters who needed assistance in solving a problem or completing a task. The results indicate that the technological intervention effectively promoted eye contact among all participants, especially those in the metacognitive intervention group.
KW - autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
KW - eye contact
KW - meta-cognition
KW - technology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85142723519&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/15257401221132761
DO - 10.1177/15257401221132761
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SN - 1525-7401
VL - 45
SP - 32
EP - 41
JO - Communication Disorders Quarterly
JF - Communication Disorders Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -