Appropriateness of the TOBY Application, an iPad Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Thematic Approach

This study aimed to explore the appropriateness of an ICT intervention, the Therapeutic Outcomes by You application (TOBY app), from the perspectives of the parents. Parental experiences of twenty-four parents of a child with ASD who had participated in a three-month trial using the TOBY app were co...

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Main Authors: Parsons, Dave, Wilson, N.J., Vaz, Sharmila, Lee, Hoe, Cordier, Reinie
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77892
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author Parsons, Dave
Wilson, N.J.
Vaz, Sharmila
Lee, Hoe
Cordier, Reinie
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Vaz, Sharmila
Lee, Hoe
Cordier, Reinie
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description This study aimed to explore the appropriateness of an ICT intervention, the Therapeutic Outcomes by You application (TOBY app), from the perspectives of the parents. Parental experiences of twenty-four parents of a child with ASD who had participated in a three-month trial using the TOBY app were collected using semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis was conducted and themes were mapped against an appropriateness framework. Collectively, parents felt the TOBY app was relevant and important to them and their children’s needs, while expressing partial support of the TOBY app as: a positive experience for them and their children, beneficial for them and their children, a socially and ecological valid intervention, and an intervention that supported change and continuation in the skills learnt.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-778922020-08-03T07:25:24Z Appropriateness of the TOBY Application, an iPad Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Thematic Approach Parsons, Dave Wilson, N.J. Vaz, Sharmila Lee, Hoe Cordier, Reinie Social Sciences Psychology, Developmental Psychology Appropriateness Information technology Early intervention BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION COMPLEX INTERVENTIONS YOUNG-CHILDREN PARENTS FRAMEWORK MOTHERS INDIVIDUALS TELEHEALTH STRESS DESIGN This study aimed to explore the appropriateness of an ICT intervention, the Therapeutic Outcomes by You application (TOBY app), from the perspectives of the parents. Parental experiences of twenty-four parents of a child with ASD who had participated in a three-month trial using the TOBY app were collected using semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis was conducted and themes were mapped against an appropriateness framework. Collectively, parents felt the TOBY app was relevant and important to them and their children’s needs, while expressing partial support of the TOBY app as: a positive experience for them and their children, beneficial for them and their children, a socially and ecological valid intervention, and an intervention that supported change and continuation in the skills learnt. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77892 10.1007/s10803-019-04115-9 English SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS fulltext
spellingShingle Social Sciences
Psychology, Developmental
Psychology
Appropriateness
Information technology
Early intervention
BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION
COMPLEX INTERVENTIONS
YOUNG-CHILDREN
PARENTS
FRAMEWORK
MOTHERS
INDIVIDUALS
TELEHEALTH
STRESS
DESIGN
Parsons, Dave
Wilson, N.J.
Vaz, Sharmila
Lee, Hoe
Cordier, Reinie
Appropriateness of the TOBY Application, an iPad Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Thematic Approach
title Appropriateness of the TOBY Application, an iPad Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Thematic Approach
title_full Appropriateness of the TOBY Application, an iPad Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Thematic Approach
title_fullStr Appropriateness of the TOBY Application, an iPad Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Thematic Approach
title_full_unstemmed Appropriateness of the TOBY Application, an iPad Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Thematic Approach
title_short Appropriateness of the TOBY Application, an iPad Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Thematic Approach
title_sort appropriateness of the toby application, an ipad intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder: a thematic approach
topic Social Sciences
Psychology, Developmental
Psychology
Appropriateness
Information technology
Early intervention
BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION
COMPLEX INTERVENTIONS
YOUNG-CHILDREN
PARENTS
FRAMEWORK
MOTHERS
INDIVIDUALS
TELEHEALTH
STRESS
DESIGN
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77892