Leveraging Feedback From Families of Children With Autism to Create Digital Support for Service Navigation: Descriptive Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is difficult for families to navigate and access services for their children with autism. Barriers to service access are compounded among families from low-resourced backgrounds.

Objective

The purpose of our study was to explore the development of an app to facilitate access to services among families of children with autism from low-resourced backgrounds. Our specific aims were to explore feedback from an advisory board about the app and to explore feedback from navigators about the app.

Methods

Via a multistage codevelopment process, we elicited feedback from 5 key parties: the research team, a community organization, the app development team, the advisory board, and family navigators. Collectively, 36 individuals provided feedback about the developmen

SUBMITTER: Burke M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11358655 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature