A Novel System for Supporting Autism Diagnosis Using Home Videos: Iterative Development and Evaluation of System Design.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Observing behavior in the natural environment is valuable to obtain an accurate and comprehensive assessment of a child's behavior, but in practice it is limited to in-clinic observation. Research shows significant time lag between when parents first become concerned and when the child is finally diagnosed with autism. This lag can delay early interventions that have been shown to improve developmental outcomes.

Objective

To develop and evaluate the design of an asynchronous system that allows parents to easily collect clinically valid in-home videos of their child's behavior and supports diagnosticians in completing diagnostic assessment of autism.

Methods

First, interviews were conducted with 11 clinicians and 6 families to solicit feedback from stakehold

SUBMITTER: Nazneen N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4526946 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature