The impact of using digitally-mediated social stories on the perceived competence and attitudes of parents and practitioners supporting children with autism.

ABSTRACT: A Social Story (SS) is a highly acceptable and widely used intervention by the autism community. Yet, inconsistent implementation of the intervention is reported to be one of the causes of variability in terms of outcome research, particularly in a naturalistic context. This study aimed to (1) investigate whether digitally-mediated social stories (SSs) can improve competence in developing and delivering a SS and thus contribute towards improved implementation, and (2) investigate the impact of the digitally-mediated SS on attitudes towards the SS intervention. Ninety-three participants took an initial pre-engagement survey. Forty-eight of these participants also complete a post-engagement survey. A pre-post design was utilised with the participants who completed both surveys. These 48 part

SUBMITTER: Camilleri LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8765644 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature