Autism Spectrum Disorder, Healthy
Conditions
Brief summary
This study was to examine the effects of storytelling with or without contextual information on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typical development (TD).
Detailed description
This was a 2 x 2 x 2 randomized controlled trial with 52 children (26 with ASD and 26 with TD) recruited in the community and randomized into four groups: 1) ASD Group 1 - storytelling with contextual information; 2) ASD Group 2 - storytelling without contextual information; 3) TD Group 1 - storytelling with contextual information; 4) TD Group 2 - storytelling without contextual information. All stories were photo-based and static in nature. The only difference between Group 1 and Group 2 was that the stories included and did not include social contextual information, respectively. Training was delivered in small groups, with eight sessions across four weeks, two sessions per week, and 30 minutes per session. Participants' total fixation duration (TFD), total visit duration (TVD), and total fixation count (TFC) on human faces from 20 photos and a video were recorded using the Tobii eye tracker.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALStorytelling with social contextual information
Four out of 100 stories from a storytelling app (SAHK, 2013) that incorporated social contextual information, and inter-personal skills were selected. The intervention was in small group format, consisted of eight sessions across four weeks, two sessions per week, 30 minutes per session.
BEHAVIORALStorytelling without social contextual information
Four out of 100 stories from a storytelling app (SAHK, 2013) without social contextual information, and inter-personal skills were selected. The intervention was in small group format, consisted of eight sessions across four weeks, two sessions per week, 30 minutes per session.
OTHERChildren with ASD
Four out of 100 stories from a storytelling app (SAHK, 2013) were selected for children with ASD.
OTHERChildren with TD
Four out of 100 stories from a storytelling app (SAHK, 2013) were selected for children with TD.
Sponsors
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
for children with ASD: * 1\) children aged between 6 and 12 years old; * 2\) had a previous diagnosis of ASD from medical professionals; * 3\) studied in mainstream primary school; * 4\) had a composite IQ score of 80 or above Inclusion Criteria for children with TD: * 1\) children aged between 6 and 12 years old; * 2\) had no developmental disorder or intellectual disability; * 3\) attended primary school.
Exclusion criteria
* NA
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eye gaze on the eye tracker | Change from baseline to 4 weeks | Total fixation duration (TFD) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trail Making Test | Change from baseline to 4 weeks | Trail Making Test A (TMT-A) |
Countries
Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed