GAINS Expert Guiding Technology to Coach Life Skill Teaching
Conditions
Keywords
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Technology, Behavior Intervention
Brief summary
Based on proven techniques in operant conditioning, the expert behavior guiding functionality in GAINS to teach life skills will be evaluated. Behavior practitioners will develop task analyses that break down complex life skills into simpler component steps and then enter these tasks into the GAINS system. In a similar way to navigation systems for drivers, GAINS will provide behavioral navigation for caregivers implementing ABA therapy programs. Using the GAINS app on a tablet or smartphone, caregivers will receive automatically updated visual and audio behavioral guidance, that includes what to do, when to do it, and detailed step-by-step guidance on how to execute ABA therapy programs.
Interventions
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GAINS expert guiding technology to coach life skill teaching
Sponsors
Guiding Technologies Corporation
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 10 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Only children ages 3 through 10 years who present with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) will be recruited for this study.
Exclusion criteria
* No individuals will be excluded or included based on race, ethnicity, or gender
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Child independent life skill performance | 60 days | The life skill steps (as determined by pre-treatment task analysis) the child performs without caregiver prompts divided by total life skill steps. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed