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).
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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
52
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.
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.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Eye gaze on the eye tracker
Total fixation duration (TFD)
Time frame: Change from baseline to 4 weeks
Eye gaze on the eye tracker
Total visit duration (TVD)
Time frame: Change from baseline to 4 weeks
Eye gaze on the eye tracker
Total fixation count (TFC)
Time frame: Change from baseline to 4 weeks
Trail Making Test
Trail Making Test A (TMT-A)
Time frame: Change from baseline to 4 weeks
Trail Making Test
Trail Making Test B (TMT-B)
Time frame: Change from baseline to 4 weeks
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Four out of 100 stories from a storytelling app (SAHK, 2013) were selected for children with ASD.
Four out of 100 stories from a storytelling app (SAHK, 2013) were selected for children with TD.