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T1 Using Tic-Tac software to reduce anxiety-related behaviour in adults with autism and learning difficulties during waiting periods: A pilot study
A1 Campillo, Cristina
A1 Herrera, Gerardo
A1 Remírez de Ganuza López, Concepción
A1 Cuesta Gómez, José Luis
A1 Abellán, Raquel
A1 Campos, Arturo
A1 Navarro, Ignacio
A1 Sevilla, Javier
A1 Pardo, Carlos
A1 Amati, Fabián
K1 Anxiety-related behaviours
K1 Autism
K1 Technology
K1 Time perception
K1 Educación especial
K1 Special education
K1 Tecnología
K1 Technology
K1 Salud
K1 Health
AB Deficits in the perception of time and processing of changes across time are commonly observed in individuals with autism. This pilot study evaluated the efficacy of the use of the software tool Tic-Tac, designed to make time visual, in three adults with autism and learning difficulties. This research focused on applying the tool in waiting situations where the participants exhibited anxiety-related behaviour. The intervention followed a baseline and intervention (AB) design, and a partial interval recording procedure was used to code the presence of stereotypes, nervous utterances, wandering or other examples of nervousness during the selected waiting situations. The results showed that the use of Tic-Tac resulted in lower levels of anxiety-related behaviour in all three participants, compared to the baseline, suggesting that this software may be an effective technology for helping people with autism with organisation and predictability during waiting periods. The results are discussed in terms of limitations and implications for further study.
PB Sage Journals
SN 1362-3613
YR 2013
FD 2013-10
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7909
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7909
LA eng
NO This study was supported by the Orange Foundation in Spain and the Spanish Ministry for Industry, Commerce and Tourism (grant number PDM-2006-010) through Avanza Program.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 13-may-2024