Journal Article

Parent Perceptions of Caregiver-Mediated Telemedicine Tools for Assessing Autism Risk in Toddlers

Wagner, Liliana, Francis, Sara, Weitlauf, Amy S., Berman, Anna, Nicholson, Amy, Broderick, Neill, Hine, Jeffrey, Warren, Zachary, Miceli, Alexandra, Juárez, A. Pablo, Stone, Caitlin, Vehorn, Alison, Corona, Laura L.

2021

Overview

Telemedicine tools have potential for increasing access to diagnostic services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Past work has utilized tele-assessment procedures in which remote psychologists observe administration of interactive screening instruments by trained, on-site providers. Although promising, this approach relies on two clinicians, limiting its efficiency and scalability. The present study examined the use, acceptability, and parents’ perceptions of two caregiver-mediated tools for assessing ASD risk in toddlers, in which remote clinicians guided parents to complete interactive screening activities with their children. Most parents found tele-assessment to be comfortable, and many reported liking the parent-led nature of these tools. Parents also offered constructive feedback, which was used to modify the tele-assessment process for future study.

• Publisher: Springer US,Springer,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Acceptability / Access to Health Care / Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorder - diagnosis / Autism Spectrum Disorder - psychology / Autism Spectrum Disorders / Autistic children / Behavioral Science and Psychology / Behavioral Sciences / Beliefs, opinions and attitudes / Caregivers / Caregivers - psychology / Child and School Psychology / Child, Preschool / Children / Clinical Diagnosis / College Science / Departments / Diagnosis / Early Intervention / Evaluation / Feasibility Studies / Feedback / Female / Humans / Infant / Influence of Technology / Liking / Male / Mass Screening - methods / Medical diagnosis / Medical examination / Medical screening / Medical technology / Mental health screening / Methods / Neurosciences / Observation / Original Paper / Parent Attitudes / Parent Participation / Parent Role / Parent School Relationship / Parent-child relations / Parents / Parents & parenting / Parents - psychology / Pediatric research / Pediatrics / Perception / Perceptions / Pervasive Developmental Disorders / Program Effectiveness / Psychological aspects / Psychological Evaluation / Psychologists / Psychology / Public Health / Risk assessment / Risk factors / Screening Tests / Technology application / Telecommunications / Teleconferencing / Telemedicine / Telemedicine - methods / Toddlers / Video Technology / Young Children