Social skills, autism and technologies: An analysis of the effectiveness of this triad

Cored Bandres, Sergio (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Vázquez Toledo, Sandra (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Liesa Orus, Marta (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) present needs in the social sphere that have repercussions on their development. It is essential that, at school, they are offered interventions that provide them with an answer to their needs and use appropriate tools. One of the resources that can be effective is the use of technologies, which possess a series of characteristics that favour their implementation in the population with ASD. For this reason, and with the aim of analysing the impact a technology-based social skills programme has on students with ASD, a mixed study based on case studies was proposed. Specifically, the sample consisted of four pupils with ASD. Data collection was carried out, on the one hand, by means of objective tests administered at three points in time, which measured the level of ability in identifying emotions and in emotion awareness. On the other hand, the behaviours were also observed systematically in all the sessions that made up the intervention. The results point to an improvement in the identification of emotions and emotion awareness. Likewise, a decrease in non-social behaviours such as inappropriate behaviours or stereotypies and an increase in social behaviours such as eye contact or joint attention were noted.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1007/s10639-022-10990-0

Año: 2023

Publicado en: EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES 28 (2023), 9285–9304
ISSN: 1360-2357

Factor impacto JCR: 4.8 (2023)

Categ. JCR: EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH rank: 16 / 756 = 0.021 (2023) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 10.0 - Library and Information Sciences (Q1) - Education (Q1)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.301 - E-learning (Q1) - Library and Information Sciences (Q1) - Education (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Artículo (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Didáctica y Organiz. Esc. (Dpto. Ciencias de la Educación)