Autism-Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-7890
ISSN: 2165-7890
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, United States
Research Article
Children with Autism using the Floreo Virtual Reality Building Social Connections Module: a Feasibility Study
Author(s): Kevin Shapiro, Vijay Ravindran, Gregory Downing, Shirley Mak-Parisi*, Rita Solorzano, Georgia Barbayannis and Sinan Turnacioglu*
Immersive Virtual Reality (VR) technology shows promise as a therapeutic aid to support social communication in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The main objective was to assess the feasibility of using Floreo’s VR headset with the BSC module curriculum as a component of behavioral therapy for pre-school and school-age autistic children. Using a randomized control study design, a total of 14 participants (8 participants in the intervention group and 6 participants in the control group) received approximately 36 sessions of Floreo’s BSC treatment or VR control up to 3 times a week over a 12-15 week period in an in-clinic ABA therapy setting. Outcomes were measured using the validated and reliable Autism Impact Measure (AIM), which provides a composite score as well as subdomain scores for communication, social reciprocity, peer interaction, repetitive behavior .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2165-7890.25.15.436