ERIC Number: EJ1225953
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Bridging Care Gaps: Using Tele-Health to Provide Care for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Goldstein, Felissa P.; Klaiman, Cheryl; Willliams, Sherrie
International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, v63 n4 p190-194 2017
Objectives: Explore the usage of tele-health to conduct diagnostic assessments and interventions for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Methods: A Pubmed search was conducted using the words tele-health, telemedicine, video conferencing and telepyschiatry in conjunction with the words ASD, Autism, Asperger's, and Developmental Disabilities. Personal experience from the first author, a tele-health and ASD expert, was also utilized. Results: While tele-health usage and satisfaction are high, its utility in the diagnosis of ASD is limited. There are few studies to support the validity of the ADOS and Autism Diagnostic Interview(ADI), gold standard diagnostic tools, when administered via videoconferencing. Conclusion: Tele-health with high-quality videoconferencing to provide health care, is an excellent venue to see patients with ASD that live far from experts. Its suitability as the venue for diagnostic assessment is acutely limited. It is a useful tool to triage and engage patients and families, an effective venue to provide education and training for caregivers, healthcare providers and other professionals and an effective modality to provide symptom management.
Descriptors: Medical Services, Teleconferencing, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Intervention, Children, Rural Areas, Medical Evaluation, Synchronous Communication, Diagnostic Tests, Observation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
Grant or Contract Numbers: 9R44MH09903504
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