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Video Games for the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review
Jiménez-Muñoz, Laura; Peñuelas-Calvo, Inmaculada; Calvo-Rivera, Pilar; Díaz-Oliván, Isaac; Moreno, Manon; Baca-García, Enrique; Porras-Segovia, Alejandro
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v52 n1 p169-188 Jan 2022
Video games are a promising area of intervention for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). However, reviews on this topic are scarce. This review on studies exploring video games for the treatment of ASD followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, and its protocol was registered in PROSPERO. PubMed, PsycInfo, Embase, WebOfScience and clinicaltrials.gov databases were searched. Twenty-four articles were included in the review. Video game-based interventions were effective for alleviating ASD symptoms, albeit with small effect sizes. High rates of acceptability and adherence to treatment were obtained. Conclusion: Video games are a promising area for improving the treatment of children with ASD. Exploring commercial video games is one of the lines for future research.
Descriptors: Video Games, Intervention, Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Outcomes of Treatment, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Effect Size, Program Effectiveness
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