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Strength-based technology clubs for autistic adolescents: A feasibility study
Curtin School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Curtin School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication, HLK, CHILD. Curtin School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7275-3472
School of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
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2023 (English)In: PLOS ONE, E-ISSN 1932-6203, Vol. 18, no 2 February, article id e0278104Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Strength-based technology clubs are thought to help autistic adolescents transition to adulthood by developing positive traits, enhancing technical skills, and creating supportive networks. A newly developed strength-based technology club was delivered to 25 autistic adolescents, with the feasibility tested via qualitative and quantitative methods. Autistic adolescents, their parents, and club facilitators participated in separate focus groups, with audio data transcribed and thematically analyzed. Quantitative data was collected via adolescent and parent-reported pretest-posttest measures following the 15-week program. Autistic adolescents were highly satisfied with the club (acceptability), the technology club satisfied an unmet need (demand), with the program demonstrating the potential to be integrated into the current therapy system in Australia (integration). Feasibility areas that could be improved in delivering future clubs are discussed.

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Public Library of Science , 2023. Vol. 18, no 2 February, article id e0278104
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Adolescent, Australia, Autistic Disorder, Feasibility Studies, Humans, Organizations, Parents, autism, child parent relation, feasibility study, human, organization
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-59815DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278104ISI: 000966636100001PubMedID: 36735706Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85147457274Local ID: GOA;;861463OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-59815DiVA, id: diva2:1736693
Available from: 2023-02-14 Created: 2023-02-14 Last updated: 2023-05-08Bibliographically approved

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