Standard Evaluation of Interventions for Those with Autism Spectrum Disorder

摘要

Increasingly, Virtual Reality (VR) interventions are being researched as tools to treat those with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). These studies require a standardized toolset to effectively test both the efficacy of VR interventions and the effectiveness of interventions compared to traditional interventions. Therefore, this paper presents a method for testing VR interventions against traditional interventions. Further, this paper presents a method for testing improvements to VR-based intervention to determine any benefits gained from the improvements. The methods presented here has been successfully used in both a previous study (24 subjects) involving the effects of illumination realism and a pilot study to determine the efficacy of a VR-based intervention. Also, the methods are being used in a current study (400 subjects) testing the efficacy of a VR simulation for use within schools compared with traditional interventions.