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Appropriateness of the TOBY Application, an iPad Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Thematic Approach

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Parsons, Dave
Wilson, N.J.
Vaz, Sharmila
Lee, Hoe
Cordier, Reinie
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2019
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Journal Article

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Parsons, D. and Wilson, N.J. and Vaz, S. and Lee, H. and Cordier, R. 2019. Appropriateness of the TOBY Application, an iPad Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Thematic Approach. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 49 (10): pp. 4053-4066.
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
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School of Occupational Therapy, Social Work and Speech Pathology
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This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04115-9.

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This study aimed to explore the appropriateness of an ICT intervention, the Therapeutic Outcomes by You application (TOBY app), from the perspectives of the parents. Parental experiences of twenty-four parents of a child with ASD who had participated in a three-month trial using the TOBY app were collected using semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis was conducted and themes were mapped against an appropriateness framework. Collectively, parents felt the TOBY app was relevant and important to them and their children’s needs, while expressing partial support of the TOBY app as: a positive experience for them and their children, beneficial for them and their children, a socially and ecological valid intervention, and an intervention that supported change and continuation in the skills learnt.