Cristina Campillo, Gerardo Herrera, Conchi Remírez de Ganuza, José L Cuesta, Raquel Abellán, Arturo Campos, Ignacio Navarro, Javier Sevilla, Carlos Pardo, Fabián Amati
Deficits in the perception of time and processing of changes across time are commonly observed in individuals with autism. This pilot study evaluated the efficacy of the use of the software tool Tic-Tac, designed to make time visual, in three adults with autism and learning difficulties. This research focused on applying the tool in waiting situations where the participants exhibited anxiety-related behaviour. The intervention followed a baseline and intervention (AB) design, and a partial interval recording procedure was used to code the presence of stereotypes, nervous utterances, wandering or other examples of nervousness during the selected waiting situations...
April 2014: Autism: the International Journal of Research and Practice