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Reducing Challenging Behaviors in Children With Autism Through Digital Health

Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

Summary

School-based behavioral approaches to managing challenging behaviors in children with ASD are limited by three key factors: 1) children with ASD often have difficulties communicating their emotions; 2) it is challenging to implement evidence-based, personalized strategies for individual children, and; 3) it is difficult for teachers to track which strategies are successful for individual children. The investigators' personalized mobile-health emotion regulation application (m-health app) will pair heart rate tracking with digital tools to help reduce challenging behavior by supporting stress detection, reminding teachers of specific behavioral strategies and helping teachers to track progress.

Official title: Investigating the Impact of an Emotional Stress Alarm App (KeepCalm) on Managing Stress and Preventing Challenging Behaviors in Children With Autism

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