• Virtual and augmented reality in social skills interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review 

      Dechsling, Anders; Orm, Stian; Kalandadze, Tamara; Sütterlin, Stefan; Øien, Roald A; Shic, Frederick; Nordahl-Hansen, Anders (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-16)
      In the last decade, there has been an increase in publications on technology-based interventions for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Virtual reality based assessments and intervention tools are promising and have shown to be acceptable amongst individuals with ASD. This scoping review reports on 49 studies utilizing virtual reality and augmented reality technology in social skills interventions for ...
    • Virtual reality and naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder 

      Dechsling, Anders; Shic, Frederick; Zhang, Dajie; Marschik, Peter B.; Esposito, Gianluca; Orm, Stian; Sütterlin, Stefan; Kalandadze, Tamara; Øien, Roald A; Nordahl-Hansen, Anders Johan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-03)
      <p>Background: Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBI) have been evaluated as the most promising interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder. In recent years, a growing body of literature suggests that technological advancements such as Virtual Reality (VR) are promising intervention tools. However, to the best of our knowledge no studies have combined evidence-based ...