Feasibility of autism-focused public speech training using a simple virtual audience for autism spectrum disorder.
Adolescent
Adult
Autism Spectrum Disorder
/ rehabilitation
Facial Expression
Feasibility Studies
Humans
Hydrocortisone
/ metabolism
Male
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
/ methods
Saliva
/ metabolism
Self Concept
Social Behavior
Stress, Psychological
/ metabolism
Verbal Behavior
/ physiology
Virtual Reality
Young Adult
autism spectrum disorder
public speaking anxiety
simple facial expression
training
virtual audience
Journal
Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
ISSN: 1440-1819
Titre abrégé: Psychiatry Clin Neurosci
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9513551
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2020
Feb 2020
Historique:
received:
11
07
2019
revised:
20
10
2019
accepted:
23
10
2019
pubmed:
28
10
2019
medline:
15
12
2020
entrez:
29
10
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Public speaking seems to be one of the most anxiety-provoking situations for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, there are few evidence-based interventions. We developed Autism-Focused Public Speech Training using Simple Virtual Audiences (APSV), which differs from a general virtual audience in terms of its simple facial expressions and emphasis on the importance of the eyes. The present study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of APSV as an educational method for individuals with ASD. Fifteen male individuals with ASD were randomly assigned to two groups: one group received APSV (n = 8), and the other group (n = 7) received independent study (IS). From Days 2 to 6, participants in the APSV and IS groups were encouraged to read and answer questions often asked in actual public speaking events. Participants in the APSV study group performed this activity in front of the APSV system, while those in the IS group performed in an empty room. Before and after the intervention (Days 1 and 7), the participants in the two groups had a mock public speaking experience in front of 10 people for approximately 10 min. After the training sessions, the participants' self-confidence had improved and salivary cortisol levels were significantly decreased in the APSV group as compared to those in the IS group. APSV improved self-confidence and decreased public speaking stress in individuals with ASD. APSV appears to be useful in improving self-confidence and decreasing public speaking stress in individuals with ASD.
Substances chimiques
Hydrocortisone
WI4X0X7BPJ
Types de publication
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
124-131Subventions
Organisme : Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
ID : 19H04880
Organisme : the Center of Innovation Program from the Japan Science and Technology Agency, JST, Japan.
Organisme : Japan Science and Technology Agency
Organisme : Center of Innovation Program
Organisme : Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Informations de copyright
© 2019 The Authors. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences © 2019 Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology.
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