An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Self-monitoring Intervention Package for Increasing Eye Contact in Children with Autism Using Wearable Eye Tracking

This study evaluated the effectiveness of a self-monitoring strategy intervention package on eye contact performance of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) through self-monitoring, goal setting, and reinforcement. Wearable eye tracking was used to measure eye contact. We used a multiple-probe design across subjects to assess the effectiveness of a self-monitoring intervention package that aimed to increase eye contact for participants. Three participants with ASD participated in the study. The experiment was conducted in a school library as a face-to-face interaction. We used visual analysis and Tau-U to determine whether the intervention package had an impact on the duration of eye contact. We also conducted teacher and parent interviews to assess the study's social validity. The results indicated that the self-monitoring strategy intervention package resulted in a significant increase in participants' eye contact durations. Teachers and parents also emphasized the value of study for social validity. The study is an original one that examines the effects of a self-monitoring strategy intervention package on eye contact performance with wearable eye tracking of children with ASD. It is important for future research to replicate this study to evaluate the validity of the findings or confirm them.