Feasibility of Using Telepractice to Provide Modified Interaction Guidance.

The process objectives target focus on1) recruitment, 2) retention, 3) engagement with tools, 4) time demand on dyads, and 5) eligibility criteria.

The resource assessment objectives include: 1) equipment and internet accessibility 2) communication methods, and 3) timelines.

The management assessment objectives address: 1) ethical standards, 2) researcher qualifications and 3) data storage and collection.

Finally, when looking at the scientific assessment, the objectives relate to: 1) Is use of a concurrent multiple baseline single-subject design feasible with this population? 2)capturing dyad needs, 3) burden levels, and 4) safety protocols.

This study will evaluate the above listed dimensions of feasibility using a embedded mixed methods approach that incorporates both a single-subject design and qualitative data gathered throughout the research process and post intervention individual interviews.

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder
• Child between the ages of 24-60 months
• First born child
• No physical or medical conditions that affect the child's ability to participate in the activities that are part of the intervention process
• Ability to follow simple verbal directions in English
• No current plan to initiate any treatment alternatives during the study period
• Willingness to participate in a -week intervention with a frequency of once a week
• Adults are primary caregiver
• Under age of 35
• Speak English
• Minimum grade 5 schooling
• Access to a computer and broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE) internet connection?

Exclusion criteria

• Participants (both child and adult) will be excluded from the present study if they were deemed low functioning
• child is not the first-born child
• child already receiving ABA treatment
• parents have a history of mental illness