Article
Video games for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review
Autor
Jiménez-Muñoz, Laura
Peñuelas-Calvo, Inmaculada
Calvo-Rivera, Pilar
Díaz-Oliván, Isaac
Moreno, Manon
Baca-Garcia, Enrique
Porras-Segovia, Alejandro
Institución
Resumen
Video games are a promising area of intervention for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). However, reviews on this topic are scarce. This review on studies exploring video games for the treatment of ASD followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, and its protocol was registered in PROSPERO. PubMed, PsycInfo, Embase, WebOfScience and clinicaltrials.gov databases were searched. Twenty-four articles were included in the review. Video game-based interventions were effective for alleviating ASD symptoms, albeit with small effect sizes. High rates of acceptability and adherence to treatment were obtained. Conclusion: Video games are a promising area for improving the treatment of children with ASD. Exploring commercial video games is one of the lines for future research.