Mobile App-Based Intervention to Improve Toothbrushing in Children and Teens With Autism

Inclusion criteria

• ✓. Child participants will have Autism Spectrum Disorder that will be confirmed by: (1) chart review by clinical staff at the recruitment sites to determine if the child meets the DSM-5 criteria for autism spectrum disorder; OR (2) affirmative caregiver self-reporting: (YES) to the question, "Has a healthcare provider ever diagnosed your child with autism?" which has been used in previous studies as a valid method of identifying ASD in children.23,24
• ✓. Willingness to take the SRS-2 \[Social Responsiveness Scale-2\], which will be completed through an online link sent by University of Washington study staff.
• ✓. Child brushes independently. The child needs to be able to hold a toothbrush and move it around their teeth, mostly unassisted.
• ✓. Child uses touch screen devices (e.g., iPhone, iPad, Android).
• ✓. Ages 8 to 17 years at enrollment.
• ✓. Caregiver and child able to communicate in English.
• ✓. Caregiver age ≥18 years and able to provide informed consent to participate; and willing to provide assent on behalf of a child who is not capable of comprehending the assent process and materials.
• ✓. Children ages 8 and older willing to provide assent, if they can comprehend the assent process and materials and communicate a voluntary willingness to participate.