Use of an iPhone to Enhance Interpersonal Daily Living Skills in the Community for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

This study examined the use of an iPhone and List Recorder application to teach
three adolescents with autism spectrum disorder to enhance their interpersonal daily
living skills in a community setting. Participants were taught to use interpersonal skills to
perform an ordering and purchasing task. A multiple probe design across participants was
used to demonstrate the effects of the intervention on the participants’ performance.
Results indicated an increase in interpersonal skills used in a community setting.
Participants were able to generalize these skills to another community setting. Finally,
participants were able to demonstrate these skills once the intervention was removed
during follow-up. Implications for future research are discussed.