SARS‐CoV‐2 is the virus causing COVID‐19 and is spread through close person‐to‐person contact. The use of face masks has been described as an important strategy to slow its transmission. We evaluated the effects of coaching caregivers via telehealth technologies to teach face mask wearing to children with autism spectrum disorder. Six participants with a history of challenging behavior associated with mask wearing were recruited from different parts of the world, and trained using graduated exposure, shaping, and contingent reinforcement. By the end of the intervention, all participants wore a face mask for a period of 10 min without exhibiting challenging behavior. The skills generalized to a novel mask or a community setting. Mask wearing did not affect the percentage of oxyhemoglobin saturation of participants, and caregivers found the intervention useful. The findings support previous tolerance training treatment evaluations in children with developmental disorders exhibiting resistance to healthcare routines.

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在 COVID-19 大流行期间为自闭症儿童佩戴远程医疗面罩进行培训

SARS-CoV-2 是导致 COVID-19 的病毒，通过人与人之间的密切接触传播。使用口罩被描述为减缓其传播的重要策略。我们评估了通过远程医疗技术指导护理人员向自闭症谱系障碍儿童教授戴口罩的效果。从世界各地招募了六名具有与戴口罩相关的挑战性行为历史的参与者，并使用分级暴露、塑形和特遣队强化进行培训。在干预结束时，所有参与者都戴着口罩 10 分钟，而没有表现出具有挑战性的行为。将技能推广到新颖的面具或社区环境。戴口罩不影响参与者氧合血红蛋白饱和度的百分比，护理人员发现干预很有用。该研究结果支持先前对表现出对医疗保健程序有抵抗力的发育障碍儿童的耐受性训练治疗评估。