A Smart Toy for Motor Function and Early Assessment of Children With Possible Autism

"To enable baseline scores comparison, children will be matched according to age and score on the four-strand Hands-On assessment tool which takes 30 minutes to complete. Children will then play with the Smart Toy during a 20 minute session. Sessions will be recorded using an SD card within the Smart Toy which captures information on user speed and accuracy of placement of the detachable segments of the toy when placed into the main hub of the toy, allowing comparison between neuro-typical children and children with Autism. The intervention will run either in clinic (preferred option) or in children's homes-and in this case will be sent to them via post with the Standard Operating Procedure which can then be employed when children are taking part in the intervention via online video link (not recorded)."