single-case research

A four-family AI-supported coaching study showed promising shared-reading changes under continuous expert review

Yusuf Akemoğlu, Zhaohui Li, Qingxiao Zheng, Emily Brooke Roberts, Samar Pratap Singh, Jinjun Xiong

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

PaiCoach was evaluated with four mothers and their young autistic children using staggered baseline, coaching and maintenance phases. Parent implementation of communication-support strategies and children's responsiveness increased during the coaching package. However, the package included live training and expert review of every AI output;31.4 percent required editing. The findings support further study of supervised assistance, not autonomous intervention or general effectiveness across autistic children and families.