TY - JOUR AU - Hussain, Fatima AU - Rashid, Amna AU - Khan, Muhammad Azzam AU - Yousaf, Ruhamah AU - Khan, M Sikander Ghayas AU - Rehman, Iqra AU - Saleem, Khadija AU - Faridi, Tallal Anwar PY - 2022/02/28 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Opinion of Speech Language Pathologist about Teletherapy in treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder JF - Pakistan BioMedical Journal JA - PBMJ VL - 5 IS - 2 SE - Original Article DO - 10.54393/pbmj.v5i2.136 UR - https://www.pakistanbmj.com/journal/index.php/pbmj/article/view/136 SP - 138-142 AB - <p>To find out the opinion of speech language pathologistabout teletherapy in treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder in light of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.<strong>Study Design:</strong>The study design was cross-sectional.<strong>Settings:</strong> The data was collected through social media or online survey via Google forms.<strong>Study Duration:</strong> The duration of study was 6 months from January to June 2021.<strong>Material and method:</strong>To assess opinion about teletherapy, a convenient sampling technique was held in which speech therapist (n=113) completed an online survey amidst COVID-19 with 20 questions related to providing teletherapy service. A questionnaire was developed with the help of expert opinion and literature review. Measures of ratings included custom-made attitudinal statements towards teletherapy by Speech Therapist. <strong>Results:</strong>The results indicate that 8.7% speech therapists plan to discontinue teletherapy after COVID-19 pandemic while 48% speech therapists were satisfying with teletherapy service. None of the participants plans to switch completely to teletherapy. Besides technical conditions, other factors also have influence on teletherapy.<strong>Conclusion: </strong>The delivery of teletherapy has been found to be an efficacious, acceptable and feasible treatment modality for individual therapy.</p> ER -