Testing Targeted vs. Blanket Prompting Strategies and Small Immediate Incentives to Support Daily Health Habit Adherence in Autistic Children

Abstract

This pilot study investigates how different digital prompting strategies and immediate

incentives affect adherence to daily health habits among autistic children using a mobile

application. Specifically, we examine whether:

1) Targeted reminders for high-motivation habits produce spillover effects to other tracked

habits.

2) Blanket reminding across all habit lapses creates alert overload and reduces

engagement.

3) Small, immediate incentives enhance adherence and interact with prompting strategy