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The study passively logged smartphone communication over a period of four months, rather than asking participants to report their habits.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“by monitoring smartphone-based communication for verbal, written, and mixed app categories over a period of four months”
Real world evidence for altered communication patterns in individuals with autism spectrum disorder, Mehran Turna, npj Digital Medicine, 2025, Abstract.
Open the original (DOI 10.1038/s41746-025-01545-x)- What it measures
- Passive logging captures behavior in daily life over time rather than a single self-report.
- What it does not show
- Passive logs show which apps people used, not why they chose them or how well each method worked for them.