Can Robotic Interaction Improve Joint Attention Skills
Zachary Warren,Zhi Zheng,Amy Swanson,Esubalew Bekele,Lian Zhang,Julie A. Crittendon,Amy Weitlauf,Nilanjan Sarkar +7 more
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A novel robotic interaction system capable of administering and adjusting joint attention prompts to a small group of children with ASD, highlighting both potential benefits of robotic systems for directed intervention approaches as well as potent limitations of existing humanoid robotic platforms.Abstract:
Although it has often been argued that clinical applications of advanced technology may hold promise for addressing impairments associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), relatively few investigations have indexed the impact of intervention and feedback approaches. This pilot study investigated the application of a novel robotic interaction system capable of administering and adjusting joint attention prompts to a small group (n = 6) of children with ASD. Across a series of four sessions, children improved in their ability to orient to prompts administered by the robotic system and continued to display strong attention toward the humanoid robot over time. The results highlight both potential benefits of robotic systems for directed intervention approaches as well as potent limitations of existing humanoid robotic platforms.read more
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Autism and social robotics: A systematic review
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Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Behavioral Interventions Update
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TL;DR: A prior systematic review of interventions for children (0-12 years) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) focusing on recent studies of behavioral interventions was published in 2013.
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How children with autism spectrum disorder behave and explore the 4-dimensional (spatial 3D + time) environment during a joint attention induction task with a robot
Salvatore Maria Anzalone,Elodie Tilmont,Sofiane Boucenna,Jean Xavier,Anne-Lise Jouen,Nicolas Bodeau,Koushik Maharatna,Mohamed Chetouani,David Cohen +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared how children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and children with typical development (TD) behave and explore their 4D spatial world gaze exploration when interacting with a human or with a robotic agent.
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