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Social robots as embedded reinforcers of social behavior in children with autism.
Elizabeth S. Kim,Lauren D. Berkovits,Lauren D. Berkovits,Emily P. Bernier,Emily P. Bernier,Dan Leyzberg,Frederick Shic,Rhea Paul,Rhea Paul,Brian Scassellati +9 more
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The findings suggest that social robots may be developed into useful tools for social skills and communication therapies, specifically by embedding social interaction into intrinsic reinforcers and motivators.Abstract:
In this study we examined the social behaviors of 4- to 12-year-old children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD; N = 24) during three tradic interactions with an adult confederate and an interaction partner, where the interaction partner varied randomly among (1) another adult human, (2) a touchscreen computer game, and (3) a social dinosaur robot. Children spoke more in general, and directed more speech to the adult confederate, when the interaction partner was a robot, as compared to a human or computer game interaction partner. Children spoke as much to the robot as to the adult interaction partner. This study provides the largest demonstration of social human-robot interaction in children with autism to date. Our findings suggest that social robots may be developed into useful tools for social skills and communication therapies, specifically by embedding social interaction into intrinsic reinforcers and motivators.read more
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Autism and social robotics: A systematic review
Paola Pennisi,Paola Pennisi,Alessandro Tonacci,Gennaro Tartarisco,Lucia Billeci,Liliana Ruta,Sebastiano Gangemi,Sebastiano Gangemi,Giovanni Pioggia +8 more
TL;DR: A systematic literature review of the studies on social robotics in autism therapy found many positive implications in the use of social robots in therapy, but it is necessary to clarify whether sex, intelligence quotient, and age of participants affect the outcome of therapy and whether any beneficial effects only occur during the robotic session.
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Socially Assistive Robotics
TL;DR: SAR brings together HRI and assistive robotics, which has demonstrated successes in hands-on rehabilitation through the use of high-precision but low-autonomy and low-interactivity systems, to understand how robots can interact with people in order to effectively and measurably help in the difficult processes of convalescence, rehabilitation, socialization, training, and education.
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Integrating socially assistive robotics into mental healthcare interventions: applications and recommendations for expanded use.
TL;DR: The ways that Socially assistive robotics (SAR) have already been used in mental health service and research are reviewed and ways that these applications can be expanded are discussed.
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Improving social skills in children with ASD using a long-term, in-home social robot
Brian Scassellati,Laura Boccanfuso,Chien-Ming Huang,Marilena Mademtzi,Meiying Qin,Nicole Salomons,Pamela Ventola,Frederick Shic +7 more
TL;DR: Children with ASD show improved joint attention after 1 month of in-home social skills training with an autonomous robot, and children showed improvement on joint attention skills with adults when not in the presence of the robot.
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Technologies as Support Tools for Persons with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review
TL;DR: This study analyzes the technologies most widely used to work on areas affected by the Autistic Spectrum Disorder and classified them by the areas they center on: communication, social learning and imitation skills and other ASD-associated conditions.
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