Journal
AUTISM
Volume 18, Issue 5, Pages 598-608Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1362361313479454
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder; joint attention; robotics; technology
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Funding
- NCRR NIH HHS [UL1 RR024975, UL1RR024975-01] Funding Source: Medline
- NICHD NIH HHS [P30HD15052, P30 HD015052] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [1R01MH091102-01A1, R01 MH091102, R01 MH100030] Funding Source: Medline
- PHS HHS [2UL1T000445-06] Funding Source: Medline
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys
- Directorate For Engineering [0967170] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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It has been argued that clinical applications of advanced technology may hold promise for addressing impairments associated with autism spectrum disorders. This pilot feasibility study evaluated the application of a novel adaptive robot-mediated system capable of both administering and automatically adjusting joint attention prompts to a small group of preschool children with autism spectrum disorders (n = 6) and a control group (n = 6). Children in both groups spent more time looking at the humanoid robot and were able to achieve a high level of accuracy across trials. However, across groups, children required higher levels of prompting to successfully orient within robot-administered trials. The results highlight both the potential benefits of closed-loop adaptive robotic systems as well as current limitations of existing humanoid-robotic platforms.
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