Pilot Clinical Application of an Adaptive Robotic System for Young Children with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Bekele, Esubalew; Crittendon, Julie A.; Swanson, Amy; Sarkar, Nilanjan; Warren, Zachary E.
Titel	Pilot Clinical Application of an Adaptive Robotic System for Young Children with Autism
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 18 (2014) 5, S.598-608 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361313479454
Schlagwörter	Robotics; Young Children; Autism; Assistive Technology; Attention; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Preschool Children; Prompting; Comparative Analysis; Interpersonal Communication; Parents; Questionnaires; Interaction; Eye Movements; Measurement Equipment; Mullen Scales of Early Learning; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Robotertechnik; Frühe Kindheit; Autismus; Aufmerksamkeit; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Benutzerführung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Eltern; Fragebogen; Interaktion; Augenbewegung; Messinstrument
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10