Brief Report: A Pilot Summer Robotics Camp to Reduce Social Anxiety and Improve Social/Vocational Skills in Adolescents with ASD

Autor/inn/en	Kaboski, Juhi R.; Diehl, Joshua John; Beriont, Jane; Crowell, Charles R.; Villano, Michael; Wier, Kristin; Tang, Karen
Titel	Brief Report: A Pilot Summer Robotics Camp to Reduce Social Anxiety and Improve Social/Vocational Skills in Adolescents with ASD
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45 (2015) 12, S.3862-3869 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-014-2153-3
Schlagwörter	Pilot Projects; Summer Programs; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Intervention; Anxiety Disorders; Interpersonal Competence; Vocational Education; Skill Development; Robotics; Job Skills; Knowledge Level; Achievement Gains; Teaching Methods; Outcomes of Treatment; Adolescents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Sommerkurs; Autismus; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Robotertechnik; Produktive Fertigkeit; Wissensbasis; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher
Abstract	This pilot study evaluated a novel intervention designed to reduce social anxiety and improve social/vocational skills for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The intervention utilized a shared interest in robotics among participants to facilitate natural social interaction between individuals with ASD and typically developing (TD) peers. Eight individuals with ASD and eight TD peers ages 12-17 participated in a weeklong robotics camp, during which they learned robotic facts, actively programmed an interactive robot, and learned "career" skills. The ASD group showed a significant decrease in social anxiety and both groups showed an increase in robotics knowledge, although neither group showed a significant increase in social skills. These initial findings suggest that this approach is promising and warrants further study. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01