Recent studies suggest that robots play an important role to cope Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This paper presents a multimodal interface based on a multilevel treatment protocol customized to improve eye contact, joint attention, and imitation. An evaluation of the system has been performed involving 6 high functioning children with autism spectrum disorders. The experiments carried out make it possible to evaluate the behavioral response of the children in the eye contact exercise. ASD children had achieved better results than traditional therapy thanks to the multimodal interface.
A multimodal interface for robot-children interaction in autism treatment
Palestra G.;Esposito F.;De Carolis B.
2017-01-01
Abstract
Recent studies suggest that robots play an important role to cope Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This paper presents a multimodal interface based on a multilevel treatment protocol customized to improve eye contact, joint attention, and imitation. An evaluation of the system has been performed involving 6 high functioning children with autism spectrum disorders. The experiments carried out make it possible to evaluate the behavioral response of the children in the eye contact exercise. ASD children had achieved better results than traditional therapy thanks to the multimodal interface.File in questo prodotto:
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