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Joint Attention (JA), a crucial social skill for developing shared focus, is often impaired in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), affecting social communication and highlighting the need for early intervention. Addressing gaps in…

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Previous work has observed how Neurodivergence is often harmfully pathologized in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Human-Robot interaction (HRI) research. We conduct a review of autism robot reviews and find the dominant research…

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Robot-assisted therapy is an emerging form of therapy for autistic children, although designing effective robot behaviors is a challenge for effective implementation of such therapy. A series of usability tests assessed trends in the…

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Socially assistive robots (SAR) have shown great potential to augment the social and educational development of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). As SAR continues to substantiate itself as an effective enhancement to human…

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience deficits in verbal and nonverbal communication skills including motor control, turn-taking, and emotion recognition. Innovative technology, such as socially assistive robots, has shown…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-05-10 Huanghao Fengr , Mohammad H. Mahoor , Francesca Dino

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience challenges in grasping social-emotional cues, which can result in difficulties in recognizing emotions and understanding and responding to social interactions. Social-emotional…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-04-25 Yue Lyu , Pengcheng An , Huan Zhang , Keiko Katsuragawa , Jian Zhao

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can profoundly affect reciprocal social communication, resulting in substantial and challenging impairments. One aspect is that for people with ASD conversations in everyday life are challenging due to…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-07-31 Christian Poglitsch , Johanna Pirker

With most recent estimates giving an incidence rate of 1 in 68 children in the United States, the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a growing public health crisis. Many of these children struggle to make eye contact, recognize facial…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-04-30 Nick Haber , Catalin Voss , Jena Daniels , Peter Washington , Azar Fazel , Aaron Kline , Titas De , Terry Winograd , Carl Feinstein , Dennis P. Wall

With the rising prevalence of autism diagnoses, it is essential for research to understand how to leverage technology to support the diverse nature of autistic traits. While traditional interventions focused on technology for medical cure…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-04-05 Katherine Wang , Simon Julier , Youngjun Cho

There are currently many tutoring software systems which have been designed for neurotypical children. These systems cover academic topics such as reading and math, and are made available through various technological mediums. The majority…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-08-09 Antonio Ugando

The robotic intervention for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has generally used pre-defined scripts to deliver verbal content during one-to-one therapy sessions. This practice restricts the use of robots to limited,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-30 Ruchik Mishra , Karla Conn Welch , Dan O Popa

Research in machine learning for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) classification bears the promise to improve clinical diagnoses. However, recent studies in clinical imaging have shown the limited generalization of biomarkers across and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-09-23 Christian Gerloff , Kerstin Konrad , Jana Kruppa , Martin Schulte-Rüther , Vanessa Reindl

This article describes the preliminary qualitative results of a therapeutic laboratory involving the Pepper robot, as a facilitator, to promote autonomy and functional acquisition in autistic children with low support needs (level 1…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-08-10 Linda Pigureddu , Cristina Gena

From dating to job interviews, making new friends or simply chatting with the cashier at checkout, engaging in small talk is a vital, everyday social skill. For adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), small talk can be particularly…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-17 Rebecca Ramnauth , Dražen Brščić , Brian Scassellati

Social robots, also known as service or assistant robots, have been developed to improve the quality of human life in recent years. The design of socially capable and intelligent robots can vary, depending on the target user groups. In this…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-08-02 Xiaodong Wu , Lyn Bartram

Application of humanoid robots has been common in the field of healthcare and education. It has been recurrently used to improve social behavior and mollify distress level among children with autism, cancer and cerebral palsy. This article…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-04-09 Avishek Choudhury , Huiyang Li , Christopher Greene , Sunanda Perumalla

This article presents an extensive literature review of technology based intervention methodologies for individuals facing Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Reviewed methodologies include: contemporary Computer Aided Systems (CAS), Computer…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-02-21 Muhammad Shoaib Jaliawala , Rizwan Ahmed Khan

In recent years, much focus has been put on employing technology to make novel behavioural aids for those with autism. Most of these are digital adaptations of tools used in standard behavioural therapy to enforce normative skills. These…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-02-12 Catalin Voss , Nick Haber , Peter Washington , Aaron Kline , Beth McCarthy , Jena Daniels , Azar Fazel , Titas De , Carl Feinstein , Terry Winograd , Dennis Wall