A Robotic Framework to Facilitate Sensory Experiences for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Preliminary Study

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dc.contributor.authorJaved, Hifzaen
dc.contributor.authorBurns, Rachaelen
dc.contributor.authorJeon, Myounghoonen
dc.contributor.authorHoward, Ayanna M.en
dc.contributor.authorPark, Chung Hyuken
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-10T14:08:07Zen
dc.date.available2025-01-10T14:08:07Zen
dc.date.issued2020-01en
dc.date.issued2019-12-11en
dc.description.abstractThe diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in children is commonly accompanied by a diagnosis of sensory processing disorders. Abnormalities are usually reported in multiple sensory processing domains, showing a higher prevalence of unusual responses, particularly to tactile, auditory and visual stimuli. This paper discusses a novel robot-based framework designed to target sensory difficulties faced by children with ASD in a controlled setting. The setup consists of a number of sensory stations, together with two different robotic agents that navigate the stations and interact with the stimuli. These stimuli are designed to resemble real world scenarios that form a common part of one's everyday experiences. Given the strong interest of children with ASD in technology in general and robots in particular, we attempt to utilize our robotic platform to demonstrate socially acceptable responses to the stimuli in an interactive, pedagogical setting that encourages the child's social, motor and vocal skills, while providing a diverse sensory experience. A preliminary user study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of the proposed framework, with a total of 18 participants (5 with ASD and 13 typically developing) between the ages of 4 and 12 years. We derive a measure of social engagement, based on which we evaluate the effectiveness of the robots and sensory stations in order to identify key design features that can improve social engagement in children.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extent26 page(s)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierARTN 3 (Article number)en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1145/3359613en
dc.identifier.eissn2573-9522en
dc.identifier.issn2573-9522en
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.orcidJeon, Myounghoon [0000-0003-2908-671X]en
dc.identifier.otherPMC8023221en
dc.identifier.other3 (PII)en
dc.identifier.pmid33829148en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/124098en
dc.identifier.volume9en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherACMen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33829148en
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1145/3359613en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectRoboticsen
dc.subjectHuman-robot interactionen
dc.subjectsensory processing disorderen
dc.subjectautism spectrum disorderen
dc.subjectsocially assistive robotsen
dc.subjectsocial engagementen
dc.titleA Robotic Framework to Facilitate Sensory Experiences for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Preliminary Studyen
dc.title.serialACM TRANSACTIONS ON HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTIONen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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dc.type.otherArticleen
dc.type.otherJournalen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Techen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Engineeringen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Engineering/Industrial and Systems Engineeringen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/All T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Engineering/COE T&R Facultyen

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