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Direct linkEva Yin-han Chung; Kenneth Kuen-fung Sin; Daniel Hung-kay Chow – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Evidence-based robotic intervention programmes for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been limited. As yet, there is insufficient evidence to inform therapists, teachers, and service providers on effectiveness of robotic intervention to enhance social development and participation of children with ASD in a real context. This study…
Descriptors: Robotics, Intervention, Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Yufang Cheng; Kai-Chao Yao; Li-xin Qiu; Li-hung Cheng – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2025
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often face significant challenges in social reciprocity, which involves the mutual exchange of social cues and interactions. This study investigates the potential of using a child-height assistive robot named Rudolf to enhance the social reciprocity skills of children with ASD. The research focused…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Robotics, Interpersonal Competence, Interaction
Download full textDina Bethere; Inese Tigere; Anete Hofmane; Airisa Šteinberga; Undine Gavrilenko; Santa Melke; Aleksandrs Okss; Aleksejs Kataševs; Aleksandrs Vališevskis – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2025
The study investigates the potential of AI-powered plush robots to serve as assistive technologies for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) within educational and rehabilitation settings. It employed a qualitative research approach, utilizing semi-structured interviews with 13 experts from related fields to gather insights into the…
Descriptors: Robotics, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Assistive Technology
Wenjun Zhong; Jianghua Luo; Lihong Luo; Ya Lyu – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2025
Background: Children with autism often face challenges in developing social-emotional skills, which are essential for their overall growth and social integration. Social robots have emerged as promising tools to support these skills; however, their effectiveness and educational applications remain uncertain, with existing research lacking…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Robotics, Social Emotional Learning
Pennington, Robert; Welch, Karla; Kondaurova, Maria; Kuravackel, Grace M.; Zheng, Qi; Shah, Aamira – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
In the current investigation, we used a single case alternating treatments design to evaluate the effects of a robot prompter on the social interaction of three pairs of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Findings suggest that three participants produced more utterances and conversational turns when a robot prompter was present, and two…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Peer Relationship, Interaction, Robotics
Sani-Bozkurt, Sunagül; Bozkus-Genc, Gulden – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
With technological developments in the 21st century, robot applications have proven to be beneficial in providing some opportunities to help with teaching numerous skills such as joint attention and social skills to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). However, in the studies investigating the effects of robots on joint attention (JA) in…
Descriptors: Robotics, Attention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Skill Development
Liu Yifu; Ma Yan; Huang Libing; Xiao Chunling; Ding Tao – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Interventions utilizing human-computer interaction (HCI) in autism rehabilitation have gained popularity, yet their efficacy has not been fully elucidated. This meta-analysis assessed 30 international studies from the past decade that employed HCIs for autism intervention. The findings revealed a moderate positive effect (g = 0.484) on improving…
Descriptors: Man Machine Systems, Interaction, Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Laura Santos; Silvia Annunziata; Alice Geminiani; Alessia Ivani; Alice Giubergia; Daniela Garofalo; Arianna Caglio; Elena Brazzoli; Rossella Lipari; Maria Chiara Carrozza; Emilia Ambrosini; Ivana Olivieri; Alessandra Pedrocchi – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Robotic therapies are receiving growing interest in the autism field, especially for the improvement of social skills of children, enhancing traditional human interventions. In this work, we conduct a scoping review of the literature in robotics for autism, providing the largest review on this field from the last five years. Our work underlines…
Descriptors: Robotics, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Faizanah Abdul Alim Sidique; Aishah Hanim Abd Karim; Madihah Khalid; Siti Rafiah Abd Hamid; Mastura Badzis; Shahrul Naim Sidek; Hazlina Md Yusof; Ahmad Aidil Arafat Dzulkarnain; Ariff Rashidan – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2024
This qualitative study explored the views of teachers and an occupational therapist about the potential use of humanoid robots as an assistive tool in educating autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children. Seven participants with extensive experience handling early intervention programs for ASD children were selected via purposive sampling.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Personnel
Paolo Meucci; Laura Zampini; Ambra Mara Giovannetti; Alice Quadraroli; Amanda Viola D'Arrigo; Daria Riva; Chiara Vago; Sara Bulgheroni; Francesca Cecchi; Irene Mannari; Francesco Paolo Falotico; Andrea Pratesi; Giovanni Passetti; Cecilia Laschi; Paolo Dario; Carlo Riva; Elisa Rossoni; Milda Cerniauskaite; Matilde Leonardi – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2020
The present study aimed to assess the validity of using a robotic platform (RODDI) to increase and enhance communicative exchanges between educators and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability. Nine children with ASD and intellectual disability and their educators took part in the study. Their communicative…
Descriptors: Robotics, Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability
