Reference : Socially assistive robots for teaching emotional abilities to children with autism sp...

	Document type :	Scientific congresses, symposiums and conference proceedings : Unpublished conference
	Discipline(s) :	Engineering, computing & technology : Multidisciplinary, general & others
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/30210

Title :	Socially assistive robots for teaching emotional abilities to children with autism spectrum disorder
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Pinto Costa, Andreia [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
	Steffgen, Georges [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
	Rodriguez Lera, Francisco Javier [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Computer Science and Communications Research Unit (CSC) >]
	Nazarikhorram, Aida []
	Ziafati, Pouyan []
Publication date :	Mar-2017
Peer reviewed :	Yes
Event name :	3rd Workshop on Child-Robot Interaction at HRI 2017
Event date :	from 06-03-2017 to 09-03-2017
Keywords :	[en] autism spectrum disorder ; socially assistive robotics ; emotional abilities
Abstract :	[en] Socially assistive robots, when used in a way that takes into consideration children’s needs and developmental characteristics, can be useful tools to enable children’s development. More specifically, due to their characteristics (predictability, simplicity, and repetition) robots can be especially helpful to teach emotional abilities to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Previous research has provided preliminary evidence that robots can help children improve in some domains such as joint attention and imitation. However, no studies have examined how robots can be integrated in intervention protocols targeting the acquisition of emotional abilities in children with ASD. This paper presents a work in progress on an emotional ability training developed for children with ASD using the QT socially assistive robot. This training aims to test whether children with ASD can benefit from a robot-mediated training to improve emotional ability.
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