Development of skills in children with ASD using a robotic platform

• Autor(es): Silva, Sara Isabel Azevedo da ; Oliveira, Filomena ; Costa, Sandra ; Pereira, Ana Paula da Silva ; Moreira, Fátima
• Data: 2012
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/26037
• Origem: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Assunto(s): Autism spectrum disorders; Lego Mindstorms NXT; Assistive robotics
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

The interaction and communication skills are essential to live in society. However, individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have a gap in these abilities which affects their daily life. Previous studies suggest that children with ASD demonstrate some positive behaviors in presence of a robotic platform. This study intends to evaluate the effect of a robotic platform on children with ASD, checking if the platform can be a stimulating agent for children's interaction, as well as a skill learning promoter. So, it is used the robot Lego Mindstorms NXT as a mediator/reward to encourage children with ASD to interact with others and also to learn some cognitive skills.