Robot-assisted socio-emotional intervention framework for children with Autism Spectrum disorder

Authors

Hifza Javed, George Washington University
Myounghoon "Philart" Jeon, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Ayanna Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology
Chung Hyuk Park, George Washington University

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

3-2018

Abstract

This paper presents a novel robot-assisted intervention framework designed to target sensory processing and emotion regulation difficulties in children with autism spectrum disorder. Three types of systems are utilized to provide scalable robotic interactions with gesture-based and character-based socio-emotional expressions. The intervention framework includes (1) an emotional interaction and regulation game in mobile computing settings, (2) interactive robotic sessions with socio-emotional scenarios, and (3) gesture identification games to measure emotion processing and verbal skills in socio-emotional settings. This paper also presents preliminary results obtained from a pilot study conducted to evaluate the three interventions.

Publisher's Statement

ACM New York, NY, USA ©2018. Publisher's version of record: https://doi.org/10.1145/3173386.3177082

Publication Title

2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

Recommended Citation

Javed, H., Jeon, M. "., Howard, A., & Park, C. H. (2018). Robot-assisted socio-emotional intervention framework for children with Autism Spectrum disorder. 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 131-132. http://doi.org/10.1145/3173386.3177082
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