Individual Differences of Children with Autism in Robot-Assisted Autism Therapy
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A 34-child, multi-session study uses a NAO robot for 15-minute interactions and 46 hours of video coding with 82% interrater agreement across 11 behavioral metrics. Main results show LFA children with co-occurring ADHD smile less than HFA peers, verbal children are more engaged, speak eight times more words and show decreased aggression over sessions while non-verbal children increase curiosity, and younger kids (3–4 y.o.) show more affection whereas 7–12 y.o. show longer engagement and more eye contact.
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- 0:00Intro
- 0:27Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Kazakhstan
- 1:12Background
- 1:59Motivation: One Size Does Not Fit All
- 3:39Qamqor ("Support") Project
- 4:33Methodology
- 5:08ABA-inspired Robot Activities (N=26 in 2 languages)
- 5:36Participants
- 6:23Results: LFA vs HFA
- 7:13Results: Verbal vs Non-verbal Children
- 8:09Results: Age
- 8:58Qualitative Observations
- 9:51References
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