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. 2016 Jan;46(1):113-126.
doi: 10.1007/s10803-015-2556-9.

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Make a Fruit Salad with Probo, the Social Robot: An Interaction Study

Ramona E Simut  1 , Johan Vanderfaeillie  2 , Andreea Peca  3 , Greet Van de Perre  4 , Bram Vanderborght  4
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Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Make a Fruit Salad with Probo, the Social Robot: An Interaction Study

Ramona E Simut et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

Social robots are thought to be motivating tools in play tasks with children with autism spectrum disorders. Thirty children with autism were included using a repeated measurements design. It was investigated if the children's interaction with a human differed from the interaction with a social robot during a play task. Also, it was examined if the two conditions differed in their ability to elicit interaction with a human accompanying the child during the task. Interaction of the children with both partners did not differ apart from the eye-contact. Participants had more eye-contact with the social robot compared to the eye-contact with the human. The conditions did not differ regarding the interaction elicited with the human accompanying the child.

Keywords: Children with ASD; Interaction; Robot assisted therapy; Social robots; Social skills.

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