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    Robot Enhanced Therapy for Children with Autism (DREAM): A Social Model of Autism

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    FINAL paper A social model of autism and the Development of Robot Enhanced Therapy for Children with Autism (DREAM) (2).docx (254.6Kb)
    Date
    2018-03-06
    Author
    Richardson, Kathleen;
    Coeckelbergh, Mark;
    Wakunuma, Kutoma;
    Billing, Erik;
    Ziemke, Tom;
    Gomez, P.;
    Vanderborght, Bram;
    Belpaeme, Tony
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    Abstract
    The development of social robots for children with autism has been a growth field in the last 15 years. This paper reviews studies in robots and autism as a neurodevelopmental disorder that impacts on social-communication development and the way in which social robots could help children with autism develop social skills. Drawing on the ethics research from the EU funded DREAM project (framework 7), based on incorporating perspectives in our way of understanding autism from autism advocacy, parents of children with autism, medical practitioners in the field, and adults with Asperger’s, we propose that we start from the position that the child with autism is a social being with difficulties in expressing this sociality, and then following on from this core assumption, exploring how social robots can help children with autism develop social skills. We challenge the view that children with autism prefer technologies over other kinds of activities (exploring nature or the arts), engagements with other living beings (animals) or lack interest in human relationship (particularly close caregivers).
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    Development of Robot-enhanced Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
    Citation : Richardson, K. et al., (2018) Robot Enhanced Therapy for Children with Autism (DREAM): A Social Model of Autism. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 37 (1), pp. 30–39
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    http://hdl.handle.net/2086/15855
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1109/mts.2018.2795096
    Research Institute : Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR)
    Peer Reviewed : Yes
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