Can Robotic Systems Promote Self-Disclosure in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder? A Pilot Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry
Hirokazu KumazakiMitsuru Kikuchi

Abstract

Research suggests that many individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often demonstrate challenges providing appropriate levels of information during conversational interchanges. Considering the preference of individuals with ASD, and recent rapid technological advances, robotic systems may yield promise in promoting certain aspects of conversation and interaction such as self-disclosure of appropriate personal information. In the current work, we evaluated personal disclosures of events with specific emotional content across two differing robotic systems (android and simplistic humanoid) and human interactions. Nineteen participants were enrolled in this study: 11 (2 women and 9 men) adolescents with ASD and 8 (4 women and 4 men) adolescents with TD. Each participant completed a sequence of three interactions in a random order. Results indicated differences regarding comfort level and length of disclosures between adolescents with ASD and typically developing (TD) controls in relation to system interactions. Specifically, adolescents with ASD showed a preference for interacting with the robotic systems compared to TD controls and demonstrated lengthier disclosures when interacting with the visually simple humanoid robot ...Continue Reading

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Sep 23, 2020·Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities : JARID·Evelien van WingerdenPaula S Sterkenburg
Aug 23, 2020·Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences·Hirokazu KumazakiMasaru Mimura
Jul 10, 2019·Disability and Rehabilitation·Sally LindsaySunny Bui
Dec 13, 2018·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders·Hirokazu KumazakiMitsuru Kikuchi
Oct 17, 2020·Scientific Reports·Irini GiannopuluTomio Watanabe

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