Job interview training targeting nonverbal communication using an android robot for individuals with autism spectrum disorder

Autism : the International Journal of Research and Practice
Hirokazu KumazakiMitsuru Kikuchi

Abstract

Job interviews are significant barriers for individuals with autism spectrum disorder because these individuals lack good nonverbal communication skills. We developed a job interview training program using an android robot. The job interview training program using an android robot consists the following three stages: (1) tele-operating an android robot and conversing with others through the android robot, (2) a face-to-face mock job interview with the android robot, and (3) feedback based on the mock job interview and nonverbal communication exercises using the android robot. The participants were randomly assigned to the following two groups: one group received a combined intervention with "interview guidance by teachers and job interview training program using an android robot" ( n = 13), and the other group received an intervention with interview guidance by teachers alone ( n = 16). Before and after the intervention, the participants in both groups underwent a mock job interview with a human interviewer, who provided outcome measurements of nonverbal communication, self-confidence, and salivary cortisol. After the training sessions, the participants who received the combined interview guidance by teachers and the job interv...Continue Reading

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Aug 23, 2020·Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences·Hirokazu KumazakiMasaru Mimura
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