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Sudha Srinivasan

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• Research Article
  The Effect of Robot-Child Interactions on Social Attention and Verbalization Patterns of Typically Developing Children and Children with Autism between 4 and 8 Years
  Author(s): Anjana Bhat and Sudha SrinivasanAnjana Bhat and Sudha Srinivasan
  
  Background: There is anecdotal evidence for the use of robots to facilitate prosocial behaviors such as joint attention and verbalization in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). However, there have been no normative data in typically developing children to evaluate the effects of robot-child interactions on social and communication skills. Objectives: The aim of our study was to evaluate the changes in social attention and verbalization skills of 15 typically developing (TD) children, using a structured 8-session imitation protocol within a robot-adult-child context. We further extended this imitation protocol to two children with ASDs. Methods: Pretest, session1, session 4, session 8 and posttest sessions were coded for attention patterns and the duration of verbalization of the children. Re.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7890.1000111

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