Humanoids in autism therapy: The child perspective
Robots are now widely used for psychological intervention in the mental care sector. The enormous of technology changes has become incredibly important to the industry. Through innovation, industry offers treatment or solution for those who suffered with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). From the lit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier B.V.
2014
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Summary: | Robots are now widely used for psychological intervention in the mental care sector. The enormous of technology changes has become incredibly important to the industry. Through innovation, industry offers treatment or solution for those who suffered with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). From the literature reviewed, physically pleasing robots or humanoids have replaced humans to assist with brain-impaired children. Since this is a new area in Malaysia, literature has been scarce. Thus, this article will examine the provision of relevant theories supported the use of humanoid in autism and their impacts on society. © 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V. |
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ISBN: | 18770509 (ISSN) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.procs.2014.11.073 |