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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2020

Assessing Social Communication and Collaboration in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Intelligent Collaborative Virtual Environments.

Lian Zhang, Amy S Weitlauf, Ashwaq Zaini Amat, Amy Swanson, Zachary E Warren, Nilanjan Sarkar

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Lian ZhangDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Amy S WeitlaufDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA. amy.s.weitlauf@vumc.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3904-6378
Ashwaq Zaini AmatDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Amy SwansonVanderbilt Kennedy Center, Treatment and Research Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 230 Appleton Pl., PMB 74, Nashville, TN, 37212, USA.
Zachary E WarrenDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA.
Nilanjan SarkarDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.

Funding

Research Project: Sensory and Multisensory Contributions to AutismU54HD083211 · NICHD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI WALLACE, MARK THOMAS · 2015 to 2019
$7.1M
Enhancing and measuring social functioning of children with ASD through virtual intelligent systemsR21MH111548 · NIMH · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI SARKAR, NILANJAN · 2017 to 2018
$411k
NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD083211NIH HHS R21MH111548-01NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH111548
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Existing literature regarding social communication outcomes of interventions in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) depends upon human raters, with limited generalizability to real world settings. Technological innovation, particularly virtual reality (VR) and collaborative virtual environments (CVE), could offer a replicable, low cost measurement platform when endowed with intelligent agent technology and peer-based interactions. We developed and piloted a novel collaborative virtual environment and intelligent agent (CRETA) for the assessment of social communication and collaboration within system and peer interactions. The system classified user statements with moderate to high accuracies. We found moderate to high agreement in displayed communication and collaboration skills between human-human and human-agent interactions. CRETA offers a promising avenue for future development of autonomous measurement systems for ASD research.

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CommunicationSocial BehaviorVirtual RealityAdolescentAutism Spectrum DisorderCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMalePeer GroupAutismCollaborationCommunicationMeasurementTechnologyVirtual reality

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PMID31583625
PMCPMC6949374

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