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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2022

Brief Report: The Effectiveness of Hugging a Huggable Device Before Having a Conversation with an Unfamiliar Person for Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Hirokazu Kumazaki, Hidenobu Sumioka, Taro Muramatsu, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Jiro Shimaya, Ryoichiro Iwanaga, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Tomiki Sumiyoshi, Masaru Mimura

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Hirokazu KumazakiDepartment of Preventive Intervention for Psychiatric Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1. Ogawahigashimachi, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8553, Japan. kumazaki@tiara.ocn.ne.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2567-0276
Hidenobu SumiokaHiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Kyoto, Japan.
Taro MuramatsuDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuichiro YoshikawaDepartment of Systems Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Jiro ShimayaDepartment of Systems Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Ryoichiro IwanagaDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Hiroshi IshiguroDepartment of Systems Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Tomiki SumiyoshiDepartment of Preventive Intervention for Psychiatric Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1. Ogawahigashimachi, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8553, Japan.
Masaru MimuraDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Funding

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 19H04880JST CREST JPMJCR18A1Moonshot R&D JPMJPS2011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sensory overresponsivity (SOR) emerges before anxiety and positively predicts subsequent increasing levels of anxiety in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Sensory seeking behavior occurs as compensation for SOR, and individuals may seek sensory input in one sensory domain to compensate for SOR. Tactile seeking behavior is sufficient to decrease social anxiety in communicating with unfamiliar people. We assessed the effectiveness of hugging a huggable device before a conversation for reducing the psychological stress associated with speaking to an unfamiliar person or robot. Our analysis showed a significant effect, with Hugvie contributing to decreased stress for both interlocutors. Thus, this study demonstrated the efficacy of hugging it before conversation, which emphasizes the importance of tactile seeking for individuals with ASD.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderAnxietyHumansStress, PsychologicalTouchAutism spectrum disordersRobotSensory over-responsivitySensory seekingSocial anxietyTactile

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PMID34292488
PMCPMC9213352

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