ReviewInternational journal of developmental disabilities2022
Review of assistive technology in the training of children with autism spectrum disorders.
Review in International journal of developmental disabilities, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 110 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Use of Digital Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder-A Meta-Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Pooled it
- The role of artificial intelligence interventions to improve eye contact for children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- The use of technology-assisted intervention in vocabulary learning for children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of interventions for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in high-income vs. lower middle-income countries: An overview of systematic reviews and research papers from LMIC.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a Robot-Assisted Psychological Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Trial
- Technology Access, Utility, and Unmet Needs: Results From the Arc's FINDS Survey.Intellectual and developmental disabilities · 2025Article
- A study on the effects of three game intervention programs on executive functions of preschool autistic children.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2025Article
- Exploring companion robots for children with autism spectrum disorder: a reflexive thematic analysis in specialist dental care.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of the Use of Robotics Technologies for Supporting Social-Emotional Learning in Children with Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- People with Autism Spectrum Disorder Could Interact More Easily with a Robot than with a Human: Reasons and Limits.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Assistive technology for adults on the autism spectrum: A systematic survey.International journal of human-computer interaction · 2024Article
- Utilizing deep learning models in an intelligent eye-tracking system for autism spectrum disorder diagnosis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Bringing the autistic lifeworld to supportive technology design: an enactive approach.CoDesign : international journal of cocreation in design and the arts · 2024Article
- A Scoping Review of Studies on Assistive Technology Interventions and Their Impact on Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Arab Countries.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Metaverse-based social skills training programme for children with autism spectrum disorder to improve social interaction ability: an open-label, single-centre, randomised controlled pilot trial.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Robot programming for a child with autism spectrum disorder: a pilot study.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2023Article
- Assistive Technology to Improve Collaboration in Children with ASD: State-of-the-Art and Future Challenges in the Smart Products Sector.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The diagnosis of ASD using multiple machine learning techniques.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2022Article
- Teachers' use of assistive technology in Saudi special education schools: A mixed-methods enquiry.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2022Article
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Abstract
The use of socially assistive robotics (SARs) is a promising method for improving the social skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Studies conducted in this field in recent years show that the use of robots as collaborators may have positive effects on the development of social skills in children with ASD, especially in those areas where they reveal great deficits. In this literature review, we present, organize and evaluate the most important features and results of 13 relevant scientific articles. In analysis of the research findings we explored the documented effectiveness of robotics in enhancing the social skills of children with ASD in the areas of mutual attention, verbal communication and imitation skills, and also in the reduction of stereotypical behavior. Analysis of the results of the 13 studies confirmed that robots can have positive immediate effects on the communication skills of children with ASD, which holds promise for future intervention programs and relevant research.
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