This paper reviews the use of socially interactive robots to assist in the therapy of children
with autism. The extent to which the robots were successful in hel** the children in their …

Mental health disorders—including depression, anxiety, trauma-related, and psychotic
conditions—are pervasive and impairing, representing considerable challenges for both …

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with multifactorial causes, characterized by major
cognitive deficits in communication, socialization and emotion recognition and management …

Recent research suggests that children with autism exhibit certain positive social behaviors
while interacting with robots that are not observed while interacting with their peers …

Smart technologies (wearable and mobile devices) show tremendous potential in the
detection, diagnosis, and management of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by enabling …

In this article we propose new concepts and a framework of robot-based psychotherapy (or
robotics-based psychotherapy; ie, Robo-Therapist, Robo-Mediator, Robo-Assistant). We …

Fine motor skills have been suggested to be related to human cognitive abilities. To develop
an objective method for evaluating fine motor skills, we applied a flexible tactile sensor …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is mainly described as a disorder of communication and
socialization. However, motor abnormalities are also common in ASD. New technologies …

(WHO), 5% of the world's children population are diagnosed with an early developmental
disability such as autism and cerebral palsy. State-of-the-art clinical diagnostic procedures …