Mental disorders (MDs) with onset in childhood or adolescence include
neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs)(intellectual disability and specific learning …

Purpose Technological advances in robotics have brought about exciting developments in
different areas such as education, training, and therapy. Recent research has suggested that …

Robots have the potential to facilitate future therapies for children on the autism spectrum.
However, existing robots are limited in their ability to automatically perceive and respond to …

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 …

Background Artificial intelligence-powered interventions have emerged as promising tools to
support autistic individuals. However, more research must examine how teachers and …

Many children on autism spectrum have atypical behavioral expressions of engagement
compared to their neu-rotypical peers. In this paper, we investigate the performance of deep …

Technology has always represented the key to human progress. It is believed that the use of
supportive technological mediators can facilitate teaching/learning processes and enable …

The diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in children is commonly accompanied by
a diagnosis of sensory processing disorders. Abnormalities are usually reported in multiple …

This paper proposes an architecture that makes programming of robot behavior of an
arbitrary complexity possible for end-users and shows the technical solutions in a way that is …

This conceptual paper presents a novel framework for the design and study of social robots
that support well-being. Building upon the self-determination theory and the associated …