Robot-based intervention may reduce delay in the production of intransitive gestures in Chinese-speaking preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder

So, Wing-Chee; Wong, Miranda Kit-Yi; Lam, Wwt; Cheng, C. C.; Yang, Jingquan; Ying, Huang; Ng, Peggy; Wong, Wai-Leung; Ho, Chiu-Lok; Yeung, K. K. C.; Lee, Cheuk-Chi

doi:10.1186/s13229-018-0217-5

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“…None of the trials reported independent randomization, and only 2 trials [38-41] reported using computer-generated randomization. Moreover, 3 studies [40,42,43] had a single-blind assessment, and all but 1 study [44] reported that the reliability of observations was confirmed against another rater (in that study, a single rater was used, but reliability was established in training).…”

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Psychosocial Health Interventions by Social Robots: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

2019

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Background Social robots that can communicate and interact with people offer exciting opportunities for improved health care access and outcomes. However, evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on health or well-being outcomes has not yet been clearly synthesized across all health domains where social robots have been tested. Objective This study aimed to undertake a systematic review examining current evidence from RCTs on the effects of psychosocial interventions by social robots on health or well-being. Methods Medline, PsycInfo, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Engineering Village searches across all years in the English language were conducted and supplemented by forward and backward searches. The included papers reported RCTs that assessed changes in health or well-being from interactions with a social robot across at least 2 measurement occasions. Results Out of 408 extracted records, 27 trials met the inclusion criteria: 6 in child health or well-being, 9 in children with autism spectrum disorder, and 12 with older adults. No trials on adolescents, young adults, or other problem areas were identified, and no studies had interventions where robots spontaneously modified verbal responses based on speech by participants. Most trials were small (total N=5 to 415; median=34), only 6 (22%) reported any follow-up outcomes (2 to 12 weeks; median=3.5) and a single-blind assessment was reported in 8 (31%). More recent trials tended to have greater methodological quality. All papers reported some positive outcomes from robotic interventions, although most trials had some measures that showed no difference or favored alternate treatments. Conclusions Controlled research on social robots is at an early stage, as is the current range of their applications to health care. Research on social robot interventions in clinical and health settings needs to transition from exploratory investigations to include large-scale controlled trials with sophisticated methodology, to increase confidence in their efficacy.

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“…Sample sizes ranged from 6 to 45 (median=24). However, only 3 recent papers reported some blind coding of observations [40,42,43]. The studies had 1 to 32 sessions (median=4), and study durations ranged from 0 to 14 weeks (median=9 weeks, 2 studies were unclear).…”

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Psychosocial Health Interventions by Social Robots: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

2019

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“…Robot-based training was utilized in one study to improve the gestures skills of preschool children with ASD by comparing the effects of this technique with two control groups: waitlist group and typically developed group. the study showed that the experimental group who received the intervention produced more accurate gestures and maintained the skills after two weeks of the training sessions compared to the waitlist group (So et al, 2018).…”

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“…Moreover, the limitations of assessment of generalization of the learned skills in other environments e.g. home (Radley et al, 2015(Radley et al, , 2017, or lack of long term follow up data which affect the generalizability and maintenance of the learned skills (Radley et al, 2015;Ventola et al, 2014;So et al, 2018;Chang et al, 2016). unavailability of measures for the study sample (Fava et al, 2011), or the cost and the time of using some measures to confirm the results (Waugh & Peskin, 2015).…”

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The Effects of Early Intervention Programs on the Social Communication Skills of Young Children with Autism: A Systematic Review

2020

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Social communication deficient is one of the fundamental issues of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Therefore, several intervention approaches have been used to develop social communication skills for young children with ASD. The purpose of this paper is to analyze and reflect the literature about the effect of early intervention programs on the social communication skills of young children with ASD. The review analyzed the early intervention studies between 2009 and 2019. The researcher used digital format database research: Scopus, PubMed, and Eric journal, using the keywords: "Autism Spectrum Disorder", AND "early intervention", AND "children", AND communication skills", OR "social skills". The PRISMA criteria for reporting in systematic reviews were utilized. The inclusion criteria were; the use of training programs, targeting social communication skills, provided by professionals and teachers, young children with ASD. It was excluded studies outside the scope of the subject; that do not meet the inclusion criteria; randomized control trails studies; Studies about parents or professionals and incomplete articles without accessibility. The results of the search showed 140 publications, only 12 studies were analyzed according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.

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“…Most of the previous studies on gestural skills in individuals with ASD are based on English-speaking participants. Some recent studies reporting delayed and deficit in gestural use in school-aged Chinese-speaking participants with ASD ( So et al, 2015 , 2016 , 2018 ). These results suggesting that early intervention is critical.…”

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Gestures in Storytelling by Preschool Chinese-Speaking Children With and Without Autism

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Previous findings on gestural impairment in autism are inconsistent, while scant evidence came from Chinese-speaking individuals. In the present study, preschool Chinese-speaking children with typical development and with autism were asked to generate stories from a set of wordless Cartoon pictures. Two groups were matched in chronological age and language developmental age. Their speech and gestures were coded. Compared to children with typical development, children with autism produced fewer gestures and showed lower gesture rate. Besides, children with autism produced fewer emblems and fewer supplementary gestures compared to their TD peers. Unlike children with typical development, children with autism tend to produce emblems for reinforcing, rather than supplementing information not conveyed in speech. Results showed the impairments in integrating the cross-modal semantic information in children with autism.

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Robot-based intervention may reduce delay in the production of intransitive gestures in Chinese-speaking preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder

Cited by 48 publications

References 86 publications

Psychosocial Health Interventions by Social Robots: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Psychosocial Health Interventions by Social Robots: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

The Effects of Early Intervention Programs on the Social Communication Skills of Young Children with Autism: A Systematic Review

Gestures in Storytelling by Preschool Chinese-Speaking Children With and Without Autism

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