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There are numbers of autism related research can be found in Malaysia that generally focus on the ASD, learning disorder, communication aids, therapy and many more. The list of publications is provided below:
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2016 |
Aziz, N S A; Ahmad, W F W Proposed conceptual model of mobile numerical application for children with autism Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016, ISBN: 9781479978946, (cited By 3). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Computation Theory, Conceptual Model, Diseases, Education, Learning, Mobile Applications, Statistics, Students @conference fusion-row 6, author = fusion-row 5, editor = fusion-row 4, url = fusion-row 3, doi = fusion-row 2, isbn = fusion-row 1, year = fusion-row 0, date = #main 9, journal = #main 8, pages = #main 7, publisher = #main 6, abstract = #main 5, note = #main 4, keywords = #main 3, pubstate = #main 2, tppubtype = #main 1 } Basic literacy and numeracy proficiency are two important skills which prepare and shape students for lifelong learning. This study focuses on numeracy skills for children with autism. It is crucial to conduct this study due to the increasing number of children with autism based on statistics data from the Malaysia Social Welfare Department. Children with autism have a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain and causes problems with thinking, feeling, and language. Thus, a lot of studies have been conducted related to the social and literacy skills of the children with autism. However, numeracy skills are also important to the children and the advancement in mobile technology creates new methods to equip the children with numeracy skills. In order to develop a mobile numerical application that is able to fulfil the needs of these children, a proposed conceptual model will be constructed. The proposed conceptual model consists of learning theories, learning principles, multimedia elements together with colour psychology, number skills, language, gestures and contents. © 2015 IEEE. |
Ilias, S; Tahir, N M; Jailani, R; Hasan, C Z C Classification of autism children gait patterns using Neural Network and Support Vector Machine Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016, ISBN: 9781509015436, (cited By 5). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Accuracy Rate, Autism, Classification (of information), Diseases, Gait Analysis, Gait Parameters, Gait Pattern, Industrial Electronics, Kinematics, Neural Networks, NN Classifiers, Sensitivity and Specificity, Support Vector Machines, Three Categories @conference #main 0, author = [if lt IE 9]> url = [if lt IE 9]> doi = [if lt IE 9]> isbn = [if lt IE 9]> year = [if lt IE 9]> date = [if lt IE 9]> journal = [if lt IE 9]> pages = [if lt IE 9]> publisher = [if lt IE 9]> abstract = [if lt IE 9]> note = fusion-columns 9, keywords = fusion-columns 8, pubstate = fusion-columns 7, tppubtype = fusion-columns 6 } In this study, we deemed further to evaluate the performance of Neural Network (NN) and Support Vector Machine (SVM) in classifying the gait patterns between autism and normal children. Firstly, temporal spatial, kinetic and kinematic gait parameters of forty four subjects namely thirty two normal subjects and twelve autism children are acquired. Next, these three category gait parameters acted as inputs to both classifiers. Results showed that fusion of temporal spatial and kinematic contributed the highest accuracy rate for NN classifier specifically 95% whilst SVM with polynomial as kernel, 95% accuracy rate is contributed by fusion of all gait parameters as inputs to the classifier. In addition, the classifiers performance is validated by computing both value of sensitivity and specificity. With SVM using polynomial as kernel, sensitivity attained is 100% indicated that the classifier's ability to perfectly discriminate normal subjects from autism subjects whilst 85% specificity showed that SVM is able to identify autism subjects as autism based on their gait patterns at 85% rate. © 2016 IEEE. |
Nor, M N M; Jailani, R; Tahir, N M Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016, ISBN: 9781509015436, (cited By 4). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: ASD Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Diseases, Electromyography, Gases, Gastrocnemius, Human Motions, Industrial Electronics, Muscle, Tibialis Anterior, Typical Development, Walking Gait, Walking Pattern @conference fusion-columns 5, author = fusion-columns 4, url = fusion-columns 3, doi = fusion-columns 2, isbn = fusion-columns 1, year = fusion-columns 0, date = fusion-row 9, journal = fusion-row 8, pages = fusion-row 7, publisher = fusion-row 6, abstract = fusion-row 5, note = fusion-row 4, keywords = fusion-row 3, pubstate = fusion-row 2, tppubtype = fusion-row 1 } This paper presents an analysis of Electromyography (EMG) signals of lower limb muscles during walking among children. Total of 18 children consists of 8 Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) children and 10 Typical Development (TD) children aged between 6 to 13 years old were participated in this study. The muscles of Tibialis Anterior (TA) and Gastrocnemius (GAS) were examined and the EMG signals data were obtained using Trigno Wireless EMG System at Human Motion and Analysis Laboratory, UiTM Shah Alam. The EMG signals patterns for TA and GAS muscles will be explained and the independent t-Test will be analyzed to investigate the differences of walking gait in ASD children and TD children. The result shows that there is significant differences at Gastrocnemius (GAS) muscle between ASD and TD children during midstance where p value is equal to 0.042. From this study, the EMG signal for GAS muscle play an important role in differentiate between ASD and TD children. © 2016 IEEE. |
Miskam, M A; Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Ariffin, I M; Omar, A R Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016, ISBN: 9781479966783, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Autism Therapies, Behavioral Research, Children with Autism, Cognitive Interaction, Diseases, Education, Emotion, Emotion Gestures, Human Behaviours, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Robotics, Robots, Social Sciences, Surveys, Teaching, Teaching Module @conference fusion-row 0, author = fusion-footer-widget-area 9, url = fusion-footer-widget-area 8, doi = fusion-footer-widget-area 7, isbn = fusion-footer-widget-area 6, year = fusion-footer-widget-area 5, date = fusion-footer-widget-area 4, journal = fusion-footer-widget-area 3, publisher = fusion-footer-widget-area 2, abstract = fusion-footer-widget-area 1, note = fusion-footer-widget-area 0, keywords = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 9, pubstate = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 8, tppubtype = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 7 } This paper is, we used a humanoid robot to physically show emotional poses and conduct a simple guessing game with children. Nine different emotions using the robot's body poses have been developed using Choregraphe. Naturally, we need to approximate as closely as possible natural human behaviour to be done by robot to engaging the children to interact with normal human. Therefore, this study is continuation of our previous study on emotion gestures where we get the therapists response towards module of emotions-based teaching module for children with autism. The role of therapists is to give their main knowledge of autism therapy to bring the right creation of module program using robot. © 2015 IEEE. |
Shminan, A S; Fauzan, N; Aren, M The intensity of the research activities on e learning for care givers of autistic children Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016, ISBN: 9781467366649, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism Intervention, Developmental Disorders, Direct Communications, Diseases, E-learning, E-learning Technology, Medical Computing, Nonverbal Communication, Personnel Training, Research, Telehealth, Web-Based @conference fusion-fusion-copyright-content 6, author = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 5, url = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 4, doi = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 3, isbn = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 2, year = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 1, date = fusion-fusion-copyright-content 0, journal = fusion-row 9, publisher = fusion-row 8, abstract = fusion-row 7, note = fusion-row 6, keywords = fusion-row 5, pubstate = fusion-row 4, tppubtype = fusion-row 3 } Autism, known as a spectrum disorder (ASD) is seen in early childhood or by three years of age. ASD is a neuro-developmental disorder characterized by deficits in social responsiveness, impairments in verbal and nonverbal communication. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the relevance of e-learning technology to the area of training the caregivers of autistic children. Our search focused on a number of data banks that contain numerous references to autism and home based treatment. Our results found only ten papers published since 2010 that met our criteria for inclusion. Six were demonstrations of e learning to teach caregivers and professionals the basics of applied behavior analysis and some techniques for skill training. The remainder of the studies fell into the telehealth category which involved direct communication between a professional and caregiver in the home. The studies suggest that home based service delivery is effective and offers both the social service system and parents considerable financial savings. The use of Web based platform (e learning and telehealth) is depicted as an aid to caregivers of autistic children. The need for more studies of the variables related to home based service delivery is noted. © 2015 IEEE. |
Hussain, A; Abdullah, A; Husni, H; Mkpojiogu, E O C Interaction design principles for edutainment systems: Enhancing the communication skills of children with autism spectrum disorders Journal Article Revista Tecnica de la Facultad de Ingenieria Universidad del Zulia, 39 (8), pp. 45-50, 2016, ISSN: 02540770, (cited By 24). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Communication Skills, Diseases, Education, Edutainment, Interaction Design, Spectrum Analysis, User Interfaces @article fusion-row 2, author = fusion-row 1, url = fusion-row 0, doi = #footer 9, issn = #footer 8, year = #footer 7, date = #footer 6, journal = #footer 5, volume = #footer 4, number = #footer 3, pages = #footer 2, publisher = #footer 1, abstract = #footer 0, note = fusion-footer 9, keywords = fusion-footer 8, pubstate = fusion-footer 7, tppubtype = fusion-footer 6 } Owing to deterioration in communication, approximately 50% of individuals diagnosed with Autism face challenges in developing functional languages. To assist these individuals become more relaxed and comfortable during these activities, installed educational games on mobile devices can be used. Although there are many new mobile applications available for individuals with Autism, they are difficult to use; particularly in terms of user-interface design. An analysis of existing apps developed for children with autism shows that app design principles are projected according to interaction design (IxD) which fulfills the users? requirements in a more efficient way. The analysis involved five applications and pointed out fifteen suggestions regarding the design principles. This paper presents the suggested recommendations for the design and development of prototype apps for autistic children. It introduces edutainment systems design principles, which are designed to assist in the development of communication skills in children diagnosed with Autism-spectrum disorders. |
Rusli, N; Yusof, H M; Sidek, S N; Latif, M H Hottest pixel segmentation based thermal image analysis for children Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016, ISBN: 9781467377911, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Affective State, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Biomedical Engineering, Diseases, Feature Extraction, First-Order Statistics, Forehead Region, Gray Level Intensity, Image Analysis, Image Segmentation, Pixels, Segmentation Techniques, Thermal Image Analysis, Thermal Images @conference fusion-footer 5, author = fusion-footer 4, url = fusion-footer 3, doi = fusion-footer 2, isbn = fusion-footer 1, year = fusion-footer 0, date = wrapper 9, journal = wrapper 8, pages = wrapper 7, publisher = wrapper 6, abstract = wrapper 5, note = wrapper 4, keywords = wrapper 3, pubstate = wrapper 2, tppubtype = wrapper 1 } In this paper, the first order statistics for gray level intensity defined from thermal image is implemented to govern the significant and distinguishable characteristic pattern in thermal image of affective states. The impact of thresholding mechanism is studied to differentiate between positive affective states (happy) and negative affective states (sad) analysis in response to the stimuli adopted from International Affective Pictures System (IAPS) database. The hottest pixel segmentation technique is applied where it identifies the threshold level in a way to classify the hottest pixel area. The region of interest is narrowed to a forehead region with result of separation analysis made to left and right area. Two experiments have been conducted by using different set of stimuli and the results depicts of asymmetry and differed in culmination pattern for these two affective states. This conclusive result from this study suggests that this feature can be used as one of the important feature to give information of affective states on individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with least of facial expressions and perhaps would-be use in non-verbal means. © 2016 IEEE. |
Rusli, N B; Sidek, S N; Yusof, Md H; Latif, Abd M H Non-invasive assessment of affective states on individual with autism spectrum disorder: A review Conference 56 , Springer Verlag, 2016, ISSN: 16800737, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Affective State, Autism, Biomedical Engineering, Blood, Diseases, Emotion, Facial Expression, Hemodynamics, Infrared Imaging, Noninvasive Medical Procedures, Physiological Signals, Physiology, Signal Detection, Skin, Social Sciences @conference wrapper 0, author = #boxed-wrapper 9, editor = #boxed-wrapper 8, url = #boxed-wrapper 7, doi = #boxed-wrapper 6, issn = #boxed-wrapper 5, year = #boxed-wrapper 4, date = #boxed-wrapper 3, journal = #boxed-wrapper 2, volume = #boxed-wrapper 1, pages = #boxed-wrapper 0, publisher = Instagram Feed JS 9, abstract = Instagram Feed JS 8, note = Instagram Feed JS 7, keywords = Instagram Feed JS 6, pubstate = Instagram Feed JS 5, tppubtype = Instagram Feed JS 4 } Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are identified as a group of people who have social interaction and communication impairment. They have difficulty in producing speech and explaining what they meant. They also suffer from emotional or cognitive states requirement that stance challenges to their interest in communicating and socializing. Hence, it is vital to know their emotion to help them develop better skills in social interaction. Emotion can be derived from affective states and can be detected through physical reaction and physiological signals. There are numerous known modalities available to detect the affective states either through invasive and non-invasive methods. In order to evaluate the affective states of individuals with ASD, amongst the methods used are through electrodermal activity (EDA), electromyographic (EMG) activity, and cardiovascular activity (ECG) and blood flow analyses. Though considered non invasive, these methods require sensor to be patched on to the skin causing discomfort to the subjects and might distract their true emotion. We propose non-invasive methods which is also contactless to address the problem to detect emotion of individual with ASD that is through thermal imaging. Through the impact of cutaneous temperature in blood flow, thermal imprint is radiated and can be detected in this method. To date, no research has been reported of the use of thermal imaging analysis of facial skin temperature on the individuals with ASD. In this paper we will justify the method and also discuss the merits and demerits of other methods. © International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering 2016. |
2015 |
Abdullah, M H L; Brereton, M Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2015, ISBN: 9781450336734, (cited By 10). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Children with Autism, Communication, Diseases, Education, Human Computer Interaction, iPad Applications, Learning, MyCalendar, Participatory Design, Special Education, Teaching, Visual Languages @conference Instagram Feed JS 3, author = Instagram Feed JS 2, editor = Instagram Feed JS 1, url = Instagram Feed JS 0, doi = {10.1145/2838739.2838785}, isbn = {9781450336734}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {OzCHI 2015: Being Human - Conference Proceedings}, pages = {1-9}, publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery, Inc}, abstract = {This paper presents MyCalendar; a visual calendar prototype App that was developed to support children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and language delays to communicate about their own activities and interests across the settings of home and school. MyCalendar was developed following in-depth fieldwork and participatory design sessions with parents, teachers and children from Preparatory year to year 2 of an Australian Primary School Special Education Unit catering largely for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Typically, children with ASD face difficulties in participating at school. MyCalendar was then evaluated over six months with four teachers, ten parents and eleven children. The study resulted in two key findings: (1) MyCalendar supported children who have ASD and limited verbal skills to better communicate their daily personal activities through photos and videos, encouraged by teachers and parents. (2) This deeper understanding of the children's daily lives enabled teachers to successfully model positive behaviours and to scaffold more relevant and meaningful learning opportunities by relating them to the children's lives. While it was initially expected that the activities would better support communication between teachers and parents, the MyCalendar led in fact to novel scaffolding of learning opportunities and modeling of communication in the classroom. Copyright © 2015 ACM.}, note = {cited By 10}, keywords = {Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Children with Autism, Communication, Diseases, Education, Human Computer Interaction, iPad Applications, Learning, MyCalendar, Participatory Design, Special Education, Teaching, Visual Languages}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper presents MyCalendar; a visual calendar prototype App that was developed to support children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and language delays to communicate about their own activities and interests across the settings of home and school. MyCalendar was developed following in-depth fieldwork and participatory design sessions with parents, teachers and children from Preparatory year to year 2 of an Australian Primary School Special Education Unit catering largely for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Typically, children with ASD face difficulties in participating at school. MyCalendar was then evaluated over six months with four teachers, ten parents and eleven children. The study resulted in two key findings: (1) MyCalendar supported children who have ASD and limited verbal skills to better communicate their daily personal activities through photos and videos, encouraged by teachers and parents. (2) This deeper understanding of the children's daily lives enabled teachers to successfully model positive behaviours and to scaffold more relevant and meaningful learning opportunities by relating them to the children's lives. While it was initially expected that the activities would better support communication between teachers and parents, the MyCalendar led in fact to novel scaffolding of learning opportunities and modeling of communication in the classroom. Copyright © 2015 ACM. |
Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Hanapiah, F A; Mohamed, S A content validated tool to observe autism behavior in child-robot interaction Conference 2015-November , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781467367042, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autistic Children, Child-Robot Interactions, Children with Autism, Cronbach's Alphas, Diseases, Humanoid Robot, Internal Consistency, Mental Disorders, Robotics, Robots, Validation Study @conference{Shamsuddin201543, title = {A content validated tool to observe autism behavior in child-robot interaction}, author = {S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and F A Hanapiah and S Mohamed}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84954049574&doi=10.1109%2fROMAN.2015.7333578&partnerID=40&md5=2a25d12804ba227de6f26eca7b46f770}, doi = {10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333578}, isbn = {9781467367042}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication}, volume = {2015-November}, pages = {43-47}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {This research presents the validation study of a qualitative tool to analyze the response in robot-based intervention. The 24 behavioral items in the tool were determined through routine observations carried out by clinicians and the definitions of autism adopted by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Fourth Edition-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR). 34 experts determined content validity and tool reliability by viewpoints through the Likert scale. The tool was found to have good content validity with more than 67% of experts scored at least 3 on the 5-point Likert scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.872 reflected the tool's content reliability and internal consistency. The tool was used to analyze the behavior response of children with autism when exposed to a humanoid robot. It functioned as a score-sheet to compare the behavior of autistic children with and without the presence of a robot. These findings put forward a tool with contents considered valid to evaluate behavior outcome of studies involving children with autism and robots. © 2015 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autistic Children, Child-Robot Interactions, Children with Autism, Cronbach's Alphas, Diseases, Humanoid Robot, Internal Consistency, Mental Disorders, Robotics, Robots, Validation Study}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This research presents the validation study of a qualitative tool to analyze the response in robot-based intervention. The 24 behavioral items in the tool were determined through routine observations carried out by clinicians and the definitions of autism adopted by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Fourth Edition-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR). 34 experts determined content validity and tool reliability by viewpoints through the Likert scale. The tool was found to have good content validity with more than 67% of experts scored at least 3 on the 5-point Likert scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.872 reflected the tool's content reliability and internal consistency. The tool was used to analyze the behavior response of children with autism when exposed to a humanoid robot. It functioned as a score-sheet to compare the behavior of autistic children with and without the presence of a robot. These findings put forward a tool with contents considered valid to evaluate behavior outcome of studies involving children with autism and robots. © 2015 IEEE. |
Bakar, M A A; Ismail, Z; Fikry, A; Musa, R; Hassan, H; Ahmad, S S; Samat, N; Hashim, R Review on training policy for teachers and parents in using humanoid for children with autism Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Central Nervous System Stimulants, Children with Autism, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Education, Humanoid Robot, Manufacture, Parents, Personnel Training, Prevalence Rates, Robotics, Teacher, Teaching @conference{Bakar2015180, title = {Review on training policy for teachers and parents in using humanoid for children with autism}, author = {M A A Bakar and Z Ismail and A Fikry and R Musa and H Hassan and S S Ahmad and N Samat and R Hashim}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959501336&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295884&partnerID=40&md5=8bce6d13363f0e49a90109feee8598fb}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295884}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {180-184}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {Autism spectrum disorder is a life-long development disorder distinguish by impairment related to central nervous system maturation with features include delay in social life development, problem in language, social skills and repetitive behavior. Autism is a global crisis due to prevalence rates higher in several countries and the need for treatment view to be important. This paper reviews on the training policy for teachers and parents in using humanoid for children with autism. In Malaysia, there is no proper and specific training policy for children with autism through implementation of humanoid. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Central Nervous System Stimulants, Children with Autism, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Education, Humanoid Robot, Manufacture, Parents, Personnel Training, Prevalence Rates, Robotics, Teacher, Teaching}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Autism spectrum disorder is a life-long development disorder distinguish by impairment related to central nervous system maturation with features include delay in social life development, problem in language, social skills and repetitive behavior. Autism is a global crisis due to prevalence rates higher in several countries and the need for treatment view to be important. This paper reviews on the training policy for teachers and parents in using humanoid for children with autism. In Malaysia, there is no proper and specific training policy for children with autism through implementation of humanoid. © 2014 IEEE. |
Saleh, N M; Hassan, H; Fikry, A; Musa, R; Ahmad, S S; Ismail, Z; Samat, N; Hashim, R Autism children: Cost and benefit analysis of using humanoid in Malaysia Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 3). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Autism Therapies, Autism Treatments, Children, Cost Benefit Analysis, Costs, Curing, Diseases, Humanoid, Humanoid Robot, Manufacture, Quality of Life, Robotics, Robots @conference{Saleh2015185, title = {Autism children: Cost and benefit analysis of using humanoid in Malaysia}, author = {N M Saleh and H Hassan and A Fikry and R Musa and S S Ahmad and Z Ismail and N Samat and R Hashim}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959570138&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295885&partnerID=40&md5=e3a60d8df8ebd4f38287d5f212c8ab1a}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295885}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {185-187}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {Autism is a permanent disorder that cause quality of life disturbance. As matter of research, there are no single interventions that can cure the heterogeneous syndrome. Since there is no cure for autism children, perhaps using humanoid can help the autism children in order to have appropriate therapy and treatment programs especially to the young children inflicted with it. Robots are normally used for industrial work, but hardly for therapy. Robots have been used to substitute human way back in the 19th century. They are beneficial to society regardless of the fields that they are being utilized. The health sector has been identified as one of the fields that benefit most as a result of using robotics. For decades, people fascinated with the technology's fiction of robots that look and act like a human Therefore, humanoid robots give benefits towards autism therapy for early detection. Many studies have been done in order to determine the ways to conduct autism treatment However, there is no study on cost and benefit analysis conducted using humanoid as a treatment for autism children. Therefore, this study will focus on the cost and benefit analysis of using humanoid for Malaysian autism children. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 3}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Autism Therapies, Autism Treatments, Children, Cost Benefit Analysis, Costs, Curing, Diseases, Humanoid, Humanoid Robot, Manufacture, Quality of Life, Robotics, Robots}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Autism is a permanent disorder that cause quality of life disturbance. As matter of research, there are no single interventions that can cure the heterogeneous syndrome. Since there is no cure for autism children, perhaps using humanoid can help the autism children in order to have appropriate therapy and treatment programs especially to the young children inflicted with it. Robots are normally used for industrial work, but hardly for therapy. Robots have been used to substitute human way back in the 19th century. They are beneficial to society regardless of the fields that they are being utilized. The health sector has been identified as one of the fields that benefit most as a result of using robotics. For decades, people fascinated with the technology's fiction of robots that look and act like a human Therefore, humanoid robots give benefits towards autism therapy for early detection. Many studies have been done in order to determine the ways to conduct autism treatment However, there is no study on cost and benefit analysis conducted using humanoid as a treatment for autism children. Therefore, this study will focus on the cost and benefit analysis of using humanoid for Malaysian autism children. © 2014 IEEE. |
Isa, N R M; Yusoff, M; Khalid, N E; Tahir, N; Nikmat, Binti A W Autism severity level detection using fuzzy expert system Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 2). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Autism Severity Level, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Data Acquisition, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Education, Expert Systems, Fuzzy Expert Systems, Level Detections, Manufacture, Robotics, Social Communications, Surveys, System Architectures, Teaching @conference{Isa2015218, title = {Autism severity level detection using fuzzy expert system}, author = {N R M Isa and M Yusoff and N E Khalid and N Tahir and A W Binti Nikmat}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959503922&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295891&partnerID=40&md5=63e742d59b785d14f87d98dac7dd71ee}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295891}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {218-223}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {Autism is a neuro developmental disorder that is recently well known among Malaysian. Many researches on autism detection have been conducted worldwide. However, there is lack of research conducted in detecting autism severity level. Therefore, this paper focuses on autism severity level detection using fuzzy expert system. Two main autistic behavioral criteria are selected which are social communication impairment and restricted repetitive behavior. Data acquisition was based on interview sessions with clinical psychologist and distribution of 36 questionnaires to teachers and parents that have autistic children. It was then analyzed and the cut off points for each severity level; level 1 (mild), level 2 (moderate), and level 3 (severe) is determined. The fuzzy expert system processes are employed to detect the severity levels. The processes involve Fuzzy system architecture, fuzzification, rules evaluation, rules evaluation and defuzzification. The finding demonstrates that the system is able to detect autism severity level with a good accuracy. This system also accommodates with suitable recommendation based on the generated result whether the suggestion is to go for speech therapy or behavior therapy. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 2}, keywords = {Autism, Autism Severity Level, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Data Acquisition, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Education, Expert Systems, Fuzzy Expert Systems, Level Detections, Manufacture, Robotics, Social Communications, Surveys, System Architectures, Teaching}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Autism is a neuro developmental disorder that is recently well known among Malaysian. Many researches on autism detection have been conducted worldwide. However, there is lack of research conducted in detecting autism severity level. Therefore, this paper focuses on autism severity level detection using fuzzy expert system. Two main autistic behavioral criteria are selected which are social communication impairment and restricted repetitive behavior. Data acquisition was based on interview sessions with clinical psychologist and distribution of 36 questionnaires to teachers and parents that have autistic children. It was then analyzed and the cut off points for each severity level; level 1 (mild), level 2 (moderate), and level 3 (severe) is determined. The fuzzy expert system processes are employed to detect the severity levels. The processes involve Fuzzy system architecture, fuzzification, rules evaluation, rules evaluation and defuzzification. The finding demonstrates that the system is able to detect autism severity level with a good accuracy. This system also accommodates with suitable recommendation based on the generated result whether the suggestion is to go for speech therapy or behavior therapy. © 2014 IEEE. |
Moktar, M N; Fikry, A; Musa, R; Hassan, H; Ahmad, S S; Ismail, Z; Samat, N; Hashim, R Extending cultural model of assistive technology design for autism treatment Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Assistive Technology, Autism, Autism Treatments, Cell Culture, Cultural Aspects, Cultural Changes, Cultural Difference, Cultural Diversity, Design, Diseases, Manufacture, Robotics, Technological Growth @conference{Moktar2015172, title = {Extending cultural model of assistive technology design for autism treatment}, author = {M N Moktar and A Fikry and R Musa and H Hassan and S S Ahmad and Z Ismail and N Samat and R Hashim}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959542249&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295882&partnerID=40&md5=43f3d322ae7e765e39205c5990862b05}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295882}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {172-175}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {This paper depicts the prominence of cultural on the adoption of assistive technology, in terms of design, which are particularly anticipated for autism treatment. The researchers believe that cultural aspect should be considered in designing assistive technology in treating autistic individual. It is necessary to assess cultural differences critically so that assistive technology can be accepted extensively. Occasional review on cultural changes is also needed in countries with cultural diversity to ensure that the technological growth is compatible with the current recognition. This paper reviews on disability treatment using assistive technology and proposes an extension for the existing cultural model for assistive technology design. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Assistive Technology, Autism, Autism Treatments, Cell Culture, Cultural Aspects, Cultural Changes, Cultural Difference, Cultural Diversity, Design, Diseases, Manufacture, Robotics, Technological Growth}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper depicts the prominence of cultural on the adoption of assistive technology, in terms of design, which are particularly anticipated for autism treatment. The researchers believe that cultural aspect should be considered in designing assistive technology in treating autistic individual. It is necessary to assess cultural differences critically so that assistive technology can be accepted extensively. Occasional review on cultural changes is also needed in countries with cultural diversity to ensure that the technological growth is compatible with the current recognition. This paper reviews on disability treatment using assistive technology and proposes an extension for the existing cultural model for assistive technology design. © 2014 IEEE. |
Khir, N H B M; Ismail, M; Jamil, N; Razak, F H A Can spatiotemporal gait analysis identify a child with Autistic Spectrum Disorder? Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Critical Analysis, Diseases, Economic and Social Effects, Gait Analysis, Gait Pattern, Literature Reviews, Manufacture, Quantitative Study, Robotics, Spatiotemporal @conference{Khir2015115, title = {Can spatiotemporal gait analysis identify a child with Autistic Spectrum Disorder?}, author = {N H B M Khir and M Ismail and N Jamil and F H A Razak}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959505294&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295872&partnerID=40&md5=dbaae7a86b78fa037d60f4b944ed2dc6}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295872}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {115-119}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {The aim of this study is to investigate the ability of spatiotemporal gait analysis to identify the Autistic Spectrum Disorder child (ASD). Even though the interest in gait analysis is becoming popular among researchers these days, yet very few quantitative studies are done on children with autism. Since motor development is not influenced by both social and linguistic development, it is believed to be a probable bio-marker of autism. The spatiotemporal gait pattern is being explored to understand the difference it may bring upon in the future. Six findings from previous researches are reviewed and analyzed to understand the crucial factor involves in this research. From the literature review and critical analysis done, spatiotemporal gait analysis may be used to identify the ASD child because the gait patterns of ASD child are discovered to be different from normal children. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Critical Analysis, Diseases, Economic and Social Effects, Gait Analysis, Gait Pattern, Literature Reviews, Manufacture, Quantitative Study, Robotics, Spatiotemporal}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The aim of this study is to investigate the ability of spatiotemporal gait analysis to identify the Autistic Spectrum Disorder child (ASD). Even though the interest in gait analysis is becoming popular among researchers these days, yet very few quantitative studies are done on children with autism. Since motor development is not influenced by both social and linguistic development, it is believed to be a probable bio-marker of autism. The spatiotemporal gait pattern is being explored to understand the difference it may bring upon in the future. Six findings from previous researches are reviewed and analyzed to understand the crucial factor involves in this research. From the literature review and critical analysis done, spatiotemporal gait analysis may be used to identify the ASD child because the gait patterns of ASD child are discovered to be different from normal children. © 2014 IEEE. |
Miskam, M A; Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Omar, A R; Muda, M Z Programming platform for NAO robot in cognitive interaction applications Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 2). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Choregraphe, Cognitive Interaction, Computer Program, Computer Software, Diseases, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, In-Buildings, Manufacture, Patient Rehabilitation, Robotics, Robots, Social Cognition @conference{Miskam2015141, title = {Programming platform for NAO robot in cognitive interaction applications}, author = {M A Miskam and S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and A R Omar and M Z Muda}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959542262&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295877&partnerID=40&md5=32eeaf0a717a0ce0a5c8bc5a7cb7de89}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295877}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {141-146}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {The humanoid robot NAO is a ready-made exploration platform that comes with a Choregraphe software to program and animate it Choregraphe is a powerful tool that allows programming in Python for motion control In this paper, we explore how Choregraphe can aid users in building basic cognitive interaction modules specifically for the rehabilitation of autistic children. Difficulty to interact with others and impaired social cognition are some of the core symptoms of autism. A robot in human form has the ability to help encourage children to interact and respond to dialogue cues. Comparison between Choregraphe and another programing tool in embedding cognitive interaction ability into the NAO robot is discussed. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 2}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Choregraphe, Cognitive Interaction, Computer Program, Computer Software, Diseases, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, In-Buildings, Manufacture, Patient Rehabilitation, Robotics, Robots, Social Cognition}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The humanoid robot NAO is a ready-made exploration platform that comes with a Choregraphe software to program and animate it Choregraphe is a powerful tool that allows programming in Python for motion control In this paper, we explore how Choregraphe can aid users in building basic cognitive interaction modules specifically for the rehabilitation of autistic children. Difficulty to interact with others and impaired social cognition are some of the core symptoms of autism. A robot in human form has the ability to help encourage children to interact and respond to dialogue cues. Comparison between Choregraphe and another programing tool in embedding cognitive interaction ability into the NAO robot is discussed. © 2014 IEEE. |
Sitimin, S A; Ismail, Z; Fikry, A; Hassan, H; Ahmad, S S; Samat, N; Musa, R; Hashim, R A review on employee benefits for working parents with autistic children Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Communication Skills, Developed Countries, Diseases, Employee Benefits, Manufacture, Robotics, Social Interactions, Working Parents @conference{Sitimin2015176, title = {A review on employee benefits for working parents with autistic children}, author = {S A Sitimin and Z Ismail and A Fikry and H Hassan and S S Ahmad and N Samat and R Musa and R Hashim}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959565959&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295883&partnerID=40&md5=30b39811730957e0eb810658605e007a}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295883}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {176-179}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {Autism is a behavioural illness categorized based on poor communication skills, lack of social interaction and weird way of playing. As a caregiver and a worker at the same time, 78 per cent of employees sometimes had to take short time off or leave early from work, come to work late, and being absence for a long period of time. Since children with autism needs more health services and attention, working parents are hoping to get better employees benefits from their employers. Mostly, in developed countries such as United States, employee benefits for working parents with autistic children is applicable but the employees benefits provided are very limited and it is based on the organization's benefit policies. This research provides a general review on previous related studies especially the one which is closely related to employee benefits for working parents with autistic children. Thus, this research can contribute to the new knowledge in creating special employee benefits in the workplace for working parents with autistic children globally. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Autism, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Communication Skills, Developed Countries, Diseases, Employee Benefits, Manufacture, Robotics, Social Interactions, Working Parents}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Autism is a behavioural illness categorized based on poor communication skills, lack of social interaction and weird way of playing. As a caregiver and a worker at the same time, 78 per cent of employees sometimes had to take short time off or leave early from work, come to work late, and being absence for a long period of time. Since children with autism needs more health services and attention, working parents are hoping to get better employees benefits from their employers. Mostly, in developed countries such as United States, employee benefits for working parents with autistic children is applicable but the employees benefits provided are very limited and it is based on the organization's benefit policies. This research provides a general review on previous related studies especially the one which is closely related to employee benefits for working parents with autistic children. Thus, this research can contribute to the new knowledge in creating special employee benefits in the workplace for working parents with autistic children globally. © 2014 IEEE. |
Rahim, M H B A; Zamin, N AUTISTHERAPIBOT: Autonomous robotic autism therapists assistant for autistic children Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Asperger Syndrome, Assistant Robot, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autonomous Robotics, Diseases, Learning, Manufacture, Process of Learning, Robotics, Robots, Traditional Learning @conference{Rahim2015248, title = {AUTISTHERAPIBOT: Autonomous robotic autism therapists assistant for autistic children}, author = {M H B A Rahim and N Zamin}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959477969&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295896&partnerID=40&md5=97aba13712e291d19218c277f557e204}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295896}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {248-253}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {Recent studies unravels that Autistic Spectrum Disorder which include Asperger Syndrome have many bad impacts. Among the symptoms of ASD are difficulties to focus that leads to difficulties in learning especially to those ASD children. Thus, the objective of this project is to investigate the current teaching method used by the autism therapists and solve the weaknesses via robotic means. The NXT will be used in order to aid the therapists in educating those children with ASD. Upon the completion of the prototype, it will be tested against the autistic children to check on the efficacy of the developed prototype. The project will focus on how to attract the autistic children into learning via the usage of robotic application. In a preliminary investigation, multiple robotic designs and programming approach are studied to produce a robotic application that can assist therapists and engage with the target autistic children in order to facilitate their process of learning. Interviews with the therapists and live observation at the selected special school are conducted to understand the traditional learning process that are used by the therapists and identify the weaknesses in it to improvise it. The significance of this robotic application is to fulfill the depravedness in the learning capabilities of the autistic children and also to assist the therapists in their daily routine. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Asperger Syndrome, Assistant Robot, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autonomous Robotics, Diseases, Learning, Manufacture, Process of Learning, Robotics, Robots, Traditional Learning}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Recent studies unravels that Autistic Spectrum Disorder which include Asperger Syndrome have many bad impacts. Among the symptoms of ASD are difficulties to focus that leads to difficulties in learning especially to those ASD children. Thus, the objective of this project is to investigate the current teaching method used by the autism therapists and solve the weaknesses via robotic means. The NXT will be used in order to aid the therapists in educating those children with ASD. Upon the completion of the prototype, it will be tested against the autistic children to check on the efficacy of the developed prototype. The project will focus on how to attract the autistic children into learning via the usage of robotic application. In a preliminary investigation, multiple robotic designs and programming approach are studied to produce a robotic application that can assist therapists and engage with the target autistic children in order to facilitate their process of learning. Interviews with the therapists and live observation at the selected special school are conducted to understand the traditional learning process that are used by the therapists and identify the weaknesses in it to improvise it. The significance of this robotic application is to fulfill the depravedness in the learning capabilities of the autistic children and also to assist the therapists in their daily routine. © 2014 IEEE. |
Yussof, H; Salleh, M H; Miskam, M A; Shamsuddin, S; Omar, A R ASKNAO apps targeting at social skills development for children with autism Conference 2015-October , IEEE Computer Society, 2015, ISSN: 21618070, (cited By 3). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Automation, Children with Autism, Communication Skills, Diseases, Education, Social Skills @conference{Yussof2015973, title = {ASKNAO apps targeting at social skills development for children with autism}, author = {H Yussof and M H Salleh and M A Miskam and S Shamsuddin and A R Omar}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84952770737&doi=10.1109%2fCoASE.2015.7294225&partnerID=40&md5=bb2d8f8a5d54a457dec4137e1a55514a}, doi = {10.1109/CoASE.2015.7294225}, issn = {21618070}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering}, volume = {2015-October}, pages = {973-978}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, abstract = {This paper aims to review the ASKNAO apps targeting at social skills of children with autism. The ASKNAO Apps is a system that designed to teach children with autism the basic skills that are naturally learned by the typical children. Since ASKNAO apps is a commercial based system, the contents are yet to be categorized technically and specifically in accordance to the three autism criteria which are social skills, communication skills and repetitive behavior. By taking the first step in identifying the Apps suitability focusing on social skills, further study on application and assessment of ASKNAO can be conducted to teach the child in the direction of the user's requirements. © 2015 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 3}, keywords = {Automation, Children with Autism, Communication Skills, Diseases, Education, Social Skills}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper aims to review the ASKNAO apps targeting at social skills of children with autism. The ASKNAO Apps is a system that designed to teach children with autism the basic skills that are naturally learned by the typical children. Since ASKNAO apps is a commercial based system, the contents are yet to be categorized technically and specifically in accordance to the three autism criteria which are social skills, communication skills and repetitive behavior. By taking the first step in identifying the Apps suitability focusing on social skills, further study on application and assessment of ASKNAO can be conducted to teach the child in the direction of the user's requirements. © 2015 IEEE. |
Kamaruzaman, N N; Jomhari, N Digital Game-Based Learning for Low Functioning Autism Children in Learning Al-Quran Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479928231, (cited By 4). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Al-Quran, Best Model, Digital Game-Based Learning, Diseases, E-learning, Education, Education Computing, Learning, Low-Functioning Autism, Process of Learning, Serious Games @conference{Kamaruzaman2015184, title = {Digital Game-Based Learning for Low Functioning Autism Children in Learning Al-Quran}, author = {N N Kamaruzaman and N Jomhari}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84964950093&doi=10.1109%2fNOORIC.2013.46&partnerID=40&md5=f7d5517e2d29058cb7b6e571fb0191f3}, doi = {10.1109/NOORIC.2013.46}, isbn = {9781479928231}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Proceedings - 2013 Taibah University International Conference on Advances in Information Technology for the Holy Quran and Its Sciences, NOORIC 2013}, pages = {184-189}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {The objective of the study is to propose several prototypes of digital game-based learning (DGBL) for the education of low functioning autism (LFA) children specifically in learning Al-Quran. Study on several models of the serious game has been conducted and the best model was selected to be applied in designing the prototypes. Experiment on fifteen LFA children, age within five to ten years old will be conducted in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the game in helping the process of learning Al-Quran. The evaluation will emphasize on the usability element on its user. The expectation of this study is that the game could engage the LFA children during the learning process and make them active in learning Al-Quran. Therefore with the creation of the game, it is hoped that it will provide the LFA children with opportunities to study Al-Quran like other normal Muslim children. © 2015 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 4}, keywords = {Al-Quran, Best Model, Digital Game-Based Learning, Diseases, E-learning, Education, Education Computing, Learning, Low-Functioning Autism, Process of Learning, Serious Games}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The objective of the study is to propose several prototypes of digital game-based learning (DGBL) for the education of low functioning autism (LFA) children specifically in learning Al-Quran. Study on several models of the serious game has been conducted and the best model was selected to be applied in designing the prototypes. Experiment on fifteen LFA children, age within five to ten years old will be conducted in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the game in helping the process of learning Al-Quran. The evaluation will emphasize on the usability element on its user. The expectation of this study is that the game could engage the LFA children during the learning process and make them active in learning Al-Quran. Therefore with the creation of the game, it is hoped that it will provide the LFA children with opportunities to study Al-Quran like other normal Muslim children. © 2015 IEEE. |
Khosrowabadi, R; Quek, C; Ang, K K; Wahab, A; Chen, Annabel S -H Dynamic screening of autistic children in various mental states using pattern of connectivity between brain regions Journal Article Applied Soft Computing Journal, 32 , pp. 335-346, 2015, ISSN: 15684946, (cited By 6). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Biomedical Signal Processing, Brain, Connectivity Feature, Connectivity Pattern, Diseases, Electroencephalography, Face Perceptions, Feature Extraction, Functional Connectivity, Pattern Recognition, Pattern Recognition Techniques @article{Khosrowabadi2015335, title = {Dynamic screening of autistic children in various mental states using pattern of connectivity between brain regions}, author = {R Khosrowabadi and C Quek and K K Ang and A Wahab and S -H Annabel Chen}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84927922520&doi=10.1016%2fj.asoc.2015.03.030&partnerID=40&md5=5973f80db5649e5c61e344907819a18b}, doi = {10.1016/j.asoc.2015.03.030}, issn = {15684946}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Applied Soft Computing Journal}, volume = {32}, pages = {335-346}, publisher = {Elsevier Ltd}, abstract = {In this study, a dynamic screening strategy is proposed to discriminate subjects with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) from healthy controls. The ASD is defined as a neurodevelopmental disorder that disrupts normal patterns of connectivity between the brain regions. Therefore, the potential use of such abnormality for autism screening is investigated. The connectivity patterns are estimated from electroencephalogram (EEG) data collected from 8 brain regions under various mental states. The EEG data of 12 healthy controls and 6 autistic children (age matched in 7-10) were collected during eyes-open and eyes-close resting states as well as when subjects were exposed to affective faces (happy, sad and calm). Subsequently, the subjects were classified as autistic or healthy groups based on their brain connectivity patterns using pattern recognition techniques. Performance of the proposed system in each mental state is separately evaluated. The results present higher recognition rates using functional connectivity features when compared against other existing feature extraction methods. © 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V.}, note = {cited By 6}, keywords = {Autism Spectrum Disorders, Biomedical Signal Processing, Brain, Connectivity Feature, Connectivity Pattern, Diseases, Electroencephalography, Face Perceptions, Feature Extraction, Functional Connectivity, Pattern Recognition, Pattern Recognition Techniques}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } In this study, a dynamic screening strategy is proposed to discriminate subjects with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) from healthy controls. The ASD is defined as a neurodevelopmental disorder that disrupts normal patterns of connectivity between the brain regions. Therefore, the potential use of such abnormality for autism screening is investigated. The connectivity patterns are estimated from electroencephalogram (EEG) data collected from 8 brain regions under various mental states. The EEG data of 12 healthy controls and 6 autistic children (age matched in 7-10) were collected during eyes-open and eyes-close resting states as well as when subjects were exposed to affective faces (happy, sad and calm). Subsequently, the subjects were classified as autistic or healthy groups based on their brain connectivity patterns using pattern recognition techniques. Performance of the proposed system in each mental state is separately evaluated. The results present higher recognition rates using functional connectivity features when compared against other existing feature extraction methods. © 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V. |
Roffeei, Mohd S H; Abdullah, N; Basar, S K R Seeking social support on Facebook for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) Journal Article International Journal of Medical Informatics, 84 (5), pp. 375-385, 2015, ISSN: 13865056, (cited By 43). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Article, ASD, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Caregiver, Children, Consumer Health Information, Content Analysis, Diseases, E-mail, Facebook, Family, Friendship, Human, Internet, Parents, Patient Referral, Priority Journal, Psychology, Qualitative Analysis, Self Esteem, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Support, Statistics, Support Group, Telemedicine, Utilization @article{MohdRoffeei2015375, title = {Seeking social support on Facebook for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs)}, author = {S H Mohd Roffeei and N Abdullah and S K R Basar}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84924517643&doi=10.1016%2fj.ijmedinf.2015.01.015&partnerID=40&md5=7296825093cbf87388b5b65023e59371}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.01.015}, issn = {13865056}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {International Journal of Medical Informatics}, volume = {84}, number = {5}, pages = {375-385}, publisher = {Elsevier Ireland Ltd}, abstract = {Purpose: This study examined the types of social support messages exchanged between parents and/or caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) who communicate via Facebook (FB); it studies two autism support groups: Autism Malaysia (AM) and Autism Children Club (ACA). Method: A total of 3637 messages including both postings (381) and comments (3256) were gathered from August to November 2013. The study employed a deductive content-analysis approach. The qualitative data were analyzed for social support themes adapted from the Social Support Behavior Code (SSBC). Before collecting the data, email was sent to the FB groups' moderators to gain formal consent from the members. Result: The finding indicated that the highest percentage of messages offered dealt with Informational support (30.7%) followed by Emotional support (27.8%). Network and Esteem support messages were responsible for 20.97% and 20.2%, respectively. Tangible Assistance was the least frequent category (0.4%). A majority of these messages discussed and addressed challenges and difficulties associated with caring and raising ASD children, as well as issues such as children's social lives and self-care routines. Conclusion: Understandings of how FB is used to seek social support could impact supporting and maintaining effective communication among parents and/or caregivers of children with ASDs. This information could also improve approaches used by health professionals in developing, improving and evaluating social support systems for parents/caregivers. © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.}, note = {cited By 43}, keywords = {Article, ASD, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Caregiver, Children, Consumer Health Information, Content Analysis, Diseases, E-mail, Facebook, Family, Friendship, Human, Internet, Parents, Patient Referral, Priority Journal, Psychology, Qualitative Analysis, Self Esteem, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Support, Statistics, Support Group, Telemedicine, Utilization}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Purpose: This study examined the types of social support messages exchanged between parents and/or caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) who communicate via Facebook (FB); it studies two autism support groups: Autism Malaysia (AM) and Autism Children Club (ACA). Method: A total of 3637 messages including both postings (381) and comments (3256) were gathered from August to November 2013. The study employed a deductive content-analysis approach. The qualitative data were analyzed for social support themes adapted from the Social Support Behavior Code (SSBC). Before collecting the data, email was sent to the FB groups' moderators to gain formal consent from the members. Result: The finding indicated that the highest percentage of messages offered dealt with Informational support (30.7%) followed by Emotional support (27.8%). Network and Esteem support messages were responsible for 20.97% and 20.2%, respectively. Tangible Assistance was the least frequent category (0.4%). A majority of these messages discussed and addressed challenges and difficulties associated with caring and raising ASD children, as well as issues such as children's social lives and self-care routines. Conclusion: Understandings of how FB is used to seek social support could impact supporting and maintaining effective communication among parents and/or caregivers of children with ASDs. This information could also improve approaches used by health professionals in developing, improving and evaluating social support systems for parents/caregivers. © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. |
Dehkordi, S R; Rias, R M Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479958122, (cited By 9). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Children with Autism, Children with Disabilities, Computer Games, Diseases, Go-game, Mobile Games, Multiple Cues, Pilot Studies, Social Skills @conference{Dehkordi2015216, title = {Using mobile game application to teach children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) multiple cues responding: A pilot study}, author = {S R Dehkordi and R M Rias}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84921821885&doi=10.1109%2fIUSER.2014.7002705&partnerID=40&md5=8e7ddf098dc5b6ae302aecced925cb73}, doi = {10.1109/IUSER.2014.7002705}, isbn = {9781479958122}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Proceedings - 2014 3rd International Conference on User Science and Engineering: Experience. Engineer. Engage, i-USEr 2014}, pages = {216-220}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {The ability to respond to concurrent multiple cues is one of the common challenges faced by children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). This pilot study observed the efficacy of the application tool 'Go-Go-Games' (in the iOS platform), which was designed to teach a skill known as multiple cues responding to children with ASD. This study was conducted upon six children with ASD. This research focused on applying the tool on children with ASD to observe the positive effect of the 'Go Go Games' application on the selected participants. An observation with the aim to test the students' response based on the levels achieved in the game was conducted. The results indicated that this application might be an effective technology for helping children with ASD. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 9}, keywords = {Children with Autism, Children with Disabilities, Computer Games, Diseases, Go-game, Mobile Games, Multiple Cues, Pilot Studies, Social Skills}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The ability to respond to concurrent multiple cues is one of the common challenges faced by children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). This pilot study observed the efficacy of the application tool 'Go-Go-Games' (in the iOS platform), which was designed to teach a skill known as multiple cues responding to children with ASD. This study was conducted upon six children with ASD. This research focused on applying the tool on children with ASD to observe the positive effect of the 'Go Go Games' application on the selected participants. An observation with the aim to test the students' response based on the levels achieved in the game was conducted. The results indicated that this application might be an effective technology for helping children with ASD. © 2014 IEEE. |
Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Mohamed, S; Hanapiah, F A; Ainudin, H A Telerehabilitation Service with a Robot for Autism Intervention Conference 76 , Elsevier B.V., 2015, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 11). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Diseases, Graphical User Interfaces, Humanoid Robot, Intelligent Control, Rehabilitation Robotics, Rehabilitation Services, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors, Telerehabilitation, User Interfaces, Web-Based @conference{Shamsuddin2015349, title = {Telerehabilitation Service with a Robot for Autism Intervention}, author = {S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and S Mohamed and F A Hanapiah and H A Ainudin}, editor = {Miskon M F Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962815885&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2015.12.306&partnerID=40&md5=4a12a2e573a30ee0d1e87c85bee226d7}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2015.12.306}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {76}, pages = {349-354}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {Though studies on robot-mediated intervention for children with autism have gained momentum in recent years, not much work has been done to help therapists to have on-line access to robot programs. Telerehabilitation is an efficient solution to overcome barriers of access, remote locations, lack of autism therapists and cost in the delivery of rehabilitation services. In this study, a telerehabilitation system is developed to help therapists to concentrate fully on the intervention and not in robot programming. Robot scenarios are created based on consultation with clinicians and therapists and are available in the system via a website, with user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI). A survey with 15 therapists was carried out to get feedback on the system's usability. 80% of therapists agree that their overall first-time experience in using the telerehabilitation website was good.}, note = {cited By 11}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Diseases, Graphical User Interfaces, Humanoid Robot, Intelligent Control, Rehabilitation Robotics, Rehabilitation Services, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors, Telerehabilitation, User Interfaces, Web-Based}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Though studies on robot-mediated intervention for children with autism have gained momentum in recent years, not much work has been done to help therapists to have on-line access to robot programs. Telerehabilitation is an efficient solution to overcome barriers of access, remote locations, lack of autism therapists and cost in the delivery of rehabilitation services. In this study, a telerehabilitation system is developed to help therapists to concentrate fully on the intervention and not in robot programming. Robot scenarios are created based on consultation with clinicians and therapists and are available in the system via a website, with user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI). A survey with 15 therapists was carried out to get feedback on the system's usability. 80% of therapists agree that their overall first-time experience in using the telerehabilitation website was good. |
Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Hanapiah, F A; Mohamed, S; Jamil, N F F; Yunus, F W Robot-Assisted learning for communication-care in autism intervention Conference 2015-September , IEEE Computer Society, 2015, ISSN: 19457898, (cited By 5). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Communication Skills, Computer Aided Instruction, Diseases, Education, Educational Settings, Human Robot Interaction, Humanoid Robot, Learning, Robotics, Robots, Specific Interaction, Teaching @conference{Shamsuddin2015822, title = {Robot-Assisted learning for communication-care in autism intervention}, author = {S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and F A Hanapiah and S Mohamed and N F F Jamil and F W Yunus}, editor = {Campolo D Braun D. Yu H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946072425&doi=10.1109%2fICORR.2015.7281304&partnerID=40&md5=3048519732d8127b2307d17a12e46463}, doi = {10.1109/ICORR.2015.7281304}, issn = {19457898}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics}, volume = {2015-September}, pages = {822-827}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, abstract = {Robot-based intervention for children with autism is an evolving research niche in human-robot interaction (HRI). Recent studies have covered the role of robots in clinical and experimental setting but not much on integrating them in educational setting. Our previous work had shown that interaction with a robot poses no adverse effects and that the robot's specific interaction scenarios were associated with less autistic behavior. Extending this impact on school-going children, interactions that are in-Tune with special education lessons are needed. This study aims to propose the integration of a robot into current learning environment for children with special needs, specifically autism. Six interaction scenarios had been designed based on the existing syllabus to teach communication skills, using the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) technique as the framework. Development of the robotic experience for learning also covers the required set-up involving participation from teachers. The actual research conduct involving school children, teachers and robot shall take place in the next phase. © 2015 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 5}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Communication Skills, Computer Aided Instruction, Diseases, Education, Educational Settings, Human Robot Interaction, Humanoid Robot, Learning, Robotics, Robots, Specific Interaction, Teaching}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Robot-based intervention for children with autism is an evolving research niche in human-robot interaction (HRI). Recent studies have covered the role of robots in clinical and experimental setting but not much on integrating them in educational setting. Our previous work had shown that interaction with a robot poses no adverse effects and that the robot's specific interaction scenarios were associated with less autistic behavior. Extending this impact on school-going children, interactions that are in-Tune with special education lessons are needed. This study aims to propose the integration of a robot into current learning environment for children with special needs, specifically autism. Six interaction scenarios had been designed based on the existing syllabus to teach communication skills, using the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) technique as the framework. Development of the robotic experience for learning also covers the required set-up involving participation from teachers. The actual research conduct involving school children, teachers and robot shall take place in the next phase. © 2015 IEEE. |
Aziz, N S A; Ahmad, W F W; Zulkifli, N J B User experience on numerical application between children with down syndrome and autism Conference 2015-April , Association for Computing Machinery, 2015, ISBN: 9781450333344, (cited By 8). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Diseases, Down Syndrome, Information Use, Learning Disorder, Mobile Applications, Numerical Applications @conference{Aziz201526, title = {User experience on numerical application between children with down syndrome and autism}, author = {N S A Aziz and W F W Ahmad and N J B Zulkifli}, editor = {Tedjasaputra Kaburuan Tedjasaputra Hariandja Sari Santosa A E R A J E P I Santoso H.B. Sari E.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84945260927&doi=10.1145%2f2742032.2742036&partnerID=40&md5=2c98e61e88888a9a737cba629592ba44}, doi = {10.1145/2742032.2742036}, isbn = {9781450333344}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {ACM International Conference Proceeding Series}, volume = {2015-April}, pages = {26-31}, publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery}, abstract = {The use of information technology in special education can enhance the ability in learning process. The purpose of this study is to compare the experience of children with Down Syndrome (DS) and children with autism in using a mobile numerical application named MathDS. Five children with DS and six children with autism involved in this study. The results indicate that the students with autism are more confident and satisfied with the application compared to the children with DS. Furthermore the analysis shows that the children with autism can easily understand on how to use the application and can get familiar with the product easily compared to children with DS. This might be because of the characteristics and also the behavior of the children. Copyright © 2015 ACM.}, note = {cited By 8}, keywords = {Autism, Diseases, Down Syndrome, Information Use, Learning Disorder, Mobile Applications, Numerical Applications}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The use of information technology in special education can enhance the ability in learning process. The purpose of this study is to compare the experience of children with Down Syndrome (DS) and children with autism in using a mobile numerical application named MathDS. Five children with DS and six children with autism involved in this study. The results indicate that the students with autism are more confident and satisfied with the application compared to the children with DS. Furthermore the analysis shows that the children with autism can easily understand on how to use the application and can get familiar with the product easily compared to children with DS. This might be because of the characteristics and also the behavior of the children. Copyright © 2015 ACM. |
Azahari, I N N A; Ahmad, W F W; Hashim, A S Preliminary study on social learning using mobile technology among children with autism Journal Article Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 9429 , pp. 420-431, 2015, ISSN: 03029743, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Cognitive Learning, Diseases, Education, Engineering Education, Information Science, Mobile Technology, Social Interactions, Social Sciences, Surveys, Teaching, Telecommunication, Telecommunication Equipment, Visual Approach @article{Azahari2015420, title = {Preliminary study on social learning using mobile technology among children with autism}, author = {I N N A Azahari and W F W Ahmad and A S Hashim}, editor = {Zaman Jaafar Ali Robinson Shih Velastin Velastin Smeaton Zaman Jaafar Ali Robinson H B A N M P T K S S A F H B A N M P Smeaton A.F. Shih T.K.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84950107133&doi=10.1007%2f978-3-319-25939-0_37&partnerID=40&md5=bd88f141aca1276bee7be8208da907e2}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-25939-0_37}, issn = {03029743}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)}, volume = {9429}, pages = {420-431}, publisher = {Springer Verlag}, abstract = {Autism is a neurological disorder that influences the growth of the brain, resulting struggles in learning, communication, and social interaction. There is no cure for autism, however excellent educational practices and prompt intervention leads to rapid improvements. One of the excellent approaches is the Visual Approach, which uses pictures or other visual items to communicate with autistic children, as they are visually oriented. Moreover, the usage of technology is able to build their interest in learning activities. Major impairment of children with autism is their difficulty in social interaction. The objective of this paper is to discuss on the preliminary study of social learning among children with autism. The methodology used to conduct the preliminary study is through questionnaires to parents and teachers of children with autism, which the questions are to verify the literature reviews. The result of testing discovers that the real life conditions of the children are similar with the finding from the literature reviews. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Autism, Cognitive Learning, Diseases, Education, Engineering Education, Information Science, Mobile Technology, Social Interactions, Social Sciences, Surveys, Teaching, Telecommunication, Telecommunication Equipment, Visual Approach}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Autism is a neurological disorder that influences the growth of the brain, resulting struggles in learning, communication, and social interaction. There is no cure for autism, however excellent educational practices and prompt intervention leads to rapid improvements. One of the excellent approaches is the Visual Approach, which uses pictures or other visual items to communicate with autistic children, as they are visually oriented. Moreover, the usage of technology is able to build their interest in learning activities. Major impairment of children with autism is their difficulty in social interaction. The objective of this paper is to discuss on the preliminary study of social learning among children with autism. The methodology used to conduct the preliminary study is through questionnaires to parents and teachers of children with autism, which the questions are to verify the literature reviews. The result of testing discovers that the real life conditions of the children are similar with the finding from the literature reviews. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015. |
Salleh, M H K; Yussof, H; Ainuddin, H A; Muda, M Z; Shamsuddin, S; Miskam, M A; Omar, A R Experimental Framework for the Categorization of Special Education Programs of ASKNAO Conference 76 , Elsevier B.V., 2015, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 4). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, ASKNAO, Autism, Diseases, Education, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Intelligent Control, Rehabilitation Robotics, Robotics, Smart Sensors, Special Education @conference{Salleh2015480, title = {Experimental Framework for the Categorization of Special Education Programs of ASKNAO}, author = {M H K Salleh and H Yussof and H A Ainuddin and M Z Muda and S Shamsuddin and M A Miskam and A R Omar}, editor = {Miskon M F Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962839161&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2015.12.321&partnerID=40&md5=b1ef50969d7f20b587f124ebebc3a9bc}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2015.12.321}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {76}, pages = {480-487}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {This paper presents the methods for categorizing a special education apps known as Autism Solution for Kids using NAO (ASKNAO) into the three subscales of autism which is Communication, Social Skills and Repetitive Behavior. The ASKNAO programs contains special education apps that is aimed for autism rehabilitation. As the apps have yet to be categorized, an experimental framework is proposed as to create a method of organizing the apps. With the usage of a 24 behavioral score sheet based on GARS-2, the reactions of the autistic children when interacting with the NAO robot during the experimental sessions can help classify the apps accordingly. There is however a few criteria needs to be met for the experimental data can be considered as reliable.}, note = {cited By 4}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, ASKNAO, Autism, Diseases, Education, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Intelligent Control, Rehabilitation Robotics, Robotics, Smart Sensors, Special Education}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper presents the methods for categorizing a special education apps known as Autism Solution for Kids using NAO (ASKNAO) into the three subscales of autism which is Communication, Social Skills and Repetitive Behavior. The ASKNAO programs contains special education apps that is aimed for autism rehabilitation. As the apps have yet to be categorized, an experimental framework is proposed as to create a method of organizing the apps. With the usage of a 24 behavioral score sheet based on GARS-2, the reactions of the autistic children when interacting with the NAO robot during the experimental sessions can help classify the apps accordingly. There is however a few criteria needs to be met for the experimental data can be considered as reliable. |
Perhakaran, G; Yusof, A M; Rusli, M E; Yusoff, M Z M; Mahidin, E M M; Mahalil, I; Zainuddin, A R R SnoezelenCAVE: Virtual reality CAVE Snoezelen framework for Autism spectrum disorders Journal Article Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 9429 , pp. 443-453, 2015, ISSN: 03029743, (cited By 6). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Caves, Diseases, Hand Motion, Immersive Virtual Reality, Information Science, Interaction Methods, Multi-Sensory, Snoezelen, Virtual Reality, Visual Learning, Voice Recognition Systems @article{Perhakaran2015443, title = {SnoezelenCAVE: Virtual reality CAVE Snoezelen framework for Autism spectrum disorders}, author = {G Perhakaran and A M Yusof and M E Rusli and M Z M Yusoff and E M M Mahidin and I Mahalil and A R R Zainuddin}, editor = {Zaman Jaafar Ali Robinson Shih Velastin Velastin Smeaton Zaman Jaafar Ali Robinson H B A N M P T K S S A F H B A N M P Smeaton A.F. Shih T.K.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84950115637&doi=10.1007%2f978-3-319-25939-0_39&partnerID=40&md5=23b64839de074c47ecfc4836f8168f1b}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-25939-0_39}, issn = {03029743}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)}, volume = {9429}, pages = {443-453}, publisher = {Springer Verlag}, abstract = {Autism Spectrum Disorder has become broadly recognized around the world, and Snoezelen (i.e. multi-sensory room) is one of the methods that provides therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder. This paper presents a system proposal of a new technique called “SnoezelenCAVE” that relies on immersive virtual reality technology. In this “SnoezelenCAVE”, a Multi-sensory environment will be developed in a CAVE setup. It includes an integration of hand motion device and voice recognition system. This proposed designs will focus on virtual environments stimulating visual learning, auditory techniques and natural free hand interaction method in relaxing virtual environments. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.}, note = {cited By 6}, keywords = {Autism Spectrum Disorders, Caves, Diseases, Hand Motion, Immersive Virtual Reality, Information Science, Interaction Methods, Multi-Sensory, Snoezelen, Virtual Reality, Visual Learning, Voice Recognition Systems}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Autism Spectrum Disorder has become broadly recognized around the world, and Snoezelen (i.e. multi-sensory room) is one of the methods that provides therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder. This paper presents a system proposal of a new technique called “SnoezelenCAVE” that relies on immersive virtual reality technology. In this “SnoezelenCAVE”, a Multi-sensory environment will be developed in a CAVE setup. It includes an integration of hand motion device and voice recognition system. This proposed designs will focus on virtual environments stimulating visual learning, auditory techniques and natural free hand interaction method in relaxing virtual environments. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015. |
Aziz, A A; Moghanan, F F M; Mokhsin, M; Ismail, A; Lokman, A M Humanoid-robot intervention for children with autism: A conceptual model on FBM Journal Article Communications in Computer and Information Science, 545 , pp. 231-241, 2015, ISSN: 18650929, (cited By 3). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Behavioral Research, Diseases, Education, Ethical Module, Humanoid Robot, Kansei, Machinery, Motivation, Robotics, Robots, Soft Computing, Spiritual Module, Teaching @article{Aziz2015231, title = {Humanoid-robot intervention for children with autism: A conceptual model on FBM}, author = {A A Aziz and F F M Moghanan and M Mokhsin and A Ismail and A M Lokman}, editor = {Wah Y B Berry M.W. Mohamed A.H.J.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946024415&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-287-936-3_22&partnerID=40&md5=5a7b46c83aa2e5292e10e0cbb670c18f}, doi = {10.1007/978-981-287-936-3_22}, issn = {18650929}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Communications in Computer and Information Science}, volume = {545}, pages = {231-241}, publisher = {Springer Verlag}, abstract = {Autism is a lifelong disability that affects children development in terms of social interaction, communication, and imagination. Children with autism often are not able to communicate in a meaningful way with their surroundings and could not relate to the real world. Encompassing humanoid-robot during the therapy session is said as being one of the most beneficial therapies towards these children since autistic children are reported to be keener in engaging in machinery and gadgets. Due to the limited studies in the perspective of the children’s emotions and feelings, this study adopts Kansei assessment to investigate the emotions and feelings of the autistic children while engaging with the robot. Kansei assessment was done by the teacher which interpreted the emotional responses given by the autistic children. Two autistic children were involved in the study where both of the subjects are having mild autism. The data were then analyzed and translated to Fogg’s Behavioral Model to represent the children’s learning motivation. The developed Modified Fogg’s Behavioral Model successfully shows the inter-relation between the three components of ability, trigger and motivation for the autistic children while they interact with the humanoid-robot. The final model provides some evidence that despite having limited ability, given the right intervention, the children with autism will exhibit the same level of motivation with normal children. © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2015.}, note = {cited By 3}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Behavioral Research, Diseases, Education, Ethical Module, Humanoid Robot, Kansei, Machinery, Motivation, Robotics, Robots, Soft Computing, Spiritual Module, Teaching}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Autism is a lifelong disability that affects children development in terms of social interaction, communication, and imagination. Children with autism often are not able to communicate in a meaningful way with their surroundings and could not relate to the real world. Encompassing humanoid-robot during the therapy session is said as being one of the most beneficial therapies towards these children since autistic children are reported to be keener in engaging in machinery and gadgets. Due to the limited studies in the perspective of the children’s emotions and feelings, this study adopts Kansei assessment to investigate the emotions and feelings of the autistic children while engaging with the robot. Kansei assessment was done by the teacher which interpreted the emotional responses given by the autistic children. Two autistic children were involved in the study where both of the subjects are having mild autism. The data were then analyzed and translated to Fogg’s Behavioral Model to represent the children’s learning motivation. The developed Modified Fogg’s Behavioral Model successfully shows the inter-relation between the three components of ability, trigger and motivation for the autistic children while they interact with the humanoid-robot. The final model provides some evidence that despite having limited ability, given the right intervention, the children with autism will exhibit the same level of motivation with normal children. © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2015. |
Jamil, N; Khir, N H M; Ismail, M; Razak, F H A Gait-Based Emotion Detection of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Preliminary Investigation Conference 76 , Elsevier B.V., 2015, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 4). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Data Acquisition, Diseases, Emotion, Emotion Detection, Emotion Recognition, Emotional State, Facial Expression, Gait Analysis, Intelligent Control, Nonverbal Communication, Pattern Recognition, Robotics, Smart Sensors, Social Communications, Speech Recognition @conference{Jamil2015342, title = {Gait-Based Emotion Detection of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Preliminary Investigation}, author = {N Jamil and N H M Khir and M Ismail and F H A Razak}, editor = {Miskon M F Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962833568&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2015.12.305&partnerID=40&md5=6893678f1ed83b87147ff9183b94428b}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2015.12.305}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {76}, pages = {342-348}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {With the disturbing increase of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Malaysia, a lot of efforts and studies are put forward towards understanding and managing matters related to ASD. One way is to find means of easing the social communications among these children and their caretakers, particularly during intervention. If the caretaker is able to comprehend the children emotional state of mind prior to therapy, some sort of trust and attachment will be developed. However, regulating emotions is a challenge to these children. Nonverbal communication such as facial expression is difficult for ASD children. Therefore, we proposed the use of walking patterns (i.e. gait) to detect the type of emotions of ASD children. Even though using gait for emotion recognition is common among normal individuals, none can be found done on children with ASD. Thus, the aim of this paper is to conduct a preliminary review on the possibilities of carrying out gait-based emotion detection among ASD children with regards to the emotional types, gait parameters and methods of gait data acquisition. © 2015 The Authors.}, note = {cited By 4}, keywords = {Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Data Acquisition, Diseases, Emotion, Emotion Detection, Emotion Recognition, Emotional State, Facial Expression, Gait Analysis, Intelligent Control, Nonverbal Communication, Pattern Recognition, Robotics, Smart Sensors, Social Communications, Speech Recognition}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } With the disturbing increase of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Malaysia, a lot of efforts and studies are put forward towards understanding and managing matters related to ASD. One way is to find means of easing the social communications among these children and their caretakers, particularly during intervention. If the caretaker is able to comprehend the children emotional state of mind prior to therapy, some sort of trust and attachment will be developed. However, regulating emotions is a challenge to these children. Nonverbal communication such as facial expression is difficult for ASD children. Therefore, we proposed the use of walking patterns (i.e. gait) to detect the type of emotions of ASD children. Even though using gait for emotion recognition is common among normal individuals, none can be found done on children with ASD. Thus, the aim of this paper is to conduct a preliminary review on the possibilities of carrying out gait-based emotion detection among ASD children with regards to the emotional types, gait parameters and methods of gait data acquisition. © 2015 The Authors. |
Aziz, A A; Moganan, F F M; Ismail, A; Lokman, A M Autistic Children's Kansei Responses Towards Humanoid-Robot as Teaching Mediator Conference 76 , Elsevier B.V., 2015, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 6). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Diseases, Education, Emotion, Emotion Extractions, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Intelligent Control, Interaction Modules, Kansei Engineering, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors, Social Communications @conference{Aziz2015488, title = {Autistic Children's Kansei Responses Towards Humanoid-Robot as Teaching Mediator}, author = {A A Aziz and F F M Moganan and A Ismail and A M Lokman}, editor = {Miskon M F Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962865419&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2015.12.322&partnerID=40&md5=2406a6eb6d803f72684751a8aab37868}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2015.12.322}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {76}, pages = {488-493}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {Autism is often being associated with the deficits in social communication, interaction as well as imagination. Autistic patients may experience the impairment in social interaction usually being related to their inability to interpret others' emotion and even to express their own feelings. As a result, children with autism are often been labeled as lacking the ability to express their emotion. The main objective of this paper is to present a pilot study in studying the autistic children's' emotions and feelings upon being triggered by the humanoid-robot, NAO. Kansei Engineering, which is a powerful emotion extraction mechanism is adopted in the study to assess the children's' emotion. The experiment involved two autistic children and one normal child who were given four interaction modules in separate intervention session. The experiment conducted is to observe how robot triggers the emotion of these children. The result shows that different types of modules which would trigger different emotional reactions. This result provides a basis for further investigation of the assessment of autistic children's feeling and emotion. The result will ultimately contribute to finding best possible therapy for autistic children towards the used of humanoid-robot.}, note = {cited By 6}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Diseases, Education, Emotion, Emotion Extractions, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Intelligent Control, Interaction Modules, Kansei Engineering, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors, Social Communications}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Autism is often being associated with the deficits in social communication, interaction as well as imagination. Autistic patients may experience the impairment in social interaction usually being related to their inability to interpret others' emotion and even to express their own feelings. As a result, children with autism are often been labeled as lacking the ability to express their emotion. The main objective of this paper is to present a pilot study in studying the autistic children's' emotions and feelings upon being triggered by the humanoid-robot, NAO. Kansei Engineering, which is a powerful emotion extraction mechanism is adopted in the study to assess the children's' emotion. The experiment involved two autistic children and one normal child who were given four interaction modules in separate intervention session. The experiment conducted is to observe how robot triggers the emotion of these children. The result shows that different types of modules which would trigger different emotional reactions. This result provides a basis for further investigation of the assessment of autistic children's feeling and emotion. The result will ultimately contribute to finding best possible therapy for autistic children towards the used of humanoid-robot. |
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Sudirman, R; Hussin, S S Sensory responses of autism via electroencephalography for Sensory Profile Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014, ISBN: 9781479956869, (cited By 3). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Discrete Wavelet Transforms, Diseases, Electroencephalography, Electrophysiology, Independent Component Analysis, International System, Learning, Sensory Analysis, Sensory Profiles, Sensory Profiling, Sensory Stimulation, Signal Processing, Standard Deviation, Wavelet Packet Transforms @conference{Sudirman2014626, title = {Sensory responses of autism via electroencephalography for Sensory Profile}, author = {R Sudirman and S S Hussin}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946435600&doi=10.1109%2fICCSCE.2014.7072794&partnerID=40&md5=3e6f1cfe19eae4fad359d2493aebd7e0}, doi = {10.1109/ICCSCE.2014.7072794}, isbn = {9781479956869}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Proceedings - 4th IEEE International Conference on Control System, Computing and Engineering, ICCSCE 2014}, pages = {626-631}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {The aim of this study is to investigate the brain signals of autism children through electroencephalography (EEG) associated to physical tasks. The physical task was meant to stimulate the sensitivity correlation of sensory response of a child. A group of autism children was chosen for this study and were given by five sensory stimulations which are audio, taste, touch, visual and vestibular. The acquisition of brain signals was acquainted using EEG Neurofax 9200 and the electrode positions were using 10-20 International System placements. The preprocessing signals were analyzed using independent component analysis (ICA) using EEGLAB Software and Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT). The alpha wave was selected by level 6 decomposition and the extracted features represents the characteristic of the sensory task. The means, standard deviations and approximation entropy were extracted on the clean signals and forms into Sensory Profile (Sensory Profiling). From the overall results, the behavior of each autism children has been observed unstable emotion while running the sensory stimulation. The observation also helps to improve their learning strategy for the future work in assessment. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 3}, keywords = {Autism, Discrete Wavelet Transforms, Diseases, Electroencephalography, Electrophysiology, Independent Component Analysis, International System, Learning, Sensory Analysis, Sensory Profiles, Sensory Profiling, Sensory Stimulation, Signal Processing, Standard Deviation, Wavelet Packet Transforms}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The aim of this study is to investigate the brain signals of autism children through electroencephalography (EEG) associated to physical tasks. The physical task was meant to stimulate the sensitivity correlation of sensory response of a child. A group of autism children was chosen for this study and were given by five sensory stimulations which are audio, taste, touch, visual and vestibular. The acquisition of brain signals was acquainted using EEG Neurofax 9200 and the electrode positions were using 10-20 International System placements. The preprocessing signals were analyzed using independent component analysis (ICA) using EEGLAB Software and Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT). The alpha wave was selected by level 6 decomposition and the extracted features represents the characteristic of the sensory task. The means, standard deviations and approximation entropy were extracted on the clean signals and forms into Sensory Profile (Sensory Profiling). From the overall results, the behavior of each autism children has been observed unstable emotion while running the sensory stimulation. The observation also helps to improve their learning strategy for the future work in assessment. © 2014 IEEE. |
Adly, Helmi M N; Faaizah, S; Naim, C P Serious game for autism children: Conceptual framework Conference 58 VOL I , WITPress, 2014, ISSN: 17433517, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism, Communication Systems, Computer Games, Conceptual Framework, Diagnosis, Digital Games, Diseases, Education, Information Technology, Prototype Development, Research, Software Prototyping, Technical Solutions, Vision, Visual Perception @conference{HelmiAdly20141125, title = {Serious game for autism children: Conceptual framework}, author = {M N Helmi Adly and S Faaizah and C P Naim}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84903171670&doi=10.2495%2fICTE131392&partnerID=40&md5=ce514b70cd03f5ce4a27685992a45b17}, doi = {10.2495/ICTE131392}, issn = {17433517}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {WIT Transactions on Information and Communication Technologies}, volume = {58 VOL I}, pages = {1125-1132}, publisher = {WITPress}, abstract = {An organized conceptual framework is an important component to acquired better understanding of prototype development. At this time, a systematic diagnose has been developed to assess visual perception problem for autism children. However, the method for diagnosing is still conducted manually and hands-on technique. In this paper, we present a conceptual framework to diagnose and assessing visual perception problem for autism children by using serious digital game. It will be used as a reference to construct a prototype using Adobe Flash software. This framework will be a technical solution from intervention to improve visual perception skills among autism children. The outcome from this research framework can be used for educational area and medical field. © 2014 WIT Press.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Autism, Communication Systems, Computer Games, Conceptual Framework, Diagnosis, Digital Games, Diseases, Education, Information Technology, Prototype Development, Research, Software Prototyping, Technical Solutions, Vision, Visual Perception}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } An organized conceptual framework is an important component to acquired better understanding of prototype development. At this time, a systematic diagnose has been developed to assess visual perception problem for autism children. However, the method for diagnosing is still conducted manually and hands-on technique. In this paper, we present a conceptual framework to diagnose and assessing visual perception problem for autism children by using serious digital game. It will be used as a reference to construct a prototype using Adobe Flash software. This framework will be a technical solution from intervention to improve visual perception skills among autism children. The outcome from this research framework can be used for educational area and medical field. © 2014 WIT Press. |
Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Hanapiah, F A; Mohamed, S Response of children with autism to robotic intervention and association with IQ levels Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014, ISBN: 9781479975402, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Behaviour Evaluations, Children with Autism, Classroom Settings, Diseases, Human Robot Interaction, Humanoid Robot, Intelligent Robots, IQ Level, Qualitative Observations, Robotics, Robots @conference{Shamsuddin2014387, title = {Response of children with autism to robotic intervention and association with IQ levels}, author = {S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and F A Hanapiah and S Mohamed}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84920873999&doi=10.1109%2fDEVLRN.2014.6983012&partnerID=40&md5=1ae5aa42a315453fa73d5b927c2ff026}, doi = {10.1109/DEVLRN.2014.6983012}, isbn = {9781479975402}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {IEEE ICDL-EPIROB 2014 - 4th Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics}, pages = {387-393}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {This paper presents a qualitative observation on the initial response of children with autism when exposed to a humanoid robot. To elicit response, the robot autonomously executed 5 segments of interaction designed according to the triad impairments of autism. The aim was to observe the children's autistic behavior with a robot compared to their natural characteristics as observed in classroom setting. We also seek the association between responses to the robot with the children's intelligence level. Results with 12 children were analyzed to acquire relationship between initial responses and the children's IQ scores. Analysis indicates that the presence of the robot had significantly reduced the scores of autistic traits in the subscale of stereotyped behavior and communication. Behavior evaluation shows that children with IQ scores ranging from 80 to 109 were more receptive to robot-based intervention. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Behaviour Evaluations, Children with Autism, Classroom Settings, Diseases, Human Robot Interaction, Humanoid Robot, Intelligent Robots, IQ Level, Qualitative Observations, Robotics, Robots}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper presents a qualitative observation on the initial response of children with autism when exposed to a humanoid robot. To elicit response, the robot autonomously executed 5 segments of interaction designed according to the triad impairments of autism. The aim was to observe the children's autistic behavior with a robot compared to their natural characteristics as observed in classroom setting. We also seek the association between responses to the robot with the children's intelligence level. Results with 12 children were analyzed to acquire relationship between initial responses and the children's IQ scores. Analysis indicates that the presence of the robot had significantly reduced the scores of autistic traits in the subscale of stereotyped behavior and communication. Behavior evaluation shows that children with IQ scores ranging from 80 to 109 were more receptive to robot-based intervention. © 2014 IEEE. |
Miskam, M A; Shamsuddin, S; Samat, M R A; Yussof, H; Ainudin, H A; Omar, A R Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014, ISBN: 9781479966790, (cited By 10). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Android (Operating System), Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Child-Robot Interactions, Children with Autism, Cognitive Interaction, Diseases, Education, Emotion, Emotion Gestures, Emotion Recognition, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO @conference{Miskam2014b, title = {Humanoid robot NAO as a teaching tool of emotion recognition for children with autism using the Android app}, author = {M A Miskam and S Shamsuddin and M R A Samat and H Yussof and H A Ainudin and A R Omar}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84922121642&doi=10.1109%2fMHS.2014.7006084&partnerID=40&md5=012601803f19ab36eff7a41362d7db4d}, doi = {10.1109/MHS.2014.7006084}, isbn = {9781479966790}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {2014 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2014}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {In this paper, we used a humanoid robot to physically show emotional poses and conduct a simple guessing game with children. Nine different emotions using the robot's body poses have been developed using Choregraphe. A pre-test was carried out with a normal developing 6-year old boy. We report some qualitative findings that we found during the child-robot interaction. We aim to develop an Android app as a simple tool that can be used on smartphones. This serves as a fundamental step to empower non-technical persons in using robots to interact with children with autism for learning and therapeutic purposes. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 10}, keywords = {Android (Operating System), Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Child-Robot Interactions, Children with Autism, Cognitive Interaction, Diseases, Education, Emotion, Emotion Gestures, Emotion Recognition, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } In this paper, we used a humanoid robot to physically show emotional poses and conduct a simple guessing game with children. Nine different emotions using the robot's body poses have been developed using Choregraphe. A pre-test was carried out with a normal developing 6-year old boy. We report some qualitative findings that we found during the child-robot interaction. We aim to develop an Android app as a simple tool that can be used on smartphones. This serves as a fundamental step to empower non-technical persons in using robots to interact with children with autism for learning and therapeutic purposes. © 2014 IEEE. |
Kamaruzaman, M F; Azahari, M H H Form design development study on autistic counting skill learning application Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014, ISBN: 9781479945559, (cited By 10). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Computer Aided Instruction, Counting Skill, Design Process, Diseases, Education, Embedded Technology, Engineering Education, Learning, Theoretical Framework, Touchscreens @conference{Kamaruzaman201470, title = {Form design development study on autistic counting skill learning application}, author = {M F Kamaruzaman and M H H Azahari}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84925947367&doi=10.1109%2fI4CT.2014.6914148&partnerID=40&md5=60cc4a83e2af10b36fafacd86d05c6c3}, doi = {10.1109/I4CT.2014.6914148}, isbn = {9781479945559}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {I4CT 2014 - 1st International Conference on Computer, Communications, and Control Technology, Proceedings}, pages = {70-74}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {Children with autism have their own set of impairments that affect their developments. Thus, the chance to attain self-determination may be critical for most if not all of autistic children. However, it is essential for them to obtain vital skill system in order to achieve a certain level of independent. Thus, it is necessary for every autistic children to acquire basic counting skills to enhance their self-determination. With the emergence of assistive learning technology such as Smartphone, PDA, tablets and laptop with touch screen facility, there are new certain ways to enrich the quality of life for individuals with autism. This study aims to explore the basic counting skills based dynamic visual for children with autism that will possibly be of assistance to parents, educators and facilitators in the development of digital assistive learning tools to meet the needs of autistic children's learning environment. From the proposed theoretical framework, an application was designed and tested on some of autistic users. Based on the observation of the experiment, the users showed positive attitude towards the outcome of the application. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 10}, keywords = {Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Computer Aided Instruction, Counting Skill, Design Process, Diseases, Education, Embedded Technology, Engineering Education, Learning, Theoretical Framework, Touchscreens}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Children with autism have their own set of impairments that affect their developments. Thus, the chance to attain self-determination may be critical for most if not all of autistic children. However, it is essential for them to obtain vital skill system in order to achieve a certain level of independent. Thus, it is necessary for every autistic children to acquire basic counting skills to enhance their self-determination. With the emergence of assistive learning technology such as Smartphone, PDA, tablets and laptop with touch screen facility, there are new certain ways to enrich the quality of life for individuals with autism. This study aims to explore the basic counting skills based dynamic visual for children with autism that will possibly be of assistance to parents, educators and facilitators in the development of digital assistive learning tools to meet the needs of autistic children's learning environment. From the proposed theoretical framework, an application was designed and tested on some of autistic users. Based on the observation of the experiment, the users showed positive attitude towards the outcome of the application. © 2014 IEEE. |
Shamsuddin, S; Malik, N A; Yussof, H; Mohamed, S; Hanapiah, F A; Yunus, F W Telerehabilitation in robotic assistive therapy for children with developmental disabilities Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014, ISBN: 9781479920280, (cited By 6). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Children with Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Humanoid Robot, Initial Development, Medical Computing, Patient Rehabilitation, Robotics, Telecommunication, Telecommunication Technologies, Telehealth, Telerehabilitation @conference{Shamsuddin2014370, title = {Telerehabilitation in robotic assistive therapy for children with developmental disabilities}, author = {S Shamsuddin and N A Malik and H Yussof and S Mohamed and F A Hanapiah and F W Yunus}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84911960252&partnerID=40&md5=bcbf0061bc768b3c535259bd8b924579}, isbn = {9781479920280}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {IEEE TENSYMP 2014 - 2014 IEEE Region 10 Symposium}, pages = {370-375}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {This paper embarks on the initial development of a telerehabilitation system in assistive therapy for children with disabilities. The goal is specifically for children with autism and cerebral palsy at various locations to gain access to robotic intervention. Ten learning modules targeting at specific therapy outcomes have been developed for this system. Here, this research proposes to link various stakeholders including engineers, parents, clinicians and therapists in a network that promotes robotic and telecommunication technology as a rehabilitation platform for children with disabilities. Field trials involving real users will be executed in the next phase of study. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 6}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Children with Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Humanoid Robot, Initial Development, Medical Computing, Patient Rehabilitation, Robotics, Telecommunication, Telecommunication Technologies, Telehealth, Telerehabilitation}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper embarks on the initial development of a telerehabilitation system in assistive therapy for children with disabilities. The goal is specifically for children with autism and cerebral palsy at various locations to gain access to robotic intervention. Ten learning modules targeting at specific therapy outcomes have been developed for this system. Here, this research proposes to link various stakeholders including engineers, parents, clinicians and therapists in a network that promotes robotic and telecommunication technology as a rehabilitation platform for children with disabilities. Field trials involving real users will be executed in the next phase of study. © 2014 IEEE. |
Samat, M R A; Shamsuddin, S; Miskam, M A; Yussof, H Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014, ISBN: 9781479966790, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Algorithms, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Essential Elements, Face Recognition, Face Recognition Algorithms, Robotics, Social Communications, Training Modules @conference{Samat2014, title = {Development of face recognition algorithm for enhancement of social communication of robotic assistive autism therapy}, author = {M R A Samat and S Shamsuddin and M A Miskam and H Yussof}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84922181743&doi=10.1109%2fMHS.2014.7006062&partnerID=40&md5=a995285772a99b9a81c11f49e0a94341}, doi = {10.1109/MHS.2014.7006062}, isbn = {9781479966790}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {2014 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2014}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {In this paper, we propose a face recognition method for tracking, detecting and recognizing the faces of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for robotic assistive therapy application. ASD is a brain developmental disorder that manifests itself through a person's behavior and social-communication skill [1]. Face recognition stage is an essential element in robotic assistive therapy since it is the first interaction step that occurs between autistic children and robot. The algorithm aims to encourage autistic children to interact and to capture their attention using a robot that recognizes their faces. This is to establish a beneficial training environment for autistic children before engaging further in the training module. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Algorithms, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Essential Elements, Face Recognition, Face Recognition Algorithms, Robotics, Social Communications, Training Modules}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } In this paper, we propose a face recognition method for tracking, detecting and recognizing the faces of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for robotic assistive therapy application. ASD is a brain developmental disorder that manifests itself through a person's behavior and social-communication skill [1]. Face recognition stage is an essential element in robotic assistive therapy since it is the first interaction step that occurs between autistic children and robot. The algorithm aims to encourage autistic children to interact and to capture their attention using a robot that recognizes their faces. This is to establish a beneficial training environment for autistic children before engaging further in the training module. © 2014 IEEE. |
Bhat, S; Acharya, U R; Adeli, H; Bairy, G M; Adeli, A Autism: Cause factors, early diagnosis and therapies Journal Article Reviews in the Neurosciences, 25 (6), pp. 841-850, 2014, ISSN: 03341763, (cited By 52). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: 4 Aminobutyric Acid, Adolescent, Agenesis of Corpus Callosum, Animal Assisted Therapy, Anticonvulsive Agent, Article, Assistive Technology, Attention, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behaviour Therapy, Biological Marker, Brain, Child Development Disorders, Children, Cognition, Cystine, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Dolphin, Dolphin Assisted Therapy, DSM-5, Early Diagnosis, Emotion, Facial Expression, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional Neuroimaging, Gaze, Glutathione, Glutathione Disulfide, Human, Infant, Interpersonal Communication, Methionine, Nervous System Inflammation, Neurobiology, Neurofeedback, Oxidative Stress, Pervasive, Physiology, Preschool Child, Priority Journal, Psychoeducation, School Child, Social Interactions, Speech Therapy, Virtual Reality, Zonisamide @article{Bhat2014841, title = {Autism: Cause factors, early diagnosis and therapies}, author = {S Bhat and U R Acharya and H Adeli and G M Bairy and A Adeli}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84925284617&doi=10.1515%2frevneuro-2014-0056&partnerID=40&md5=caaa32e66af70e70ec325241d01564c9}, doi = {10.1515/revneuro-2014-0056}, issn = {03341763}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Reviews in the Neurosciences}, volume = {25}, number = {6}, pages = {841-850}, publisher = {Walter de Gruyter GmbH}, abstract = {Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurobiological disorder characterized by neuropsychological and behavioral deficits. Cognitive impairment, lack of social skills, and stereotyped behavior are the major autistic symptoms, visible after a certain age. It is one of the fastest growing disabilities. Its current prevalence rate in the U.S. estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is 1 in 68 births. The genetic and physiological structure of the brain is studied to determine the pathology of autism, but diagnosis of autism at an early age is challenging due to the existing phenotypic and etiological heterogeneity among ASD individuals. Volumetric and neuroimaging techniques are explored to elucidate the neuroanatomy of the ASD brain. Nuroanatomical, neurochemical, and neuroimaging biomarkers can help in the early diagnosis and treatment of ASD. This paper presents a review of the types of autism, etiologies, early detection, and treatment of ASD. © 2014 Walter de Gruyter GmbH.}, note = {cited By 52}, keywords = {4 Aminobutyric Acid, Adolescent, Agenesis of Corpus Callosum, Animal Assisted Therapy, Anticonvulsive Agent, Article, Assistive Technology, Attention, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behaviour Therapy, Biological Marker, Brain, Child Development Disorders, Children, Cognition, Cystine, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Dolphin, Dolphin Assisted Therapy, DSM-5, Early Diagnosis, Emotion, Facial Expression, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional Neuroimaging, Gaze, Glutathione, Glutathione Disulfide, Human, Infant, Interpersonal Communication, Methionine, Nervous System Inflammation, Neurobiology, Neurofeedback, Oxidative Stress, Pervasive, Physiology, Preschool Child, Priority Journal, Psychoeducation, School Child, Social Interactions, Speech Therapy, Virtual Reality, Zonisamide}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurobiological disorder characterized by neuropsychological and behavioral deficits. Cognitive impairment, lack of social skills, and stereotyped behavior are the major autistic symptoms, visible after a certain age. It is one of the fastest growing disabilities. Its current prevalence rate in the U.S. estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is 1 in 68 births. The genetic and physiological structure of the brain is studied to determine the pathology of autism, but diagnosis of autism at an early age is challenging due to the existing phenotypic and etiological heterogeneity among ASD individuals. Volumetric and neuroimaging techniques are explored to elucidate the neuroanatomy of the ASD brain. Nuroanatomical, neurochemical, and neuroimaging biomarkers can help in the early diagnosis and treatment of ASD. This paper presents a review of the types of autism, etiologies, early detection, and treatment of ASD. © 2014 Walter de Gruyter GmbH. |
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Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Hanapiah, F A; Mohamed, S A Qualitative method to analyze response in robotic intervention for children with autism Conference 2013, ISBN: 9781479905072, (cited By 2). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism Intervention, Autistic Children, Behavioral Assessment, Children with Autism, Communication, Diseases, Qualitative Analysis, Qualitative Method, Qualitative Observations, Robotics, Robots, Screening Instruments @conference{Shamsuddin2013324, title = {A Qualitative method to analyze response in robotic intervention for children with autism}, author = {S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and F A Hanapiah and S Mohamed}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84889566919&doi=10.1109%2fROMAN.2013.6628477&partnerID=40&md5=81cd5bf09c75f3d9e6ed4a23ce2362e5}, doi = {10.1109/ROMAN.2013.6628477}, isbn = {9781479905072}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-01-01}, journal = {Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication}, pages = {324-325}, abstract = {This paper presents a method to carry out qualitative analysis when evaluating the interaction between child and robot in autism intervention. The technique consists of 24-items of behavioral assessment which was referenced to the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-Second Edition (GARS-2). GARS-2 is a screening instrument used to identify and diagnose autism. Preliminary results from a pilot study show that this method had allowed qualitative observation to be carried out to compare the behavior of autistic children with and without the presence of a robot. The feasibility of this technique will be further justified through future wide-spread studies involving a larger number of children spanning across the whole spectrum of autism. © 2013 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 2}, keywords = {Autism Intervention, Autistic Children, Behavioral Assessment, Children with Autism, Communication, Diseases, Qualitative Analysis, Qualitative Method, Qualitative Observations, Robotics, Robots, Screening Instruments}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper presents a method to carry out qualitative analysis when evaluating the interaction between child and robot in autism intervention. The technique consists of 24-items of behavioral assessment which was referenced to the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-Second Edition (GARS-2). GARS-2 is a screening instrument used to identify and diagnose autism. Preliminary results from a pilot study show that this method had allowed qualitative observation to be carried out to compare the behavior of autistic children with and without the presence of a robot. The feasibility of this technique will be further justified through future wide-spread studies involving a larger number of children spanning across the whole spectrum of autism. © 2013 IEEE. |
Malik, N A; Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Miskam, M A; Hamid, A C 53 (1), 2013, ISSN: 17578981, (cited By 5). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Children with Autism, Diseases, Education, Experiments, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Patient Rehabilitation, Pilot Studies, Real Time, Two-Way Communications @conference{Malik2013, title = {Feasibility of using a humanoid robot to elicit communicational response in children with mild autism}, author = {N A Malik and S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and M A Miskam and A C Hamid}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84893647308&doi=10.1088%2f1757-899X%2f53%2f1%2f012077&partnerID=40&md5=c051904f309ab9556d90458decb88f21}, doi = {10.1088/1757-899X/53/1/012077}, issn = {17578981}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-01-01}, journal = {IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering}, volume = {53}, number = {1}, abstract = {Research evidences are accumulating with regards to the potential use of robots for the rehabilitation of children with autism. The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on the results of communicational response in two children with autism during interaction with the humanoid robot NAO. Both autistic subjects in this study have been diagnosed with mild autism. Following the outcome from our first pilot study; the aim of this current experiment is to explore the application of NAO robot to engage with a child and further teach about emotions through a game-centered and song-based approach. The experiment procedure involved interaction between humanoid robot NAO with each child through a series of four different modules. The observation items are based on ten items selected and referenced to GARS-2 (Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-second edition) and also input from clinicians and therapists. The results clearly indicated that both of the children showed optimistic response through the interaction. Negative responses such as feeling scared or shying away from the robot were not detected. Two-way communication between the child and robot in real time significantly gives positive impact in the responses towards the robot. To conclude, it is feasible to include robot-based interaction specifically to elicit communicational response as a part of the rehabilitation intervention of children with autism. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.}, note = {cited By 5}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Children with Autism, Diseases, Education, Experiments, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Patient Rehabilitation, Pilot Studies, Real Time, Two-Way Communications}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Research evidences are accumulating with regards to the potential use of robots for the rehabilitation of children with autism. The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on the results of communicational response in two children with autism during interaction with the humanoid robot NAO. Both autistic subjects in this study have been diagnosed with mild autism. Following the outcome from our first pilot study; the aim of this current experiment is to explore the application of NAO robot to engage with a child and further teach about emotions through a game-centered and song-based approach. The experiment procedure involved interaction between humanoid robot NAO with each child through a series of four different modules. The observation items are based on ten items selected and referenced to GARS-2 (Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-second edition) and also input from clinicians and therapists. The results clearly indicated that both of the children showed optimistic response through the interaction. Negative responses such as feeling scared or shying away from the robot were not detected. Two-way communication between the child and robot in real time significantly gives positive impact in the responses towards the robot. To conclude, it is feasible to include robot-based interaction specifically to elicit communicational response as a part of the rehabilitation intervention of children with autism. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. |
Hashim, H; Yussof, H; Hanapiah, F A; Shamsuddin, S; Ismail, L; Malik, N A Robot-assisted to elicit behaviors for autism screening Journal Article Applied Mechanics and Materials, 393 , pp. 567-572, 2013, ISSN: 16609336, (cited By 2). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Diseases, Early Intervention, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Individual Behaviour, Intervention, Mechanical Engineering, Program Diagnostics, Quantitative Measurement, Robotics, Screening Process @article{Hashim2013567, title = {Robot-assisted to elicit behaviors for autism screening}, author = {H Hashim and H Yussof and F A Hanapiah and S Shamsuddin and L Ismail and N A Malik}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84886257860&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMM.393.567&partnerID=40&md5=9ef0b91be1f79ae1771901b04e271636}, doi = {10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.393.567}, issn = {16609336}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-01-01}, journal = {Applied Mechanics and Materials}, volume = {393}, pages = {567-572}, abstract = {Early screening and diagnosis of Autism spectrums is essential to determine the best means of early intervention program. Since there is no sign in biological for autism, screening and assessment must focus on the behavioral deficits. Somehow screening is not a diagnosis, but a filter that picks out children for subsequent assessment. The aim of this paper is to propose and to ignite discussion concerning robotic assisted in autism screening process to enable early diagnosis and intervention. This process combines (a) selection of an autism screening tool (b) refinement of screening subscales and (c) integration of subscales with robot action. We use Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-2 (GARS-2) inversely integrated with humanoid robot Nao to produce a counter action to elicit individual behaviours for screening and diagnosis purposes. In extracting of GARS-2, we had considered the limitation and sensitivity when a robot tries to assist in the process of screening and diagnosis. Integrating robotics into innovative treatments however highlighted the need for additional rigorous empirical studies with quantitative measurement. © (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.}, note = {cited By 2}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Diseases, Early Intervention, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Individual Behaviour, Intervention, Mechanical Engineering, Program Diagnostics, Quantitative Measurement, Robotics, Screening Process}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Early screening and diagnosis of Autism spectrums is essential to determine the best means of early intervention program. Since there is no sign in biological for autism, screening and assessment must focus on the behavioral deficits. Somehow screening is not a diagnosis, but a filter that picks out children for subsequent assessment. The aim of this paper is to propose and to ignite discussion concerning robotic assisted in autism screening process to enable early diagnosis and intervention. This process combines (a) selection of an autism screening tool (b) refinement of screening subscales and (c) integration of subscales with robot action. We use Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-2 (GARS-2) inversely integrated with humanoid robot Nao to produce a counter action to elicit individual behaviours for screening and diagnosis purposes. In extracting of GARS-2, we had considered the limitation and sensitivity when a robot tries to assist in the process of screening and diagnosis. Integrating robotics into innovative treatments however highlighted the need for additional rigorous empirical studies with quantitative measurement. © (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. |
Hamid, A C; Miskam, M A; Yussof, H; Shamsuddin, S; Hashim, H; Ismail, L Human-robot interaction (HRI) for children with autism to augment communication skills Journal Article Applied Mechanics and Materials, 393 , pp. 598-603, 2013, ISSN: 16609336, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Children with Autism, Communication, Communication Skills, Diseases, Education, Human Robot Interaction, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Intervention Programs, Learning, Man Machine Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Teaching, Two-Way Communications @article{Hamid2013598, title = {Human-robot interaction (HRI) for children with autism to augment communication skills}, author = {A C Hamid and M A Miskam and H Yussof and S Shamsuddin and H Hashim and L Ismail}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84886245343&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMM.393.598&partnerID=40&md5=a580bbcbd654ebb6c19b75fa27bdf75e}, doi = {10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.393.598}, issn = {16609336}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-01-01}, journal = {Applied Mechanics and Materials}, volume = {393}, pages = {598-603}, abstract = {This paper presents a case study of robot-based intervention program for children with autism. The study focuses on two-way communication between children with autism and a humanoid robot NAO. The aim of this study is to develop a set of teaching and learning modules on communication through question type conversation and song-based approach. Module developed in this study is programmed using NAO's choregraphe, being imbedded later on and perform action. Both children participating in this study can communicate verbally and have been diagnosed with mild autism. Response from this exposure shows that the human toddler-like robot can be used as a platform to augment and facilitate communication effectively with children with autism. © (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Children with Autism, Communication, Communication Skills, Diseases, Education, Human Robot Interaction, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Intervention Programs, Learning, Man Machine Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Teaching, Two-Way Communications}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } This paper presents a case study of robot-based intervention program for children with autism. The study focuses on two-way communication between children with autism and a humanoid robot NAO. The aim of this study is to develop a set of teaching and learning modules on communication through question type conversation and song-based approach. Module developed in this study is programmed using NAO's choregraphe, being imbedded later on and perform action. Both children participating in this study can communicate verbally and have been diagnosed with mild autism. Response from this exposure shows that the human toddler-like robot can be used as a platform to augment and facilitate communication effectively with children with autism. © (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. |
Miskam, M A; Hamid, M A C; Yussof, H; Shamsuddin, S; Malik, N A; Basir, S N Study on social interaction between children with autism and humanoid robot NAO Journal Article Applied Mechanics and Materials, 393 , pp. 573-578, 2013, ISSN: 16609336, (cited By 10). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Children with Autism, Communication, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Education, Educational Intervention, Human Robot Interaction, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Mechanical Engineering, Patient Rehabilitation, Social Interactions, Social Sciences, Two-Way Communications @article{Miskam2013573, title = {Study on social interaction between children with autism and humanoid robot NAO}, author = {M A Miskam and M A C Hamid and H Yussof and S Shamsuddin and N A Malik and S N Basir}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84886245367&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMM.393.573&partnerID=40&md5=95d6cec2dc5888c99213397d5b94b003}, doi = {10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.393.573}, issn = {16609336}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-01-01}, journal = {Applied Mechanics and Materials}, volume = {393}, pages = {573-578}, abstract = {Autism cannot run away from their triangle deficits: social, communication and stereotyped behaviour. There is no cure for autism or any definitive treatment to treat the core symptoms of this developmental disorder. However, the deficits can be minimized by maximize their learning through behavioural therapy and educational intervention. Nowadays, the methods in the rehabilitation of autism have been upgraded by the innovation of humanoid robots, in particular the humanoid robot NAO. In this study, NAO has being programmed using Choregraphe as programming tool to develop lesson modules for children with autism to practice their social interaction skill. This paper focuses specifically on social interaction subscale to observe the behaviour of the autistic children during interaction with the humanoid robot NAO. The observation is based on six items referenced from the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-second edition (GARS-2). The use of humanoid robot NAO in the rehabilitation of autistic children is expected to help them to interact and practice their social traits just like normal children. The results evidently showed that children with autism are positively affected by NAO by giving encouraging responses in social interaction when interacting with the robot. Two-way communication between the child and robot in real time significantly give positive impact in the responses towards the robot. © (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.}, note = {cited By 10}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Children with Autism, Communication, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Education, Educational Intervention, Human Robot Interaction, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Mechanical Engineering, Patient Rehabilitation, Social Interactions, Social Sciences, Two-Way Communications}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Autism cannot run away from their triangle deficits: social, communication and stereotyped behaviour. There is no cure for autism or any definitive treatment to treat the core symptoms of this developmental disorder. However, the deficits can be minimized by maximize their learning through behavioural therapy and educational intervention. Nowadays, the methods in the rehabilitation of autism have been upgraded by the innovation of humanoid robots, in particular the humanoid robot NAO. In this study, NAO has being programmed using Choregraphe as programming tool to develop lesson modules for children with autism to practice their social interaction skill. This paper focuses specifically on social interaction subscale to observe the behaviour of the autistic children during interaction with the humanoid robot NAO. The observation is based on six items referenced from the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-second edition (GARS-2). The use of humanoid robot NAO in the rehabilitation of autistic children is expected to help them to interact and practice their social traits just like normal children. The results evidently showed that children with autism are positively affected by NAO by giving encouraging responses in social interaction when interacting with the robot. Two-way communication between the child and robot in real time significantly give positive impact in the responses towards the robot. © (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. |
Kamaruzaman, M F; Rahman, S H A; Abdullah, K Z; Anwar, R 2013, ISBN: 9781467359689, (cited By 7). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Academic Careers, Autistic Children, Calculations, Children with Autism, Conceptual Framework, Curricula, Diseases, Hypothesis Testing, Industrial Applications, Integrated Modeling, Motivation, Self Independence, Students, Theoretical Modeling @conference{Kamaruzaman2013174, title = {Conceptual framework study of basic counting skills based dynamic visual architecture towards autistic children's development}, author = {M F Kamaruzaman and S H A Rahman and K Z Abdullah and R Anwar}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84883104147&doi=10.1109%2fBEIAC.2013.6560108&partnerID=40&md5=4ca69047980f1916b4fea0044cc637f0}, doi = {10.1109/BEIAC.2013.6560108}, isbn = {9781467359689}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-01-01}, journal = {BEIAC 2013 - 2013 IEEE Business Engineering and Industrial Applications Colloquium}, pages = {174-176}, abstract = {For individual with autism, the opportunity to achieve self-determination may be critical to enhance their quality of life. To achieve self-determination and independence, autism patience need to comprehend the learning basic skill system. Since calculation is used in everyday living, understanding the basic calculation skills is one way individual with autism can help achieve independence. The important of calculation especially mathematics in everyday living should not be overlooked for children's with autism. The opportunities to be paid and purchase goods are ways individuals with disabilities can achieve autonomy and independence. For students with autism, learning basic counting skills are important not only for their academic careers but also for their future independence. Our study plans to investigate the counting basic skills based dynamic visual for students with autism that will potentially assist educators, facilitators and curriculum developers to create appropriate instrument and instructional programs to meet students' academic needs. A theoretical model for basic counting skills for autism children's development is to be proposed from the outcome of this study. The next step will be to validate the integrated model proposed which will be conducted through a series of hypothesis testing which includes improved enthusiasm, augmented sense of worth and enhanced analytical. Perhaps more importantly, this research may help students acquire the essential skills they will need for future independence. © 2013 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 7}, keywords = {Academic Careers, Autistic Children, Calculations, Children with Autism, Conceptual Framework, Curricula, Diseases, Hypothesis Testing, Industrial Applications, Integrated Modeling, Motivation, Self Independence, Students, Theoretical Modeling}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } For individual with autism, the opportunity to achieve self-determination may be critical to enhance their quality of life. To achieve self-determination and independence, autism patience need to comprehend the learning basic skill system. Since calculation is used in everyday living, understanding the basic calculation skills is one way individual with autism can help achieve independence. The important of calculation especially mathematics in everyday living should not be overlooked for children's with autism. The opportunities to be paid and purchase goods are ways individuals with disabilities can achieve autonomy and independence. For students with autism, learning basic counting skills are important not only for their academic careers but also for their future independence. Our study plans to investigate the counting basic skills based dynamic visual for students with autism that will potentially assist educators, facilitators and curriculum developers to create appropriate instrument and instructional programs to meet students' academic needs. A theoretical model for basic counting skills for autism children's development is to be proposed from the outcome of this study. The next step will be to validate the integrated model proposed which will be conducted through a series of hypothesis testing which includes improved enthusiasm, augmented sense of worth and enhanced analytical. Perhaps more importantly, this research may help students acquire the essential skills they will need for future independence. © 2013 IEEE. |
Shams, W K; Wahab, A Source-temporal-features for detection EEG behavior of autism spectrum disorder Conference 2013, ISBN: 9781479901340, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Brain Activity, Children with Autism, Classification (of information), Communication, Diseases, Electroencephalography, Electronic Document, Information Technology, Multi-Layer Perception, Temporal Features, Time Difference of Arrival @conference{Shams2013, title = {Source-temporal-features for detection EEG behavior of autism spectrum disorder}, author = {W K Shams and A Wahab}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84879037124&doi=10.1109%2fICT4M.2013.6518913&partnerID=40&md5=db31715811e1e8fdf62c9d61daf8e6f6}, doi = {10.1109/ICT4M.2013.6518913}, isbn = {9781479901340}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-01-01}, journal = {2013 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World, ICT4M 2013}, abstract = {This study introduces a new model to capture the abnormal brain activity of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) during eyes open and eyes closed resting conditions. EEG data was collected from normal subjects' ages (4 to 9) years and ASD subjects match group. Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) approach was applied with EEG data raw for feature extracted at time domain. The neural network, Multilayer Perception (MLP) was used to distinguish between the two groups during the two tasks. Results show significant accuracy around 98% for both tasks and clearly discriminate for the features in z-dimension his electronic document is a "live" template and already defines the components of your paper [title, text, heads, etc.] in its style sheet. © 2013 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Brain Activity, Children with Autism, Classification (of information), Communication, Diseases, Electroencephalography, Electronic Document, Information Technology, Multi-Layer Perception, Temporal Features, Time Difference of Arrival}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This study introduces a new model to capture the abnormal brain activity of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) during eyes open and eyes closed resting conditions. EEG data was collected from normal subjects' ages (4 to 9) years and ASD subjects match group. Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) approach was applied with EEG data raw for feature extracted at time domain. The neural network, Multilayer Perception (MLP) was used to distinguish between the two groups during the two tasks. Results show significant accuracy around 98% for both tasks and clearly discriminate for the features in z-dimension his electronic document is a "live" template and already defines the components of your paper [title, text, heads, etc.] in its style sheet. © 2013 IEEE. |
Mustafa, M; Arshad, H; Zaman, H B Framework methodology of the Autism children - Vibratory haptic interface (AC-VHI) Conference IEEE Computer Society, 2013, ISBN: 9781479927586, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Diseases, Haptic Interfaces, Malaysia, Malaysian, Mice, Mild Autism, Probability Sampling, Sample Collection, Social Interactions, Structured Observation @conference{Mustafa2013201, title = {Framework methodology of the Autism children - Vibratory haptic interface (AC-VHI)}, author = {M Mustafa and H Arshad and H B Zaman}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84904211710&doi=10.1109%2fACSAT.2013.47&partnerID=40&md5=12c910cd01ef0874e09e8e51e2c00b3c}, doi = {10.1109/ACSAT.2013.47}, isbn = {9781479927586}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-01-01}, journal = {Proceedings - 2013 International Conference on Advanced Computer Science Applications and Technologies, ACSAT 2013}, pages = {201-206}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, abstract = {This paper provides the Framework Methodology of the Autism Children -Vibratory Haptic Interface (AC-VHI) conducted on the mild autism children who have impairment in social interaction. This paper has exclusively explored problems faced by Malaysian autistic children in a National Autism Society at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It also has been conducted at two locations: the classroom and the court of the National Autism Society in Malaysia (NASOM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The paper has sampled 20 children with mild autism, who have impairment in social interaction, based on the records of the National Autism Society of Malaysia. The sample collection method followed the purposive sampling approach, which is a form of non-probability sampling that allowed us to choose a case, because it illustrates some features or processes, in which we are interested. The framework included three main three process which are Process one, process Two and Process Three. This's three processes of the framework was suitable with the area of research and could to accomplish objectives of this research in helping the autism children to interact and communicate effectively with their families, friends and the broad community. The framework included three main three process which are Process one, process Two and Process Three. This's three processes of the framework was suitable with the area of research and could to accomplish objectives of this research in helping the autism children to interact and communicate effectively with their families, friends and the broad community. © 2013 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Diseases, Haptic Interfaces, Malaysia, Malaysian, Mice, Mild Autism, Probability Sampling, Sample Collection, Social Interactions, Structured Observation}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper provides the Framework Methodology of the Autism Children -Vibratory Haptic Interface (AC-VHI) conducted on the mild autism children who have impairment in social interaction. This paper has exclusively explored problems faced by Malaysian autistic children in a National Autism Society at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It also has been conducted at two locations: the classroom and the court of the National Autism Society in Malaysia (NASOM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The paper has sampled 20 children with mild autism, who have impairment in social interaction, based on the records of the National Autism Society of Malaysia. The sample collection method followed the purposive sampling approach, which is a form of non-probability sampling that allowed us to choose a case, because it illustrates some features or processes, in which we are interested. The framework included three main three process which are Process one, process Two and Process Three. This's three processes of the framework was suitable with the area of research and could to accomplish objectives of this research in helping the autism children to interact and communicate effectively with their families, friends and the broad community. The framework included three main three process which are Process one, process Two and Process Three. This's three processes of the framework was suitable with the area of research and could to accomplish objectives of this research in helping the autism children to interact and communicate effectively with their families, friends and the broad community. © 2013 IEEE. |
Manap, A A; Dehkordi, S R; Rias, R M; Sardan, N A Atlantis Press, 2013, ISBN: 9789462520028, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Brain Development, Children with Autism, Complex Disorder, Computer Games, Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, Diseases, Education, Games, Semi Structured Interviews, Social Communications, Social Skills, Surveys, Teaching @conference{Manap201326, title = {Computer game approach focusing on social communication skills for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An initial study}, author = {A A Manap and S R Dehkordi and R M Rias and N A Sardan}, editor = {Soewito Bououdina B M Chen M.-S. Gaol F.L.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84937138693&partnerID=40&md5=0a35258c8d4d2f61296da695c5ef765f}, isbn = {9789462520028}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-01-01}, journal = {2013 International Conference on Computer Graphics, Visualization, Computer Vision, and Game Technology, VisioGame 2013}, pages = {26-31}, publisher = {Atlantis Press}, abstract = {Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. ASD is characterized by difficulties with communication, social deficits, stereotyped or repetitive behaviours and interests. One of the major reasons behind the push to use technology and multimedia to assist interaction with children diagnosed with ASD is that they have shown a preference for, as well as a fascination with, "visual stimuli" such as computer applications, games, and videos. Primordial purpose of this study is to synthesize a survey regarding social problems and situations faced by children with autism. A number of questionnaires for parents and teachers with a semi-structured interview for five doctors and eleven therapists were conducted to identify basic problems of children with Autism and psychological methods for each problem. © 2014. The authors - Published by Atlantis Press.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Autism Spectrum Disorders, Brain Development, Children with Autism, Complex Disorder, Computer Games, Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, Diseases, Education, Games, Semi Structured Interviews, Social Communications, Social Skills, Surveys, Teaching}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. ASD is characterized by difficulties with communication, social deficits, stereotyped or repetitive behaviours and interests. One of the major reasons behind the push to use technology and multimedia to assist interaction with children diagnosed with ASD is that they have shown a preference for, as well as a fascination with, "visual stimuli" such as computer applications, games, and videos. Primordial purpose of this study is to synthesize a survey regarding social problems and situations faced by children with autism. A number of questionnaires for parents and teachers with a semi-structured interview for five doctors and eleven therapists were conducted to identify basic problems of children with Autism and psychological methods for each problem. © 2014. The authors - Published by Atlantis Press. |
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Abdullah, M N; Mohamad, W M Z W; Abdullah, M R; Yaacob, M J; Baharuddin, M S Perinatal, maternal and antenatal associated factors for autism: A case control study Conference 2012, ISBN: 9781467316668, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Antenatal, ASD, Autism, Autistic, Biomedical Engineering, Case-Control Studies, Delivery, Diseases, Hospitals, Logistics, Maternal, Obstetrics, Parents, Perinatal, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Retrospective, Risk Factor @conference{Abdullah2012144, title = {Perinatal, maternal and antenatal associated factors for autism: A case control study}, author = {M N Abdullah and W M Z W Mohamad and M R Abdullah and M J Yaacob and M S Baharuddin}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84876762294&doi=10.1109%2fIECBES.2012.6498121&partnerID=40&md5=b14466b2341cc29599332d94d866ea9a}, doi = {10.1109/IECBES.2012.6498121}, isbn = {9781467316668}, year = {2012}, date = {2012-01-01}, journal = {2012 IEEE-EMBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, IECBES 2012}, pages = {144-148}, abstract = {Autism disorders are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders which characterized into three main domains which are social interaction impairment, communication delay and repetitive or stereotypic behavior. Many studies had suggested that the risk factors for autism derive from three big factors namely environmental factors, genetic predisposition and vaccine induced. The aim of this study was to investigate the perinatal, maternal and antenatal associated factors on autistic disorder children at Hospital Pulau Pinang and Hospital Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang. A case control study involving 312 cases and control was conducted using data retrieved from hospital records at Pulau Pinang hospital and Bukit Mertajam hospital from 2001 to 2008. The departments involved were Psychiatric, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Record and Management Department. All cases which met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the study. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression were used to explore the perinatal, maternal and antenatal associated factors associated with autistic disorder children. There were seven associated factors contributed most to autistic disorder determination. The factors were maternal age [Adjusted Odds Ratio (OR): 1.41; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): (1.27, 1.57)], maternal smoking reported at first antenatal visit [Adjusted OR: 13.61; 95% CI: (1.87, 99.35)], birth asphyxia [Adjusted OR: 0.35; 95% CI: (0.11, 1.08)], psychiatric history [Adjusted OR: 54.94; 95% CI: (12.07, 250.04)], multiple gestation [Adjusted OR: 4.81; 95% CI: (1.86, 12.45)], parity for more than 4 [Adjusted OR: 0.11; 95% CI: (0.03, 0.47)], parity between 0 and 1 [Adjusted OR: 0.19; 95% CI: (0.07,0.55)], Chinese race compared to the Malay race [Adjusted OR: 10.11; 95% CI: (3.61, 28.30)] and Indian race compared to the Malay race [Adjusted OR: 5.14; 95% CI: (1.38, 19.16)]. The results suggested that autistic disorders were associated with perinatal, maternal and antenatal factors such as delivery, pregnancy and maternal characteristics. © 2012 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Antenatal, ASD, Autism, Autistic, Biomedical Engineering, Case-Control Studies, Delivery, Diseases, Hospitals, Logistics, Maternal, Obstetrics, Parents, Perinatal, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Retrospective, Risk Factor}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Autism disorders are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders which characterized into three main domains which are social interaction impairment, communication delay and repetitive or stereotypic behavior. Many studies had suggested that the risk factors for autism derive from three big factors namely environmental factors, genetic predisposition and vaccine induced. The aim of this study was to investigate the perinatal, maternal and antenatal associated factors on autistic disorder children at Hospital Pulau Pinang and Hospital Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang. A case control study involving 312 cases and control was conducted using data retrieved from hospital records at Pulau Pinang hospital and Bukit Mertajam hospital from 2001 to 2008. The departments involved were Psychiatric, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Record and Management Department. All cases which met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the study. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression were used to explore the perinatal, maternal and antenatal associated factors associated with autistic disorder children. There were seven associated factors contributed most to autistic disorder determination. The factors were maternal age [Adjusted Odds Ratio (OR): 1.41; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): (1.27, 1.57)], maternal smoking reported at first antenatal visit [Adjusted OR: 13.61; 95% CI: (1.87, 99.35)], birth asphyxia [Adjusted OR: 0.35; 95% CI: (0.11, 1.08)], psychiatric history [Adjusted OR: 54.94; 95% CI: (12.07, 250.04)], multiple gestation [Adjusted OR: 4.81; 95% CI: (1.86, 12.45)], parity for more than 4 [Adjusted OR: 0.11; 95% CI: (0.03, 0.47)], parity between 0 and 1 [Adjusted OR: 0.19; 95% CI: (0.07,0.55)], Chinese race compared to the Malay race [Adjusted OR: 10.11; 95% CI: (3.61, 28.30)] and Indian race compared to the Malay race [Adjusted OR: 5.14; 95% CI: (1.38, 19.16)]. The results suggested that autistic disorders were associated with perinatal, maternal and antenatal factors such as delivery, pregnancy and maternal characteristics. © 2012 IEEE. |