@article{Alnajjar2020,
title = {Personalized Robot Interventions for Autistic Children: An Automated Methodology for Attention Assessment},
author = {F Alnajjar and M Cappuccio and A Renawi and O Mubin and C K Loo},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85081653497&doi=10.1007%2fs12369-020-00639-8&partnerID=40&md5=99d36c26b54c3f23ebb13499387b859a},
doi = {10.1007/s12369-020-00639-8},
issn = {18754791},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-01-01},
journal = {International Journal of Social Robotics},
publisher = {Springer},
abstract = {We propose a robot-mediated therapy and assessment system for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) of mild to moderate severity and minimal verbal capabilities. The objectives of the robot interaction sessions is to improve the academic capabilities of ASD patients by increasing the length and the quality of their attention. The system uses a NAO robot and an added mobile display to present emotional cues and solicit appropriate emotional responses. The interaction is semi-autonomous with minimal human intervention.Interaction occurs within an adaptive dynamic scenario composed of 13 sections. The scenario allows adaptive customization based on the attention score history of each patient. The attention score is autonomously generated by the system and depends on face attention and joint attention cues and sound responses. The scoring system allows us to prove that the customized interaction system increases the engagement and attention capabilities of ASD patients.After performing a pilot study, involving 6 ASD children, out of a total of 11 considered in the clinical setup, we conducted a long-term study. This study empirically proves that the proposed assessment system represents the attention state of the patient with 82.4% accuracy. © 2020, Springer Nature B.V.},
note = {cited By 0},
keywords = {Assessment, Attention, Autism, Children with Autism, Diseases, Emotion, Emotional Response, Interaction Systems, Robotics, Robots, Therapy},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

@article{Aziz2018574,
title = {Humanoid robot intervention with autism: The conceptual model in demonstrating the emotional responses of children with autism},
author = {A A Aziz and F F M Moganan and M Mokhsin and N Sakamat and A Ismail},
editor = {Levy Mohd Lokman Chen P A K Koyama S. Yamanaka T.},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85044186403&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-10-8612-0_60&partnerID=40&md5=76beda967357c1b4445593f4f3bb00fe},
doi = {10.1007/978-981-10-8612-0_60},
issn = {21945357},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-01-01},
journal = {Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing},
volume = {739},
pages = {574-579},
publisher = {Springer Verlag},
abstract = {Autism is a lifelong developmental disorder often associated with the inability to interact and communicate with others in meaningful ways. Few studies have actually proven that individuals with autism are facing difficulties in extracting and interpreting the emotion of others. This has led to the misbelief that individuals with autism are emotionless. This paper aims to demonstrate that given the right triggers, individuals with autism will show certain level of emotional responses. With its main objectives being (i) To study the previous research on the impact of Humanoid Robot Intervention on autistic children’s emotional responses and (ii) To illustrate the conceptual model that can further elevate the emotional responses of an autistic child, it is with the best hope that the model can further aid researchers in understanding the autistic children’s emotional responses while engaging with the humanoid robot, thus may help in creating a more meaningful and successful interaction session. © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018.},
note = {cited By 0},
keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Conceptual Model, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Emotion, Emotional Response, Humanoid Robot, Robotics, Robots},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}