THE USE OF NAO ROBOTS IN TEACHING CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

Bojana Arsić, Anja Gajić, Sara Vidojković, Dragana Maćešić-Petrović, Aleksandra Bašić, Ružica Zdravković Parezanović

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There is an increasing number of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and therefore different software and hardware solutions are made for them. The effectiveness of any type of treatment is connected to its intensity and interventions based on the use of technology can allow that. The aim of this literature review is to examine the effectiveness of interventions focused on teaching people with ASD with the use of Nao robots. For the literature search, we used Google Scholar, SciIndex and ProQuest search engines. The articles were searched by using keywords: autism, autism spectrum disorders, Nao robots, and humanoid robots. We included articles published in the last 10 years that were original research articles focused on teaching people with ASD certain skills. In the review section, we included eight research. The average effectiveness of these interventions was 40.3%. The reasons for insufficient success are a subjective measurement of intervention success and a low number of sessions. Having in mind that parents of people with ASD often choose interventions that are not scientifically based, we believe it is of great importance to implement research focused on the effectiveness of different treatment modalities, which is also the main significance of this article. Suggestions for future research in this area are discussed, as well as the limitations of this paper.

 

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skill acquisition, Nao robots, autism, teaching, technology

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