Promoting Adaptive and Social Communication Skills in Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Programmable Toy Robots and Social Stories
Simone Zorzi, Valeria Tambato, Giulia Vezil, Laura Berteotti
Conclusion: Our results have confirmed the effectiveness of programmable toy robot modelling for teaching community living skills to adolescents with autism. They support the idea that robot assisted interventions can combine social stories with the standard modelling treatment to improve adaptive and social communication skills.
Keywords
Social robotics in autism, Modelling with humanoid robots, Teaching living skills using toy robots.
