A Robot-Based Play-Drama Intervention May Improve the Joint Attention and Functional Play Behaviors of Chinese-Speaking Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study.

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have deficits in joint attention and play behaviors. We examined whether a robot-based play-drama intervention would promote these skills. Chinese-speaking preschool children were randomly assigned to an intervention group (N = 12) and a waitlist control...

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Published in:Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 467 - 482
Main Authors: So, Wing-Chee, Cheng, Chun-Ho, Lam, Wan-Yi, Huang, Ying, Ng, Ka-Ching, Tung, Hiu-Ching, Wong, Wing
Format: pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Feb2020
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          So, Wing-Chee
          Cheng, Chun-Ho
          Lam, Wan-Yi
          Huang, Ying
          Ng, Ka-Ching
          Tung, Hiu-Ching
          Wong, Wing
        affil: Department of Educational Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong S.A.R.
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          Robotics
          Psychodrama
          Play Therapy
          Play and Playthings In Infancy and Childhood
          Child Behavior
          Autism Spectrum Disorder In Infancy and Childhood
          China
          Chinese Persons
          Child, Preschool
          Pilot Studies
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Random Assignment
          Role Playing
          Attention
          Human
          Child, Preschool: 2-5 years
      ab: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have deficits in joint attention and play behaviors. We examined whether a robot-based play-drama intervention would promote these skills. Chinese-speaking preschool children were randomly assigned to an intervention group (N = 12) and a waitlist control group (N = 11). Children in the intervention group watched three robot dramas and engaged in role-plays with both robots and human experimenters over the course of 9 weeks. There were significant improvements in joint attention initiations and functional play behaviors in the intervention group. Parents of this group of children also reported less severe social impairments. It was therefore concluded that a robot-based play-drama intervention can enhance the joint attention and play behaviors of children with ASD.
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