Constraints in the design of activities focusing on emotion recognition for children with ASD using robotic tools

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Constraints in the design of activities focusing on emotion recognition for children with ASD using robotic tools

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Costa, Sandra / Soares, Filomena / Pereira, Ana Paula da Silva / Moreira, Fátima

Robótica-Autismo project, presented in this paper, aims to identify the main aspects to be considered when working with robots and children with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders). Several constraints are identified such as the type of robot, the type of skills that should be developed, the criteria of inclusion and exclusion in the target group, which proceedings should be followed during the sessions and how to analyze the obtained results. In the end, a well-established methodology is achieved in order to accomplish the goal of using a robot as a mediator between children with ASD and other human partners. ; The authors are grateful to the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, FCT - Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, for funding through the R& D project reference RIPD/ADAlI09407/2009 and the scholarship SFRHIBD/71600/2010. This work is also supported by a QREN initiative, from UEIFEDER ( Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional) funds through the "Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade - COMPETE".