| Title |
Brief Report: A Pilot Summer Robotics Camp to Reduce Social Anxiety and Improve Social/Vocational Skills in Adolescents with ASD
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-014-2153-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Juhi R. Kaboski, Joshua John Diehl, Jane Beriont, Charles R. Crowell, Michael Villano, Kristin Wier, Karen Tang |
| Abstract |
This pilot study evaluated a novel intervention designed to reduce social anxiety and improve social/vocational skills for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The intervention utilized a shared interest in robotics among participants to facilitate natural social interaction between individuals with ASD and typically developing (TD) peers. Eight individuals with ASD and eight TD peers ages 12-17 participated in a weeklong robotics camp, during which they learned robotic facts, actively programmed an interactive robot, and learned "career" skills. The ASD group showed a significant decrease in social anxiety and both groups showed an increase in robotics knowledge, although neither group showed a significant increase in social skills. These initial findings suggest that this approach is promising and warrants further study. |
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| Australia | 1 | 20% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
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| Researcher | 29 | 12% |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 9% |
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| Unknown | 57 | 24% |
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