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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 4/2015

01-04-2015 | Original Paper

A Physiologically Informed Virtual Reality Based Social Communication System for Individuals with Autism

Auteurs: Uttama Lahiri, Esubalew Bekele, Elizabeth Dohrmann, Zachary Warren, Nilanjan Sarkar

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 4/2015

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Abstract

Clinical applications of advanced technology may hold promise for addressing impairments associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This project evaluated the application of a novel physiologically responsive virtual reality based technological system for conversation skills in a group of adolescents with ASD. The system altered components of conversation based on (1) performance alone or (2) the composite effect of performance and physiological metrics of predicted engagement (e.g., gaze pattern, pupil dilation, blink rate). Participants showed improved performance and looking pattern within the physiologically sensitive system as compared to the performance based system. This suggests that physiologically informed technologies may have the potential of being an effective tool in the hands of interventionists.
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Metagegevens
Titel
A Physiologically Informed Virtual Reality Based Social Communication System for Individuals with Autism
Auteurs
Uttama Lahiri
Esubalew Bekele
Elizabeth Dohrmann
Zachary Warren
Nilanjan Sarkar
Publicatiedatum
01-04-2015
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 4/2015
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2240-5

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