Motor differences in autism during a human-robot imitative gesturing task.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Difficulty with imitative gesturing is frequently observed as a clinical feature of autism. Current practices for assessment of imitative gesturing ability-behavioral observation and parent report-do not allow precise measurement of specific components of imitative gesturing performance, instead relying on subjective judgments. Advances in technology allow researchers to objectively quantify the nature of these movement differences, and to use less socially stressful interaction partners (e.g., robots). In this study, we aimed to quantify differences in imitative gesturing between autistic and neurotypical development during human-robot interaction.

Methods

Thirty-five autistic (n = 19) and neurotypical (n = 16) participants imitated social gestures of an interact

SUBMITTER: Fears NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10684312 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature