Are Children with Autism More Responsive to Animated Characters? A Study of Interactions with Humans and Human-Controlled Avatars

Autor/inn/en	Carter, Elizabeth J.; Williams, Diane L.; Hodgins, Jessica K.; Lehman, Jill F.
Titel	Are Children with Autism More Responsive to Animated Characters? A Study of Interactions with Humans and Human-Controlled Avatars
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44 (2014) 10, S.2475-2485 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-014-2116-8
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Animation; Interpersonal Relationship; Interaction; Counselors; Cartoons; Social Behavior; Verbal Communication; Nonverbal Communication; Attention; Communication Strategies; Computer Mediated Communication; Young Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Interaktion; Counselor; Counsellor; Counsellors; Berater; Zeichentrickfilm; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Aufmerksamkeit; Kommunikationsstrategie; Computerkonferenz; Frühe Kindheit
Abstract	Few direct comparisons have been made between the responsiveness of children with autism to computer-generated or animated characters and their responsiveness to humans. Twelve 4-to 8-year-old children with autism interacted with a human therapist; a human-controlled, interactive avatar in a theme park; a human actor speaking like the avatar; and cartoon characters who sought social responses. We found superior gestural and verbal responses to the therapist; intermediate response levels to the avatar and the actor; and poorest responses to the cartoon characters, although attention was equivalent across conditions. These results suggest that even avatars that provide live, responsive interactions are not superior to human therapists in eliciting verbal and non-verbal communication from children with autism in this age range. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10