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Design and Development of Therapeutic Aid Tools using Human-Machine Interaction Approach for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research 2018 (KEER 2018)

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Abstract

The development of human–machine interaction as teaching and therapeutic aid tools for therapist as well as parents of children with various levels of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been widely developed amongst the researchers and academician. The technology enhancement by integrating robotics and automation is purposely established to provide assistance for children with ASD that suffer from brain development, social interaction, communication skill, and cognitive function. Therefore, this paper presents the development and evaluation of the therapeutic aid tools through human-machine interaction approaches. Apart from attracting the children with ASD to participate in rehabilitation and learning process, these tools are purposely designed to encourage children with ASD to learn and react using the various interactive physical games. In the evaluation process, the completion time has been recorded in the continuation of three attempts for the comparison purpose. As a result, the combination of technology in this therapeutic aid tools will enhance the level of thinking and elevate the activities during the therapy process. As a conclusion, different methods can be enhanced to support children with ASD through the existing technologies and thus provide new alternatives in therapy process.

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  1. Centre for Robotics and Industrial Automation, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia

    Rozaimi Ghazali & Chong Chee Soon

  2. Centre for Languages and Human Development, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia

    Syed Najmuddin Syed Hassan

  3. The National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM Melaka), No 28 & 48, Kuarters Kerajaan, 75400, Bukit Peringgit, Melaka, Malaysia

    Norhaya Sulaiman

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  1. Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    Anitawati Mohd Lokman

  2. Faculty of Art and Design, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Toshimasa Yamanaka

  3. Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Pierre Lévy

  4. College of Communication and Design, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Kao-hsiung, Taiwan

    Kuohsiang Chen

  5. School of Art and Design, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Shinichi Koyama

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Ghazali, R., Soon, C.C., Hassan, S.N.S., Sulaiman, N. (2018). Design and Development of Therapeutic Aid Tools using Human-Machine Interaction Approach for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In: Lokman, A., Yamanaka, T., Lévy, P., Chen, K., Koyama, S. (eds) Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research 2018. KEER 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 739. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8612-0_55

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