用家庭社交机器人干预，改善自闭症儿童注视行为。
Gaze Behavior During a Long-Term, In-Home, Social Robot Intervention for Children with ASD
- 让自闭症儿童与机器人、家长进行三元互动，引导其模仿机器人注视。
- 干预后儿童自发眼神交流和共同注意次数显著增加。
- 适合自闭症康复研究者与临床干预团队参考。
非典型注视行为是自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的诊断标志之一，对社交与沟通能力有显著影响。本研究开展为期一个月的家庭内干预，旨在促进社交机器人、自闭症儿童及其照护者之间的三元互动。结果显示，该干预有效提升了儿童的适当注视行为，使其更频繁地跟随机器人视线，从而增加了自发性眼神接触及与照护者的共同注意时长。此外，观察到用户行为变化存在特定时间规律与新奇效应。诊断评估结果表明，自闭症程度可有效预测儿童及照护者的注视模式。这些发现深化了对自闭症注视特征的理解，并凸显了机器人辅助干预的临床应用潜力。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Atypical gaze behavior is a diagnostic hallmark of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), playing a substantial role in the social and communicative challenges that individuals with ASD face. This study explores the impacts of a month-long, in-home intervention designed to promote triadic interactions between a social robot, a child with ASD, and their caregiver. Our results indicate that the intervention successfully promoted appropriate gaze behavior, encouraging children with ASD to follow the robot's gaze, resulting in more frequent and prolonged instances of spontaneous eye contact and joint attention with their caregivers. Additionally, we observed specific timelines for behavioral variability and novelty effects among users. Furthermore, diagnostic measures for ASD emerged as strong predictors of gaze patterns for both caregivers and children. These results deepen our understanding of ASD gaze patterns and highlight the potential for clinical relevance of robot-assisted interventions.
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