Conversational agents in therapeutic interventions for neurodevelopmental disorders: a survey

F Catania, M Spitale, F Garzotto - ACM Computing Surveys, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD) are a group of conditions with onset in the
developmental period characterized by deficits in the cognitive and social areas …

[HTML][HTML] AI anthropomorphism and its effect on users' self-congruence and self–AI integration: A theoretical framework and research agenda

A Alabed, A Javornik, D Gregory-Smith - Technological Forecasting and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper examines how users of anthropomorphised artificially intelligent (AI) agents,
which possess capabilities to mimic humanlike behaviour, relate psychologically to such …

On the design of and interaction with conversational agents: An organizing and assessing review of human-computer interaction research

S Diederich, AB Brendel, S Morana… - Journal of the Association …, 2022 - aisel.aisnet.org
Conversational agents (CAs), described as software with which humans interact through
natural language, have increasingly attracted interest in both academia and practice …

[PDF][PDF] Metacognition, Mindfulness and Robots for Autism Inclusion.

E Mitsea, N Lytra, A Akrivopoulou… - Int. J. Recent …, 2020 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with multifactorial causes, characterized by major
cognitive deficits in communication, socialization and emotion recognition and management …

[HTML][HTML] Social robots in special education: A systematic review

GA Papakostas, GK Sidiropoulos, CI Papadopoulou… - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, social robots have become part of a variety of human activities, especially in
applications involving children, eg, entertainment, education, companionship. The interest of …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the potential of robotics technology for enhancing educational for children with autism spectrum disorder

M Alghamdi, N Alhakbani, A Al-Nafjan - Behavioral Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Robotics technology has been increasingly used as an educational and intervention tool for
children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, there remain research issues and …

Metacognition in autism spectrum disorder: digital technologies in metacognitive skills training

E Mitsea, A Drigas, C Skianis - Technium Soc. Sci. J., 2022 - HeinOnline
Extensive research has been conducted regarding socio-emotional skills training in autism
spectrum disorder (ASD). The latest autism research is now beginning to recognize the role …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of a robot-assisted psychological intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder

V Holeva, VA Nikopoulou, C Lytridis, C Bazinas… - Journal of Autism and …, 2024 - Springer
Difficulties with social interaction characterise children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and
have a negative impact in their everyday life. Integrating a social-humanoid robot within the …

The face of trust: The effect of robot face ratio on consumer preference

Y Song, Y Luximon - Computers in Human Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
As one of the latest applications in the era of artificial intelligence, a social robot is playing a
more and more important role in our daily life. However, few attempts to date have been …

“Don't let the robots walk our dogs, but it's ok for them to do our homework”: children's perceptions, fears, and hopes in social robots.

E Rubegni, L Malinverni, J Yip - Proceedings of the 21st Annual ACM …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Children's fears and hopes regarding technology play a crucial role in influencing its
development, impact, and social acceptance. Although studies investigate children's …