scholarly journals How to use the Advantages of AR and VR Technique to Integrate Special Visual Training Strategies in Non-Verbal Communication Skills Training for Children with Autism

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
I-Jui Lee

Social communication is the basis of human interaction, as people transmit messages, their emotions, and some symbolic social content through oral or non-verbal communication. However, it is difficult for most children with autism to master, or understand, these non-verbal social communication skills. In recent years, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technology (A/VR technology) have been widely used in the social training of children with autism. This technology creates many learning states that are difficult to achieve in the traditional social training of autism, and they are mainly achieved through the sensory advantages of A/VR technology in the visual presentation and simulation of surreal state situations. This technology can provide more attractive interactive games and play strategies to help autistic children learn social reciprocity skills. Therefore, this paper discusses how A/VR technology can be used to construct a surreal visual training strategy in the non-verbal social training of autistic children and, by using different teaching strategies and visual training applications, to help them to improve their mastery of non-verbal social communication. Based on the findings, future researchers are offered some suggestions and references for the application of A/VR technology in the social training of autism.

Author(s):  
Jaeryoung Lee ◽  
Hiroki Takehashi ◽  
Chikara Nagai ◽  
Goro Obinata ◽  
Dimitar Stefanov

AbstractPrevious studies in the field of robot assisted therapy demonstrated that robots engage autistic children’s attention in a better way. Therefore, the interactive robots appear to be a promising approach for improving the social interaction and communication skills of autistic children. However, most of the existing interactive robots use a very small number of communication variableswhich narrow their effectiveness to a few aspects of autistic childrens’ social communication behaviour. In the present work, we explore the effects of touching and colours on the communication effectiveness between a robot and an autistic child and their potential for further adjustability of the robot to child’s behaviour. Firstly, we investigated touching patterns of autistic and non-autistic children in three different situations and validated their responses by comparison of touching forces. Results showed that patterns of touching by non-autistic children have certain consistency, while reaction patterns in autistic children vary from person to person. Secondly, we studied the effect of colour feedback in autism therapy with the robot. Results showed that participants achieved better completion rate when colour feedback was provided. The results could support the design of more effective therapeutic robots for children with autism.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Weny Anita Febriantini ◽  
Rahima Fitriati ◽  
Lulud Oktaviani

Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior.  Autistic is a person affected by autism. The level of autism of each individual is varied. It can range from mild to severe. Due to this condition, the person shares some symptoms of the difficulties with social interaction. To make them involved in social interaction, it needs special effort to make them be able to speech or communicate first. For this reason, there should be the use of the combination between verbal and non-verbal communication. Thus, this study attempted to investigate the process of using both kinds of communication in teaching children with autism since children are easier to be threated than adults. To make the distinct result, the participants were from different level of autism. Then, based on the observation and interview, the findings showed that the verbal and non-verbal communication used by the therapist in teaching the autistic children can enhance their social interaction and communication skills.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-168
Author(s):  
Sudarman Sudarman ◽  
Roy Romey Daulas M

Background: Family is the most important role in a child's life, a place where he learns and expresses himself as a social creature, because the family provides the basis for the formation of personality, character, morals, socio-cultural and religious development as the first and foremost education place for children. The character development, morals and social development is very much influenced by parenting style and the playing pattern of child. Objective,to find out whether there is an influence of parenting style and playing patterns towards the ability of Social Communication in Children with Autism in the City of Surakarta. Methods: This type of research is a quantitative study with an observational analytic design through a cross sectional approach. This research will be conducted in the residency of Surakarta, in this study there is no intervention or treatment of respondents, and only observed once and do not follow up. Instrument, The instrument used to measure parenting style and playing patterns as well as children's social communication skills is a questionnaire. This questionnaire consists of three parts: the parenting style questionnaire aims to find out the form of parenting for children with autism. The play pattern questionnaire aims to find out the shape of the game patterns given to children with autism, and the social communication skills questionnaire aims to find out the social communication skills of children with autism. Results: Correlation statistical test using Spearmen`s rho analysis on parenting style variables with children's social communication skills obtained p value (sig.) 0.006, which means the value of p value 0.006 <0.05 means that there is a relationship between the form of parenting style h with communication skills social children, with a positive correlation with weak strength (r count 0.393); while variable on play patterns with social communication skills obtained p value 0.011 <0.05 means that there is a relationship between the form of play patterns with children's social communication skills, with a positive correlation direction and moderate strength (r count 0.363). Conclusion: Multivariate test results with multiple logistic regression showed that the R Square value of 0.057, which means that the parenting style variable and playing patterns can increase social communication skills of children with autism by 0.5% and the rest are explained in other factors outside the research model.


Author(s):  
Christina O’Keeffe ◽  
Sinéad McNally

AbstractChildren with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience social communication difficulties which can be compounded by increased social demands and expectations of the school environment. Play offers a unique context for social communication development in educational settings. This systematic review aimed to synthesize play-based interventions for the social communication skills of children with ASD in educational contexts and identified nine studies. Overall, studies in this review provided a promising evidence base for supporting social communication skills through play in education for children with ASD. The review also highlighted gaps in research on play-based interventions for the social communication skills of children with ASD within naturalistic educational settings.


Jurnal Common ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Rakhmatin ◽  
Dian Amilia

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui proses komunikasi interpersonal orang tua kepada anak autis di Kota Bandung. Untuk menjawab dari tujuan penelitian tersebut, peneliti menetapkan sub fokus pada Komunikasi verbal, komunikasi nonverbal, dan faktor penghambat. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan studi deskriptif dimana informan yang terlibat dalam penelitian ini berjumlah lima orang yang terdiri dari empat informan kunci sebagai orang tua dan satu informan pendukung psikolog anak sebagai informan pendukung. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa proses komunikasi interpersonal yang dilakukan antara orang tua dengan anak autis tidak seperti melakukan komunikasi dengan anak normal dan sulit untuk melakukan komunikasi agar dapat dipahami oleh anak autis. Komunikasi verbal yang dilakukan dengan autis harus jelas, tegas, singkat dan juga dengan menggunakan metode gambar, serta adanya kata-kata perintah yang diberikan demi kemandirian anak autis. Komunikasi nonverbal dilakukan dengan gerakan-gerakan ketika orang tua memberikan larangan kepada anak dengan menggunakan gerakan jari telunjuk yang mengacung kemudian digoyangkan, mereka akan segera berhenti melakukan hal tersebut dan memahami bahwa hal tersebut dilarang. Faktor penghambat dalam berkomunikasi dengan anak autis yaitu sulitnya melakukan kontak mata, kurangnya respon yang diberikan, kesulitan berbicara yang dialami anak autis, serta gangguan pada bidang sensori. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This study aims to determine the parent's interpersonal communication process to autistic children in the city of Bandung. To answer the purpose of the study, the researcher established a sub focus on verbal communication, nonverbal communication, and inhibiting factors. This study uses qualitative methods with descriptive studies where the informants involved in this study amounted to five people consisting of four key informants as parents and one informant supporting child psychologists as supporting informants. The results of this study indicate that the process of interpersonal communication carried out between parents and children with autism is not like communicating with normal children and is difficult to communicate so that it can be understood by children with autism. Verbal communication done with autism must be clear, firm, concise and also by using the image method, as well as the words of the commands given for the independence of autistic children. Nonverbal communication is carried out with movements when parents give a prohibition to children by using the movement of the index finger that is raised and then shaken, they will immediately stop doing that and understand that it is prohibited. Inhibiting factors in communicating with children with autism are difficulty in making eye contact, lack of response given, speech difficulties experienced by autistic children, and disturbances in the sensory field.


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