Index

Raheel Nawaz (Staffordshire University, UK)
Sara Ali (National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan)

Introducing Therapeutic Robotics for Autism

ISBN: 978-1-80262-778-7, eISBN: 978-1-80262-777-0

Publication date: 8 November 2022

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Nawaz, R. and Ali, S. (2022), "Index", Introducing Therapeutic Robotics for Autism, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 65-68. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-777-020221009

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Copyright © 2023 Raheel Nawaz and Sara Ali


INDEX

Activities of Daily Life (ADL)
, 44

Aibo
, 28

Air pollution
, 9

Android robots
, 27

Anxiety
, 2

Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA)
, 11, 17–18

Apps
, 22

Artificial humans treating autism
, 21

apps
, 22

robot-assisted therapies
, 22–27

wearables
, 22

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
, 1

Asperger’s Disorder
, 2

Asperger’s Syndrome
, 4

Assistive technology (AT)
, 15

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
, 2

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
, 18

for children with autism
, 18–20

Augmented Reality (AR)
, 25

Aurora project
, 32

Autism
, 2

causes and prognosis of
, 9–10

disorder
, 4

history of
, 3–5

managing
, 10–11

preliminary assessment and screening of autism
, 6–7

prevalence of autism
, 5–6

robots and
, 11–13

scales for autism assessment
, 7–9

spectrum of
, 3

symptoms
, 3

and technology
, 15–16

Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (ADDM Network)
, 5–6

Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised scale (ADI-R scale)
, 8

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2)
, 24

Autism Diagnostic Observation Scheduled–Generic (ADOS-G)
, 8

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
, 1–2

Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ)
, 8

Autistic Disorder
, 2

Autonomy
, 44

B3IA architecture
, 23

Bandit Bubble Blowing Robot
, 28

Behaviour therapy
, 11

Behavioural analysis research
, 17

Behavioural analysts
, 9

‘Big Mac’ buttons
, 19

Brain–Computer Interface (BCI)
, 46

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
, 2

Charlie
, 28

Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (CHAT)
, 7

Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS)
, 8

Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
, 2

Chromosomal abnormalities
, 4

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
, 16

CommU robots
, 24

Community
, 44

Computer face processing games
, 16

Data collection
, 37

Depression
, 2

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
, 4

DSM-5
, 5

‘Diagnostic substitution’ process
, 5

Digital technology
, 40, 44–45

Disabilities
, 45

Drugs
, 11

Dynamic display
, 19

Early Screening of Autistic Traits Questionnaire
, 7

Early Start Denver Model therapy (ESDM therapy)
, 16

Education system
, 10

Educational Interventions
, 11

Electroencephalogram (EEG)
, 12

Empathy
, 44

Epilepsy
, 2

Erica Foundation
, 4

Evaluation studies
, 34

Fixed display
, 19

Fragile X syndrome
, 4

Google Glass
, 22

Graphical user interfaces (GUIs)
, 20, 26

Hierarchical human–robot learning study (hHRL study)
, 33

Home-based robotic therapies, effect of
, 33–34

Humanoid robots
, 27

Human–Robot Interaction (HRI)
, 1, 21

Identity
, 44

Imitation, robotic therapy for
, 26–27

Infantile autism
, 4

Interdisciplinary research approach
, 39

Intervention strategies
, 16

applied behaviour analysis
, 17–18

Interventional therapies
, 6

Intrauterine growth restriction
, 9

Jibo robot
, 33

Joint attention, robotic therapy for
, 26–27

KASPAR
, 28

Keepon
, 28

Labo-1
, 28

Least-to-Most order (LTM order)
, 21

Licenced psychologists
, 10

Long-term interactions, effects of
, 35

Machine learning (ML)
, 12

Machines

artificial humans treating autism
, 21–27

autism and technology
, 15–16

intervention strategies
, 16–18

pros and cons of RATs
, 29

robotic platform effect
, 27–28

technological assisted interventions and implications
, 20–21

Mascot robots
, 27

Measles-mumps-rubella (MMR)
, 4

Mechanical robots
, 27

Mental retardation
, 4

Metabolic disturbances
, 4

Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT)
, 7

Multi-Robot Interactive System (MRIS)
, 26

Muu
, 28

NAO
, 28

Non-humanoid robots
, 27

Non-verbal speech, robotic interventions for
, 24–25

Nonverbal communication
, 20

Occupational therapy (OT)
, 11

Pakistan Autism Society
, 6

Personal Computers (PCs)
, 20

Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)
, 2

Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD)
, 2

Pharmacological therapies
, 6

Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
, 19

PKU
, 4

Pleo
, 28

Policy guidance by UNICEF
, 41–42

Policy recommendations
, 39

Positive reinforcement concept
, 17

Preliminary assessment of autism
, 6–7

Responsible AI
, 43

risk vs. opportunities
, 43–44

Rett’s Disorder
, 2

Roball
, 28

RoboParrot
, 25

Robot autonomy
, 36

Robot-Assisted Autism Therapy (RAAT)
, 23–24

robots in
, 32–34

Robot-Assisted Therapies (RAT)
, 1, 15, 22, 31

concerns
, 35–37

effects of long-and short-term interactions
, 35

evaluation studies
, 34

future direction
, 37–38

pros and cons of
, 29

robotic interventions for verbal and non-verbal speech
, 24–25

robotic therapy for joint attention and imitation
, 26–27

robots in RAATs
, 32–34

virtual reality and autism
, 25–26

Robota
, 28

Robotic embodiments
, 27

Robotic platform effect
, 27–28

Robotic therapies
, 18

Robots
, 15

autism and
, 11–13

in RAATs
, 32–34

Romibo
, 25

Screening of autism
, 6–7

Short-term interactions, effects of
, 35

Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ)
, 8

Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS)
, 8

Social robot
, 32

Socially Assistive Robots (SARs)
, 11, 16, 39

Special education teachers
, 10

Spectrum of autism
, 3

Speech Generating Devices (SGDs)
, 19

Speech pathologists
, 10

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
, 39–40

for children with disabilities
, 44–45

Technological assisted interventions and implications
, 20–21

Theatre-in-education initiatives (TIE initiatives)
, 32

Thimerosal
, 5

Touch
, 24

Traditional teaching methods
, 25

Transparency
, 44

Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH)
, 17

Tuberous sclerosis
, 4

Typically developed children (TD children)
, 24

UN Agenda 2030
, 40

Underemployment
, 45

Unemployment
, 45

UNICEF, policy guidance by
, 41–42

Value
, 44

Verbal speech, robotic interventions for
, 24–25

Virtual reality (VR)
, 25

and autism
, 25–26

Visual Scene Display (VSD)
, 19

Wearables
, 22

Wizard of Oz method (WOZ method)
, 23

World Health Organization (WHO)
, 2