Autism spectrum disorder: Where does the Gulf Region stand? An overview of ASD in the Arab Gulf Region: The UAE as a regional model

O AlQahtani - Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2023 - Elsevier
Early identification of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) significantly impacts
their academic performance and future life as it provides them with the opportunity to receive …

Head impact severity measures for small social robots thrown during meltdown in autism

AY Alhaddad, JJ Cabibihan, A Bonarini - International Journal of Social …, 2019 - Springer
Social robots have gained a lot of attention recently as they have been reported to be
effective in supporting therapeutic services for children with autism. However, children with …

Robotic trains as an educational and therapeutic tool for autism spectrum disorder intervention

AY Alhaddad, H Javed, O Connor, B Banire… - Robotics in Education …, 2019 - Springer
Social robots are emerging to become useful assistive tools for use in the therapy and
education of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The nature of ASD causes its …

Social robots and wearable sensors for mitigating meltdowns in autism-A pilot test

JJ Cabibihan, R Chellali, CWC So, M Aldosari… - Social Robotics: 10th …, 2018 - Springer
Young individuals with ASD may exhibit challenging behaviors. Among these, self-injurious
behavior (SIB) is the most devastating for a person's physical health and inclusion within the …

Culture as a driver for the design of social robots for autism spectrum disorder interventions in the Middle East

H Javed, JJ Cabibihan, M Aldosari… - Social Robotics: 8th …, 2016 - Springer
In this paper, we discuss the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Gulf
region. We examine the importance of providing state-of-the-art ASD interventions, and …

A critical analysis of the technologies used for development of applications dedicated to persons with autism spectrum disorder

AL Popescu, N Popescu - 2020 19th RoEduNet Conference …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is not fully curable. ASD is characterized by behavioral
abnormalities, difficulties in expressing their emotions, in communication. Therefor an early …