Project AIM: Autism intervention meta-analysis for studies of young children.

M Sandbank, K Bottema-Beutel, S Crowley… - Psychological …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
In this comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of group design studies of
nonpharmacological early interventions designed for young children with autism spectrum …

The use of social robots with children and young people on the autism spectrum: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Kouroupa, KR Laws, K Irvine, SE Mengoni, A Baird… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Robot-mediated interventions show promise in supporting the development of
children on the autism spectrum. Objectives In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we …

Motor impairment increases in children with autism spectrum disorder as a function of social communication, cognitive and functional impairment, repetitive behavior …

AN Bhat - Autism research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Eighty‐seven percent of a large sample of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are
at risk for motor impairment (Bhat, Physical Therapy, 2020, 100, 633–644). In spite of the …

Is motor impairment in autism spectrum disorder distinct from developmental coordination disorder? A report from the SPARK study

AN Bhat - Physical therapy, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Motor impairments are pervasive in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); however,
children with ASD rarely receive a dual diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder …

Comparing motor performance, praxis, coordination, and interpersonal synchrony between children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

M Kaur, SM Srinivasan, AN Bhat - Research in developmental disabilities, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have basic motor impairments in
balance, gait, and coordination as well as autism-specific impairments in praxis/motor …

Socially assistive robots as mental health interventions for children: a scoping review

K Kabacińska, TJ Prescott, JM Robillard - International Journal of Social …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Socially Assistive Robots are promising in their potential to promote and support
mental health in children. There is a growing number of studies investigating the feasibility …

Multidimensional motor performance in children with autism mostly remains stable with age and predicts social communication delay, language delay, functional delay …

A Bhat - Autism Research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
When motor difficulties continue into adolescence/adulthood, they could negatively impact
an individual with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)'s daily living skills, physical fitness, as …

[HTML][HTML] Psychosocial health interventions by social robots: systematic review of randomized controlled trials

NL Robinson, TV Cottier, DJ Kavanagh - Journal of medical Internet …, 2019 - jmir.org
Background Social robots that can communicate and interact with people offer exciting
opportunities for improved health care access and outcomes. However, evidence from …

[HTML][HTML] The potential role of rhythmic entrainment and music therapy intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorders

G Bharathi, K Jayaramayya… - Journal of exercise …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by social and interpersonal communication
disabilities and repetitive motor activities. A deficit in social interaction may be due to motor …

A long-term engagement with a social robot for autism therapy

N Rakhymbayeva, A Amirova… - Frontiers in Robotics and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Social robots are increasingly being used as a mediator between a therapist and a child in
autism therapy studies. In this context, most behavioural interventions are typically short …