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1、TheEffectsoftheUseofaHumanoidRobotonSocialEngagementinTwoChildrenwithAutismSpectrumDisordersAerstaK.AcersonAthesissubmittedtothefacultyofBrighamYoungUniversityinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsforthedegreeofMasterofScienceDr.BonnieBrinton,ChairDr.MartinFujikiDr.MarkColtonDepartmentofCommuni
2、cationDisordersBrighamYoungUniversityApril2011Copyright©2011AerstaK.AcersonAllRightsReservedABSTRACTTheEffectsoftheUseofaRobotduringInterventiononJointAttentioninChildrenwithAutismAerstaK.AcersonDepartmentofCommunicationDisordersMasterofScienceThisstudyexaminestheeffectsofinterventionusingarob
3、otonthesocialinteractionsoftwochildrenwithAutismSpectrumDisorder(ASD).Robotshavebeenshowntofacilitatehuman-robotinteractioninchildrenwithAutismSpectrumDisorder,yetresearchhasnotfullyinvestigatedtheuseofrobotstoenhanceinteractionsbetweenchildrenwithASDandhumanconversationalpartners.Thepurposeof
4、thisstudywastoinvestigatetheabilityofalow-doseinterventionprocedureusingarobottoincreasesocialengagementbetweeneachchildandhiscommunicationpartner.Althoughvariable,resultswerepromisingandsuggestedthatadditionalinvestigationiswarranted.Keywords:autism,robotics,jointattentionACKNOWLEDGMENTSIwoul
5、dliketoexpressmydeepappreciationtoDr.Brinton,Dr.Fujiki,andDr.Coltonfortheirsupportandguidancethroughthewritingprocess.IwouldalsoliketothankMaggieHansen,myresearchpartner,forherallherworkandsupportduringthedatacollectionandanalysisprocess.Thisprojectwouldhavebeenmuchmoredifficultwithoutherhelp.
6、Thankstoallofthefacultyandprofessorswhoworkedsohardtoprovideanexcellentgraduateeducation.Specialthankstoeveryoneinourcohort:Maggie,Lacey,Brandon,Matt,Keri,Jen,Shara,andChelsea.Itwasmyprivilegetoworkcloselywiththeseindividualsforthepasttwoyearsandcreatelastingfriendships.Thankstomyfamilyforallo
7、ftheirloveandsupport.Finally,aspecialthankstomywonderfulhusband,Mark,whohassupportedmewithunconditionalloveandpatiencethroughmygraduateschooleducation.ivTableofContentsListofTables…………………………………………………………………………………..viListofFigures……………………
