ASTRO: Autism Support Therapy by RObot Interaction

摘要

"Autism" is a syndrome that, according to the latest surveys, affects 1 child out of 100 and is the most characteristic group of pervasive developmental disorders. This work describes the experience gained through the "ASTRO" Project to develop a product able to support, by the means of new technologies, pre-school and school-aged children affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders and that can serve as a proper tool to be used during educational and rehabilitation activities. The goal was pursued by an ICT platform, endowed with a robotic platform, aimed at facilitating treatment of autistic children by ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) methodology.