Abstract
Thomas (all children's names have been changed) is five and a half years old and has been diagnosed with visuoconstructive deficits. He is under the care of an occupational therapist and tries to work around his inability to draw letters in a consistent manner. Vincent is six and struggles at school with his poor handwriting and even poorer self-confidence. Whereas Thomas is lively and always quick at shifting his attention from one activity to another, Vincent is shy and poised. Two very different children, each one facing the same difficulty to write in a legible manner. Additionally, hidden beyond these impaired skills, psychosocial difficulties arise: they underperform at school. Thomas has to go for follow-up visits every week, and they both live under the label of special care. This is a source of anxiety for the children and for their parents alike.
Highlights
We warmly thank all the children, teachers and staff of the International School of Geneva, the Institut Florimont and the Haut-Lac school for their participation and support
We found that the level of expertise required to deploy and operate our system still makes the presence of an experimenter mandatory at all time
(and as expected), the reaction of the children to the robot was good: they enjoyed interacting with the system, and, as we have shown, they committed to their teacher role
Summary
Thomas is five and half, and has been diagnosed with visuo-constructive deficits He is under the care of an occupational therapist, and tries to work around his inability to draw letters in a consistent manner. Two very different children, facing the same difficulty to write in a legible manner Hidden beyond this impaired skill, psycho-social difficulties arise: they underperform at school, Thomas has to go for follow-up visits every week, they both live under the label “requires special care”. This is a source of anxiety for the children and for their parents alike. By relying on a robot, we can tailor the exercises and the learning curve to each child’s needs individually, as we will show in this article
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