Abstract
<p class="0abstract">Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with multi factorial causes, characterized by major cognitive deficits in communication, socialization and emotion recognition and management. Children with autism face a memory mechanism malfunction, difficulty in the control processes (i.e attentional regulation and / or organizing their knowledge in order to make the appropriate decisions solving problems), making it difficult for them, adapt to various environmental changes. Many researchers have shown the effectiveness of robots in developing metacognitive skills to autistic children, as well as in improving social skills, emotion awareness and communication. This article highlights the detailed research took place between 2010 - present, while examining the impact of robots on autistic children through their interaction, use of art, programming, cooperative games and mindfulness training. The outcome of this review emphasizes to the ability of children, to manage and develop mechanisms such as self-control, self-reflection, visualization, focus attention, self-evaluation, self-regulation among others, necessary for their self-awareness. These results to helping children develop the higher mental abilities needed, so that decision-making and problem-solving achieved in their daily life. </p>
Highlights
Autism is a neurobiological [1] and multifactorial disorder [2], which is characterized by some cognitive deficits
In addition to the cognitive deficits of autism, this article deals with the characteristics, the functionality and the use of robots as intervention and treatment tools for autistic individuals
In the last section, we opt to present researches that leverage robots in the aforementioned frameworks in order to investigate whether people with autism could be benefited improving cognitive and metacognitive skills
Summary
Autism is a neurobiological [1] and multifactorial disorder [2], which is characterized by some cognitive deficits. It has been shown that the use of robots in the learning process reduces the cognitive and sensory deficits of people with this disorder while enhancing the development of metacognitive skills [6]. This is due to the fact these children prefer contact with robots than people, because robots are simpler, predictable and repeatable [7]. In the last section, we opt to present researches that leverage robots in the aforementioned frameworks in order to investigate whether people with autism could be benefited improving cognitive and metacognitive skills.
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
