Social Relations Training for Children With ASD

"The protocol is divided in two sections: basic and advanced social relations.~The basic social relationssection consists of 4 stages:~Stage 1 focuses on spontaneous eye contact between the child and the robot Strage 2 introduces the goal of spontaneously looking at a peer Stage 3 focuses on respecting the turn between children Stage 4 aims to encourage peer cooperation Nao social robot helps children to develop specific social skills.~The advanced social relation section consists of 5 stages:~Stage 1: The goal is to initiate physical interaction with a peer during a game Stage 2 is focused on mand (verbal requests) directed to peers Stage 3: The goal is to respond spontaneously to questions or statements from peers In the Stage 4 the child should to play with peers for at least 5 minutes Stage 5: the goal is to conduct at least 4 verbal exchanges on a given topic with peers At each stage, Nao provides verbal prompts to guide the child toward the appropriate response"

Traditional social relations training is the same as the experimental one, however in this context the entire protocol is conducted without the aid of social robot NAO.