title: Brief Report: Evaluation of an Intelligent Learning Environment for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: Researchers are increasingly attempting to develop and apply innovative technological platforms for early detection and intervention of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This pilot study designed and evaluated a novel technologically-mediated intelligent learning environment with relevance to early social orienting skills. The environment was endowed with the capacity to administer social orienting cues and adaptively respond to autonomous real-time measurement of performance (i.e., non-contact gaze measurement). We evaluated the system with both toddlers with ASD (n = 8) as well as typically developing infants (n = 8). Children in both groups were able to ultimately respond accurately to social prompts delivered by the technological system. Results also indicated that the system was capable of attracting and pushing toward correct performance autonomously without user intervention.
authors: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors: Zhi
authors: Z
authors: Zheng
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. zachary.e.warren@vanderbilt.edu.|Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. zachary.e.warren@vanderbilt.edu.|Department of Special Education, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. zachary.e.warren@vanderbilt.edu.|Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Treatment and Research Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Vanderbilt University, 230 Appleton Pl., PMB #74, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA. zachary.e.warren@vanderbilt.edu.
authors: Zachary
authors: Z
authors: Warren
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.|Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Treatment and Research Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Vanderbilt University, 230 Appleton Pl., PMB #74, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA.
authors: Amy
authors: A
authors: Weitlauf
authors: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors: Qiang
authors: Q
authors: Fu
authors: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors: Huan
authors: H
authors: Zhao
authors: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Treatment and Research Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Vanderbilt University, 230 Appleton Pl., PMB #74, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA.
authors: Amy
authors: A
authors: Swanson
authors: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.|Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors: Nilanjan
authors: N
authors: Sarkar
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005403:Fixation, Ocular; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009949:Orientation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D066107:Social Skills
keywords: Adaptive systems; Autism spectrum disorders; Early identification; Social communication