Social training of autistic children with interactive intelligent agents

Journal of Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-34

  Barakova, Emillia ^a   Gillessen, Jan ^a   Feijs, Loe ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emergent behavior; Interactive games; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PLAY THERAPY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAME THEORY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE;

EID: 65549130244     PISSN: 02196352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219635209002046     Document Type: Article

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