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Recent Advances in Mechatronics Devices: Screening and Rehabilitation Devices for Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one of the most common, with the rate of 1 out of 68 children in the USA, neurodevelopmental disorders and its core symptoms comprise of deficits in social communication, and restricted and repetitive behaviors. Early and accurate screening and intervention are crucial factors in enhancing the quality of life and functional independency of individuals with ASD. Much research has been performed to design and develop mechatronics technologies to strengthen the performance of the screening and rehabilitation procedures for individuals with ASD. In this chapter, we review some of the currently developed devices in this area and discuss their advantages and limitations, as well as potential technologies which can be employed in such devices in the future.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Joseph Jurgiel and Kelly Tung from the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience, and Giorgia Michelini from King’s College London for their help and comments while reviewing this chapter. Also, the authors like to thank Pegah Soleiman, Shadan Golestan, Aida Khozaei, Rozhina Ghanavi, and Majid Pourmemar from Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems laboratory for sharing their findings in writing this chapter.

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    Hadi Moradi

  2. Intelligent Systems Research Institute, SKKU, Suwon, South Korea

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  3. Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA

    Iman Mohammad-Rezazadeh

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Moradi, H., Mohammad-Rezazadeh, I. (2017). Recent Advances in Mechatronics Devices: Screening and Rehabilitation Devices for Autism Spectrum Disorder. In: Zhang, D., Wei, B. (eds) Advanced Mechatronics and MEMS Devices II. Microsystems and Nanosystems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32180-6_13

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