Virtual environments for social skills training: comments from two adolescents with autistic spectrum disorder
Virtual environments for social skills training: comments from two adolescents with autistic spectrum disorder
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DOI：
10.1016/j.compedu.2004.10.003
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发表时间：
2006-09-01
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12
通讯作者：
Mitchell, Peter
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作者：
Parsons, Sarah;Leonard, Anne;Mitchell, Peter
先前的研究表明，基于计算机的任务可以激励自闭症患者并鼓励学习。作为一种基于计算机的媒体，虚拟环境（VE）为自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）患者的社会技能训练提供了一个潜在的有用工具。然而，人们对自闭症患者是否能够正确理解、使用和解释这项技术存在一些担忧。本文采用定性的案例研究方法，报告观察，并从两个青少年男孩与ASD的意见，收集在一系列的会议使用虚拟咖啡馆和巴士环境。尽管有重复行为的迹象、对场景的字面解释，以及虚拟现实被视为与现实世界无关，但这些并不是主要的反应模式。相反，参与者似乎对场景进行了有意义的解释，并感谢有机会与坐在旁边的主持人讨论适当的社会反应。他们喜欢使用虚拟实体，并提供了虚拟实体在真实的世界中如何帮助或能够帮助他们的具体例子。这给了一个令人鼓舞的支持的想法，即VE可以使用和解释有意义的至少有一些学生与自闭症。本文最后提出了一些考虑，为今后发展的VE成员的人口。(c)2004爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Previous research has shown that computer-based tasks can motivate people with autism and encourage learning. As a computer-based medium, Virtual Environments (VEs) offer a potentially useful tool for social skills training for people with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs). However, there are some concerns over whether people with ASDs can understand, use and interpret the technology appropriately. This paper adopts a qualitative case-study approach to report observations of, and comments from, two adolescent boys with ASDs, gathered during a series of sessions using a virtual cafe and bus environment. Although there were signs of repetitive behaviours, literal interpretation of the scenes, and that the VEs were treated as not having real-world relevance, these were not the dominant modes of responding. Instead, participants seemed to interpret the scenes meaningfully and appreciated the opportunities to discuss appropriate social responses with a facilitator sitting alongside. They enjoyed using the VEs and provided specific examples of how the VEs had helped, or could help, them in the real world. This gives encouraging support for the idea that VEs can be used and interpreted meaningfully by at least some students with ASDs. The paper concludes with some considerations for the future development of VEs for members of this population. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.