+me for early evaluation of relational and communication skills

On May 2019 a new experiment exploiting +me device has started. The study, involving typically developed children in 12-30 months, aims to collect baseline data about typical behaviours when children are engaged in social play activities involving both the device and an adult experimenter.

Key informations:

  • name of research: “+me for early evaluation of relational and communication skills (+me per una valutazione precoce delle competenze comunicative e relazionali)”
  • involved research institutes: Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Umane, Sezione di Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Università di Roma “Sapienza” and Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche ISTC-CNR
  • human participants: typically developed children  with ages between 12 and 30 months, in a selected kindergarten (20 participants in the first experimental phase, 80 participants in the second experimental phase )

+me (PlusMe) Project

  • This project aims to provide soft interactive wearable to facilitate social interaction and support the development of social skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders by leveraging highly motivating sensorial feedback.
  • The concept behind +me was developed within the European project “Goal-based Open-ended Autonomous Robots GOAL-Robots (grant agreement No. 713010)

Want to collaborate?

Please contact

Beste Ozcan:
beste.ozcan@istc.cnr.it

Valerio Sperati:
valerio.sperati@istc.cnr.it

+me is developed
at the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National research Council of Italy - ISTC-CNR (www.istc.cnr.it/en/content/me)

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