Haptic and tactile interfaces for autism: A systematic review
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New technologies are being increasingly used to meet the specific needs of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The human-machine interfaces exploring the sense of touch present a potentially interesting interaction channel for people with ASD. Our goal is to provide a systematic review of the existing literature regarding tactile and haptic interfaces dedicated to ASD. We focus on design approaches and user studies. Results show that there is a wide variety of technologies and interfaces for individuals with ASD. Tactile or haptic interfaces supplement other modalities of human-machine interaction in the design of robots, controllers, interactive tangible objects, tablets, or virtual environments. However, when user studies have been carried out, their methodological quality is currently too low to yield evidence in support of the validity of the technology in helping people with ASD. The tactile and haptic modalities deserve to be further investigated in research on human-machine interfaces for autism.
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