This month we bring to you the latest autism research dealing with tech platforms such as tablet apps, robots and virtual reality. Enjoy!

Pérez-Fuster, P., Sevilla, J., & Herrera, G. (2019). Enhancing daily living skills in four adults with autism spectrum disorder through an embodied digital technology-mediated intervention. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 58, 54-67.    Featured in RADS’s Special Issue on Digital Embodiments

O’Neill, S. J., Smyth, S., Smeaton, A., & O’Connor, N. E. (2019). Assistive technology: Understanding the needs and experiences of individuals with autism spectrum disorder and/or intellectual disability in Ireland and the UK. Assistive Technology.

Spitale, M., Catania, F., Cosentino, G., Gelsomini, M., & Garzotto, F. (2019). WIYE: building a corpus of children’s audio and video recordings with a story-based app.

Parsons, D., Cordier, R., Lee, H., Falkmer, T., & Vaz, S. (2019). A Randomised Controlled Trial of an Information Communication Technology Delivered Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Living in Regional Australia. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 49(2), 569-581.

Anzalone, S. M., Xavier, J., Boucenna, S., Billeci, L., Narzisi, A., Muratori, F., … & Chetouani, M. (2019). Quantifying patterns of joint attention during human-robot interactions: An application for autism spectrum disorder assessment. Pattern Recognition Letters, 118, 42-50.

Guazzaroni, G., & Pillai, A. S. (2019). Virtual Reality (VR) for School Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Way of Rethinking Teaching and Learning. In Virtual and Augmented Reality in Mental Health Treatment (pp. 141-158). IGI Global.

Kumazaki, H., Muramatsu, T., Yoshikawa, Y., Corbett, B. A., Matsumoto, Y., Higashida, H., … & Kikuchi, M. (2019). Job interview training targeting nonverbal communication using an android robot for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 1362361319827134.