Research Article
Development of Tests to Evaluate the Sensory Abilities of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder using Touch and Force Sensors
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257353, author={Martin Riederer and Christian Schoenauer and Elisabeth Soechting and Hannes Kaufmann and Claus Lamm}, title={Development of Tests to Evaluate the Sensory Abilities of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder using Touch and Force Sensors}, proceedings={4th International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare - "Transforming healthcare through innovations in mobile and wireless technologies"}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={MOBIHEALTH}, year={2014}, month={12}, keywords={autism spectrum disorder proprioception pervasive computing mobile healthcare wireless sensors}, doi={10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257353} }- Martin Riederer
Christian Schoenauer
Elisabeth Soechting
Hannes Kaufmann
Claus Lamm
Year: 2014
Development of Tests to Evaluate the Sensory Abilities of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder using Touch and Force Sensors
MOBIHEALTH
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257353
Abstract
An emerging line of research that attempts to reveal underlying mechanisms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) studies differences in sensory processing in individuals with ASD. In this paper, we introduce new methods to measure proprioceptive functions of children with ASD. The instruments use a low-cost Arduino board and shield to acquire data from force and touch sensors. Data are transferred to mobile devices and analyzed with cross-platform application development tools. The instruments were pilot tested with typically developing children to test for functionality and usability of the instruments. They will be used in a larger study with children with ASD.
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