Soichiro Matsuda

Soichiro Matsuda

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Assistant Professor, University of Tsukuba | Behavioral Design Lab

Interpersonal Distance and Face-to-face Behavior During Therapeutic Activities for Children with ASD

Published in Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2016, 2016

Summary

This study examined interpersonal distance and face-to-face behavior during therapeutic activities for children with autism spectrum disorder. The work focused on spatial and face-to-face features of interaction in applied support contexts.

The study contributes to the Measuring and Autism Support lines by treating interpersonal distance and face-to-face behavior as observable features of therapeutic interaction. It also provides an early basis for later work on modeling interpersonal proximity and measuring interaction dynamics in support settings.

Research line

  • Measuring: observation of interpersonal distance and face-to-face behavior
  • Autism Support: therapeutic activities for children with autism spectrum disorder
  • Interaction Modeling: spatial and face-to-face features of support contexts

Tsuji, A., Matsuda, S., & Suzuki, K. (2016). Interpersonal distance and face-to-face behavior during therapeutic activities for children with ASD. In K. Miesenberger, C. Bühler, & P. Peňáz (Eds.), Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 9759. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41267-2_52

Recommended citation: Tsuji, A., Matsuda, S., & Suzuki, K. (2016). Interpersonal distance and face-to-face behavior during therapeutic activities for children with ASD. In K. Miesenberger, C. Bühler, & P. Peňáz (Eds.), Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 9759. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41267-2_52
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