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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology
Human-Robot Interaction

Background:

Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by social interaction deficits, including interpersonal synchronisation.
Robotic interventions show promise in engaging children with ASD in social-emotional interactions.
The link between interpersonal synchronisation and emotional empathy in ASD children across cultures and interaction partners remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate interpersonal synchronisation and emotional empathy in French and Japanese children with ASD.
To compare interactions with human versus robotic partners under analogous conditions.
To explore cultural differences in social synchronisation within the ASD population.

Main Methods:

Utilized an actor-perceiver paradigm with children with ASD as actors.
Recorded autonomic heart rate activation and self-reported emotional feelings.
Compared interactions with a human perceiver and a robotic perceiver across French and Japanese participants.

Main Results:

French and Japanese ASD children exhibited distinct interpersonal synchronisation patterns when interacting with a human.
Both groups showed similar interpersonal synchronisation patterns when interacting with a robot.
Autonomic and emotional responses indicated nuanced differences in social perception.

Conclusions:

Interpersonal synchronisation and emotional empathy mechanisms may be impaired but not absent in ASD.
Children with ASD appear to differentiate between human and non-human interaction partners.
Robots may offer a consistent interaction platform for social-emotional engagement in ASD.