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    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Developmental Psychology

    Background:

    • Autism affects 1 in 100 children globally, with 90% experiencing sensory processing difficulties.
    • Virtual Reality (VR) is a tool for studying sensory experiences, but head-mounted displays can be uncomfortable for autistic children.
    • Screen-based VR presents an alternative, yet research on multimodal sensory simulation and its impact on behavior is limited.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To design and evaluate a novel screen-based Multimodal Virtual Classroom Interface (MVCI) for delivering controlled sensory stimuli.
    • To investigate the behavioral responses of autistic and typically developing adolescents using the MVCI system.
    • To explore the correlation between behavioral patterns, sensory profiles, and ADHD symptom severity.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a screen-based MVCI system simulating a classroom with visual, auditory, and tactile stimuli.
    • Pilot study involving 9 autistic and 17 typically developing adolescents, assessing system acceptance.
    • Quantitative behavioral analysis of eye gaze, fine motor movements, and eye-hand alignment.
    • Application of a Fixation Sequence Modeling (FSM) framework for performance prediction.

    Main Results:

    • The MVCI system achieved 100% acceptance in all participants.
    • Significant differences in eye gaze, fine motor movements, and eye-hand alignment were observed between autistic and typically developing groups (p < 0.05).
    • Behavioral patterns strongly correlated with sensory profiles and ADHD symptom severity (p < 0.05, rs > 0.7).
    • The FSM framework accurately predicted near-future performance (97-98% proximity).

    Conclusions:

    • Screen-based VR is a viable and accepted tool for studying sensory processing in autistic adolescents.
    • MVCI can differentiate behavioral responses between autistic and typically developing individuals.
    • Granular behavioral analysis using FSM shows promise for understanding and predicting performance in neurodevelopmental contexts.