Camera-Based Motion Tracking and Performing Arts for Persons with Motor Disabilities and Autism

2014 ◽  
pp. 294-322
Author(s):  
Alexandros Kontogeorgakopoulos ◽  
Robert Wechsler ◽  
Wendy Keay-Bright
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Motion Tracking ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Computer Applications ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Visual Content ◽  
Interactive Music ◽  
Motor Disabilities ◽  
Motion Features

The aim of this chapter is to discuss a range of computer applications designed to enable people with disabilities to interact through music, dance, and the visual arts. A review of the main motion tracking algorithms and software environments is included as well as an overview of theoretical positions regarding the mapping of real time extracted motion features to sound, interactive music, and computer-generated or modified visual content. The chapter concludes with descriptions of how the concepts have been applied to research projects undertaken with different groups of young people with motor limitations and autism spectrum disorders.

Camera-Based Motion Tracking and Performing Arts for Persons with Motor Disabilities and Autism

2016 ◽  
pp. 520-549
Author(s):  
Alexandros Kontogeorgakopoulos ◽  
Robert Wechsler ◽  
Wendy Keay-Bright
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Motion Tracking ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Computer Applications ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Visual Content ◽  
Interactive Music ◽  
Motor Disabilities ◽  
Motion Features

The aim of this chapter is to discuss a range of computer applications designed to enable people with disabilities to interact through music, dance, and the visual arts. A review of the main motion tracking algorithms and software environments is included as well as an overview of theoretical positions regarding the mapping of real time extracted motion features to sound, interactive music, and computer-generated or modified visual content. The chapter concludes with descriptions of how the concepts have been applied to research projects undertaken with different groups of young people with motor limitations and autism spectrum disorders.

scholarly journals Swipe kinematic differences in young children with autism spectrum disorders are task- and age-dependent: A smart tablet game approach

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Szu-Ching Lu ◽  
Philip Rowe ◽  
Christos Tachtatzis ◽  
Ivan Andonovic ◽  
Anna Anzulewicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Motion Tracking ◽  
Ecological Validity ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Movement Speed ◽  
Visuomotor Integration ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Kinematic Analyses ◽  
Task Differences ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

The motor system is becoming increasingly recognized as an important site of disruptions in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, the precise nature of this motor disruption remains unclear with some conflicted reports between papers. A bottleneck in kinematic studies of children with ASD has been the use of laboratory-based motion tracking systems and experimental paradigms that require didactic instructions. Thus, we employed an attractive smart tablet gameplay methodology to engage children’s interest without complicated verbal instruction. Children’s movements on the touch screen were recorded as they engaged in gameplay of their own volition, enabling improved ecological validity in data capture. Swipe kinematics were computed from two games that afforded goal-directed and free-style scribbling, respectively. 82 children aged 2-6 years were tested, including 37 children with ASD and 45 typically developing (TD) children. Kinematic analyses revealed significant age, group, and task differences. In comparison to aged-matched TD children, children with ASD under 5 years old performed faster goal-directed movements, whereas those over 5 years old performed slower goal-directed movements. In contrast, children with ASD moved faster than TD children irrespective of age during creative scribbling. Interestingly, movement speed increased with age in TD children in both game contexts, likely due to motor skill and confidence development, but this was not true for children with ASD, who moved slower in the case of goal-directed swipes or with no difference in the case of creative scribbling. These findings support emerging evidence for differences in maturation of visuomotor integration in preschool children with ASD.

Disfluency Characteristics Observed in Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Preliminary Report

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura W. Plexico ◽  
Julie E. Cleary ◽  
Ashlynn McAlpine ◽  
Allison M. Plumb
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Young Children With Autism ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Developmental Stuttering

This descriptive study evaluates the speech disfluencies of 8 verbal children between 3 and 5 years of age with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Speech samples were collected for each child during standardized interactions. Percentage and types of disfluencies observed during speech samples are discussed. Although they did not have a clinical diagnosis of stuttering, all of the young children with ASD in this study produced disfluencies. In addition to stuttering-like disfluencies and other typical disfluencies, the children with ASD also produced atypical disfluencies, which usually are not observed in children with typically developing speech or developmental stuttering. (Yairi & Ambrose, 2005).

Aging and Autism

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Patient Group ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Geriatric Patients ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Need For Support ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

In this article, I will review the available recent literature about the aging population with autism, a patient group that researchers know little about and a group that is experiencing a growing need for support from communication disorders professionals. Speech-language pathologists working with geriatric patients should become familiar with this issue, as the numbers of older patients with autism spectrum disorders is likely to increase. Our profession and our health care system must prepare to meet the challenge these patients and residents will present as they age.

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