Stress Monitoring System for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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In this article, a stress monitoring system tailored for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and developed for the educational institution is presented. People with ASD face problems with effective stress management due to their high self-perceived levels of stress, poor ability to cope with it, and difficulties with the accurate detection of the source of stress. Consistently, being able to measure stress appears to be highly vital for this specific group. The design and construction of the measuring system are introduced. The stress monitoring system including autonomic wearable device (wristband), both the electronics and mechanical part, as well as the software application for data analysis are shown. The wearable device includes sensors for measuring heart rate, skin resistance, temperature and movement. A dedicated software application allows for generating reports to evaluate therapeutic effects. The complex stress monitoring system has been tested in an educational institution. It can provide significant support in the stress management of people with ASD and become a meaningful assistance in the therapy of neurodiverse individuals.
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These atypical social and communication differences may complicate interactions with neurotypical peers, risking employment participation vulnerabilities in this population, which has an unemployment rate four times higher than that of the general population.
“These atypical social and communication differences may complicate their interactions with neurotypical peers [9,10,11], risking employment participation vulnerabilities in this population, which has an unemployment rate four times higher than that of the general population [12].”
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Autism is a social and communication disorder, and people with autism have unique socialization needs to be accepted or appreciated as an autistic person.
“While autism is a social and communication disorder [9,11,15], people with autism have unique socialization needs to be “accepted or appreciated as an autistic person, with autism positively recognized and accepted by others and the self as an integral part of that individual” [39] (p. 424).”
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- Authors
- Tomczak, M. T., Wojcikowski, M., Pankiewicz, B., Lubinski, J., Majchrowicz, J., Majchrowicz, D., Walasiewicz, A., Kilinski, T., & Szczerska, M.
- Affiliations
- Gdańsk University of Technology (PL)
- Venue
- IEEE Access
- Published
- 2020
- Volume
- 8
- Pages
- 228236-228244
- ISSN
- 2169-3536 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3111505183
- Cited by
- 50
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 5
- FWCI
- 2.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- IEEE Access (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- National Centre for Research and Development, Poland (17/02/2018/UD)
- Gdańsk University of Technology
- DS Programs of Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, and Faculty of Management and Economics
- National Science Centre, Poland (2019/03/X/HS4/00304)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Keywords
- stress monitoring, autism spectrum disorder, wearable sensors, wristband, heart rate monitoring, skin resistance, stress management, neurodiversity, stress detection, educational institutions
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