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Virtual Reality Technology as an Educational and Intervention Tool for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Current Perspectives and Future Directions

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Zhang, Minyue, Ding, Hongwei, Zhang, Yang·2022·Behavioral Sciences
DOI 10.20944/preprints202202.0056.v1PMC PMC9137951

Preprint — published as 10.3390/bs12050138

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Virtual reality (VR) technology gains theoretical support from rehabilitation and pedagogical theories and offers a variety of capabilities in educational and interventional contexts with affordable products. VR is attracting increasing attention in the medical and healthcare industry as it provides fully interactive three-dimensional simulations of real-world settings and social situations, which are particularly suitable for cognitive and performance training including social and interaction skills. The worldwide rising trend in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder calls for innovative and efficacious techniques for assessment and treatment. The article offers a summary of current perspectives and evidence-based applications of VR technology as an educational and intervention tool for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, with a primary focus on social communication including social functioning, emotion recognition, and speech and language. Technology- and design-related limitations as well as the disputes over the application of virtual reality to autism research and therapy are discussed and future directions of this emerging field are highlighted with regards to application expansion and improvement, technology enhancement, and the development of brain-based research and theoretical models.

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Authors
Zhang, M., Ding, H., & Zhang, Y.
Affiliations
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
Corresponding author
  • Ding, Hongwei
  • Zhang, Yang
ORCID
Venue
Behavioral Sciences
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2022-02-03
Volume
12
Issue
5
Pages
138-138
ISSN
2076-328X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.20944/preprints202202.0056.v1
PMC
PMC9137951
OpenAlex
W4280547228
Cited by
211
References
200
Citations by year
2026: 33 · 2025: 63 · 2024: 70 · 2023: 39 · 2022: 6
FWCI
6.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Behavioral Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Preprints.org (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
National Social Science Fund of China (18ZDA293)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
Keywords
virtual reality, autism spectrum disorder, children, social communication, social skills training, emotion recognition, speech and language intervention, social skills, cognitive training, linguistic diversity

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