Computerized lifelong mentoring support using robot for autistic individuals

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1、MedicalHypotheses(2007)68,493–498http://intl.elsevierhealth.com/journals/mehyComputerizedlifelongmentoringsupportusingrobotforautisticindividualsShinjiIjichia,b,*,NaomiIjichiaaInstituteforExternalizationofGiftsandTalents(EGT),7421-1Shimofukumoto-cho,Kagoshima891-0144,JapanbHealthServiceCenter

2、,KagoshimaUniversity,1-21-24Korimoto,Kagoshima890-8580,JapanReceived3August2006;accepted11August2006SummaryDevelopmentaldiversityinchildhoodistransformedintopersonalityvariationinadulthood.Thisviewisnowrevaluedthroughanongoingparadigmshiftinthefieldofdevelopmentalconditions,thetransitionfromth

3、equalitativedichotomyperspectivetothequantitativeconcept.Inthequantitativeconcept,autismisnotadiseasenoradevelopmentalqualitativedisorder,butabehavioralextremeinindividualvariation.Althoughthetraditionalqualitativeviewcannotinterprettherecentworldwideprevalenceofautism,theincreaseinthereporte

4、dnumberofcaseswithautismandbordercasescanbeeasilyexplainedbyadimensionalexplorationinwhichtheprimaryautisticphenotypeisregardedasanevolutionalsuperiority.Therefore,theonlysuitableinterventionismentoringwhichprovidesapowerfullifelongsupportforhighersocialachievementinindividualswithautism.Here

5、,wehypothesizethecomingmentoringcircumstancesforautisticindividualsinthenearfuture.Ongoingprogressinrobotandcomputertechnologymightallowtheguardianstoleavethemajorpartofmentoringsupporttoanindividualizedrobot,andthe‘folkphysics’tendencyinindividualswithautismcouldfacilitatethespreadofthemento

6、ringsupportsystem.Thedevelopmentoftherobotmentorsoftwaremaybesimplebecauseoftheuniformityandstereotypyofthebehaviorpatternsinindividualswithautism.Withthehelpoftherobotmentorandunderitsguidance,autisticpeoplemightenjoytheirsociallifeandcontributetotheprosperityofthehumansocietytothemaximumdeg

7、ree.Becausethefuturepopulationratioofautistics/non-autisticsmightbereversedaccordingtothecurrenttrendoftheprevalence,mentoringrobotprogramsforautisticindividualsshouldbedevelopedwithoutdelayasanovelpreliminaryactivityintheJiminyCricketmovemen