Intervention with a humanoid robot avatar for individuals with social anxiety disorders comorbid with autism spectrum disorders.

Journal: Asian journal of psychiatry
PMID: 36343574

Abstract

For some individuals with social anxiety disorders (SAD) comorbid with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), it is difficult to speak in front of others. Herein, we report the case of a patient with SAD comorbid with ASD who could not speak in front of others until she used a humanoid robot as her avatar. During the intervention, her personality changed from shy to outgoing, which is explained by the Proteus effect. These case findings suggest that interventions with a robot avatar might improve the motivation for individuals with SAD comorbid with ASD who cannot speak in front of others to communicate.

Authors

  • Atsushi Yoshida
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan.
  • Hirokazu Kumazaki
    Department of Clinical Research on Social Recognition and Memory, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan.
  • Taro Muramatsu
    Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Yuichiro Yoshikawa
    Department of Systems Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-8531, Japan.
  • Hiroshi Ishiguro
  • Masaru Mimura
    Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

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