The Effects of Rhythm and Robotic Interventions on the Imitation/Praxis, Interpersonal Synchrony, and Motor Performance of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 2
Training-specific measures of imitation/praxis and interpersonal synchrony.
Rhythm group
Robot group
Comparison group
Test of imitation/praxis
Action song
(i) Finger play (ii) Whole body discrete movements
(i) Rhythmic unilateral (ii) Bilateral asymmetrical drum sequences
Not applicable
Moving game
(i) Jumping (ii) Stomping (iii) March and clap (iv) Skipping
Walking game
Walking synchronously with the model to follow mobile robot
Note. The comparison group did not engage in interpersonal synchrony activities; hence, no training-specific synchrony tests are reported for this group.