Social Robotics for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Upper Secondary School: A Case Study

This paper describes reports a case study of social robotics for students with Autism Spectrum Dis-order (ASD) in upper secondary school. The methodology used was a naturalistic observation, aimed at investigating the requirements for a correct introduction of this technology in educational contexts. In particular, what methods can facilitate the adoption of social robotics, as well as what learning, and socialization needs can be addressed. The main result emerged consisted of the under-standing of the need to connect the use of robotics within interventions related to educational and didactic objectives of students, identified through her/his functioning profile. This paper also out-lines possible trajectories of research for future studies focused on the use of social robotics in school contexts.