First Person Observation Technology to Support Children with Autism
It is often difficult for parents, caregivers and educators to assess the behavior and progress of children with autism because children with autism often attend to environmental stimuli in ways that are difficult for third party observers to notice and appreciate. For example, children with autism often shy away from human eye contact, fixate upon inanimate objects, and recoil from certain stimuli. To help caregivers and educators better understand how autistic children interact and respond within an environment, Dr. Louis Rosenberg has been developing a new technological intervention called First Person Remote Observation (FPRO) that enables parents, caregivers and educators to view the world through the eyes of a child with autism who they are working to assess.
FPRO works by having a child with autism wear a set of high-tech glasses with a tiny camera mounted in the frame. Camera images are streamed wirelessly from the glasses to a remote viewing station, where caregivers and educators can see and hear exactly what the child sees and hears, viewing the environment from the first person perspective of their subject. Hopefully, this unique intervention will provide caregivers and educators with greater insights and deeper appreciations of how children with autism interact with their world, both physically and socially.
Contact: Dr. Louis Rosenberg
Phone: 805-756-5464
Email: lrosenbe@calpoly.edu