AUTHOR=Kumazaki Hirokazu , Warren Zachary , Corbett Blythe A. , Yoshikawa Yuichiro , Matsumoto Yoshio , Higashida Haruhiro , Yuhi Teruko , Ikeda Takashi , Ishiguro Hiroshi , Kikuchi Mitsuru TITLE=Android Robot-Mediated Mock Job Interview Sessions for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry VOLUME=8 YEAR=2017 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00169 DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00169 ISSN=1664-0640 ABSTRACT=
The feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an android robot-mediated mock job interview training in terms of both bolstering self-confidence and reducing biological levels of stress in comparison to a psycho-educational approach human interview was assessed in a randomized study. Young adults (ages 18–25 years) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were randomized to participate either in a mock job interview training with our android robot system (