Adjorlu, Ali

Austad, Nicoline Warming

Hussain, Aishah

Mødekjær, Camilla

In this paper, we present a study conducted to investigate the feasibilityof using a Head- Mounted Display (HMD) based VirtualReality (VR) application as a tool to teach social skills to childrendiagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In collaborationwith teachers at a school for children and adolescents diagnosed withmental disorders, an HMD VR based social story application was developedwith the purpose of teaching children diagnosed with ASDabout sharing, turn taking, and theory of mind. Via a Mixed MethodSequential Explanatory Design, the application was evaluated bytwo teachers who conducted social story sessions on a total of fivestudents diagnosed with ASD. Results indicate that HMD based VRintervention has the potential of teaching appropriate social behavior.In this paper, we present a study conducted to investigate the fea-sibility of using a Head- Mounted Display (HMD) based Virtual Reality (VR) application as a tool to teach social skills to children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In collaboration with teachers at a school for children and adolescents diagnosed with mental disorders, an HMD VR based social story application was developed with the purpose of teaching children diagnosed with ASD about sharing, turn taking, and theory of mind. Via a Mixed Method Sequential Explanatory Design, the application was evaluated by two teachers who conducted social story sessions on a total of five students diagnosed with ASD. Results indicate that HMD based VR intervention has the potential of teaching appropriate social behavior

Head-Mounted Display-Based Virtual Reality Social Story as a Tool to Teach Social Skills to Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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