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Unveiling Insights: Analyzing Application Logs to Enhance Autism Therapy Outcomes

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Leveraging advancements in information technology and the inherent interest of children with autism in robots and technology, this study explores the crucial role of analyzing application logs in enhancing therapy experiences for children with autism. By examining these logs, valuable insights can be obtained, enabling performance tracking, evidence-based evaluation, personalization of interventions, and continuous improvement. This will allow us to get more information about children’s preferences and behavior even when we are not in direct contact with them, by extending onsite robot therapies to the home environment. This research contributes to the understanding of the transformative power of log analysis and its implications for optimizing therapy experiences and advancing treatment for children with autism.

Supported by Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Skopje, N. Macedonia.

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This work was partially financed by the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.

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    Bojan Ilijoski & Nevena Ackovska

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Ilijoski, B., Ackovska, N. (2024). Unveiling Insights: Analyzing Application Logs to Enhance Autism Therapy Outcomes. In: Mihova, M., Jovanov, M. (eds) ICT Innovations 2023. Learning: Humans, Theory, Machines, and Data. ICT Innovations 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1991. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54321-0_8

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