Manon W. P. de Korte
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About
Manon W. P. de Korte is a leading researcher at the intersection of developmental robotics and clinical intervention for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Her work centers on leveraging robotic assistance to enhance Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT), a well-established behavioral therapy aimed at improving social communication in children with ASD. In her landmark 2020 study, she developed and evaluated a robot-assisted PRT protocol, demonstrating high adherence and acceptability among both children and parents—a critical step toward integrating technology into real-world therapy. Her subsequent randomized controlled trial (2021, 46 citations) provided the first rigorous evidence that robot-assisted PRT can be as effective as traditional PRT, while also exploring how robots may boost children’s motivation for social interaction. Further, her investigation into self-initiations (2020, 44 citations) revealed that robot-assisted sessions can uniquely encourage spontaneous social bids, a key predictor of long-term communication gains. With over 155 combined citations, de Korte’s work is foundational in proving that socially assistive robots can be a feasible, engaging, and effective tool in autism intervention, opening new pathways for scalable, technology-enhanced therapies.
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