Papers
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Total Citations
519
H-Index
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About
Wing-Chee So is a pioneering researcher whose work sits at the intersection of autism intervention, social robotics, and communication development. Best known for her groundbreaking investigations into robot-assisted therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), So has fundamentally advanced our understanding of how technology can bridge developmental gaps in gestural, social, and communicative skills. Her most influential contributions demonstrate that social robots can serve as effective — and in some contexts superior — teachers for children with ASD. Her comparative study examining robot-based versus human-based instruction in gestural production (51 citations) challenged conventional assumptions about human-led therapy, while her work on robot-based play-drama interventions has shown measurable improvements in joint attention, functional play, and narrative abilities across multiple studies (collectively exceeding 170 citations). Her earlier foundational research established that robot animation and telerobotic gestures meaningfully shape human spatial cognition and communication. More recently, So has expanded her methodological toolkit by incorporating wearable sensor technology to detect and predict challenging behaviors during robot-assisted sessions, bringing physiological data into clinical intervention design. With her most-cited works accumulating over 450 combined citations, So's research offers students and clinicians alike a compelling, evidence-based roadmap for harnessing robotics in neurodevelopmental support.
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- 7Telerobotic Pointing Gestures Shape Human Spatial Cognition29 citations · 2012
- 8Pointing Gestures for a Robot Mediated Communication Interface26 citations · 2009
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