Autism is a neurological disease that affects people’s social, communicational, and mental abilities. This makes it difficult for them to express themselves and integrate seamlessly with other people and society as a whole. With the number of autism cases steadily increasing, researchers and caretakers alike worldwide are working on finding a teaching technique to help with the therapy and education of autistic children. Due to the number of resources and expertise required for this operation, it has proven quite challenging to find such a teaching technique. The results of our literature survey also show that the USA has the most research in this field, followed by England and Spain. This paper aims to study the interaction of autistic children with the humanoid robot NAO. Therefore, we developed different interactive activities and materials for testing the children’s attitude and engagement. After careful observation and experimenting, it was found that the children were much more engaged and excited during the lessons that involved the robot. This can be attributed to its simple and toy-like nature, making the lessons more fun and exciting. The children were also more responsive, absorbed more information overall, and were even willing to learn new subjects that they previously avoided.

Autism is a neurological disease that affects people’s social, communicational, and mental abilities. This makes it difficult for them to express themselves and integrate seamlessly with other people and society as a whole. With the number of autism cases steadily increasing, researchers and caretak...