Timing sensory integration for robot simulation of autistic behavior

utism is the most common condition in a group of developmental disorders known as autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) [42]. It is characterized by impaired social interaction, problems with ver-bal and nonverbal communication, and unusual, repetitive, behaviors and inter-ests. Movement disturbance symptoms in individuals with autism have long been not considered an important symp-tom. During the last decade, Leary and Hill [4] have offered a radical perspective on this subject. After a thorough analysis of the bibliography on movement im-pairments in autism, they outlined ho