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We introduce a wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring device designed for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The purpose of this study is to verify the quality of the ECG signals measured by the developed device during the therapeutic activity of children with ASD for the quantitative measurement of mental stress. The device is implemented in a clothe, and the ECG signals are captured at the wrists. ECG measurements of three children with ASD were successfully performed during therapy, and R-R intervals with a high reliability were obtained over 90 % of the duration of tasks that involve little movement.
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Takahashi, K., Matsuda, S., Suzuki, K. (2016). A Smart Clothe for ECG Monitoring of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. In: Miesenberger, K., Bühler, C., Penaz, P. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9758. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41264-1_75
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