When is it Better to Give Up?: Towards Autonomous Action Selection for Robot Assisted ASD Therapy

Robot Assisted Therapy (RAT) for children with ASD has found promising applications. In this paper, we outline an autonomous action selection mechanism to extend current RAT approaches. This will include the ability to revert control of the therapeutic intervention to the supervising therapist. We suggest that in order to maintain the goals of therapy, sometimes it is better if the robot gives up.