Development of a Home Accompaniment System Providing Homework Assistance for Children with ADHD

López-Pérez, Laura; Berrezueta-Guzmán, Jonnathan; Martín-Ruiz, María-Luisa

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-62833-8_3

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“…Finally, [12] develops a RA called Atent@ which interacts with the children during the homework sessions inside their home. The human-robot interaction allows the monitoring and improvement of the behavior of these children [38]. This RA is part of a Smart-home environment system that uses the IoT paradigm to create intelligent environments within the home to contribute to the development of therapies for children with ADHD from the age of six to twelve years old.…”

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“…Atent@ is composed of a microprocessor, touchscreen, speakers, and motors inside a 3D structure. All these elements allow Atent@ to speak, move within the workspace and interact with the child during the development of the homework as an ADHD therapy process [12,38]. Conversely, for replying to [30,[33][34][35][36] experiments, it is necessary to acquire the NAO robot or Pepper.…”

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“…These processes depend on the interaction in real-time with the children and the collected information by the smart objects. As long as the RA is turned on, it starts to interact with the kid, while all interactions are based on following a programmed interaction plan [38]. For the second version, the RA learns the behavior of the kid, allowing the interaction process to become more natural.…”

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Assessment of a Robotic Assistant for Supporting Homework Activities of Children With ADHD

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Robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) support various processes in many scenarios of modern life such as e-health and psychological treatments. This article presents the design, development, implementation, and assessment of a Robotic Assistant (RA), named "Atent@", as a support tool in the homework activities of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Interacting with the children the RA helps them correct their bad habits and misbehavior caused by the disorder. Its features and functionalities were designed by therapists, implementing AI algorithms to process information and make decisions in real-time to help children to be focused on their homework. This RA interacts with smart objects deployed at home, which are associated with the activity under observation (desk and chair). This solution allows therapists to receive more accurate information about the homework sessions inside the home. At the same time, remote interaction with the child is made possible (through the RA) to provide new instructions and support him/her along with the sessions. This RA is a significant evolution of an earlier version. All the improvements brought to the project by the modifications in technical and qualitative features are explained. Furthermore, the experiment and its results are presented to illustrate the clinical potential. This project shows that the RA can not only make observations with a high degree of precision like an expert (teacher/therapist) but also positively influences the homework performance of children with and without ADHD.

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“…Depending on the frequency of these distraction events, the robotic assistant provides feedback to the child to regain their attention on the task at hand [ 40 ]. One significant limitation identified in the feasibility analysis of the robotic assistant was its tendency to become predictable and, consequently, less engaging over time, as highlighted in [ 34 ].…”

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Future of ADHD Care: Evaluating the Efficacy of ChatGPT in Therapy Enhancement

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This study explores the integration of large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, to improve attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatments. Utilizing the Delphi method for its systematic forecasting capabilities, we gathered a panel of child ADHD therapy experts. These experts interacted with our custom ChatGPT through a specialized interface, thus engaging in simulated therapy scenarios with behavioral prompts and commands. Using empirical tests and expert feedback, we aimed to rigorously evaluate ChatGPT’s effectiveness in therapy settings to integrate AI into healthcare responsibly. We sought to ensure that AI contributes positively and ethically to therapy and patient care, thus filling a gap in ADHD treatment methods. Findings show ChatGPT’s empathy, adaptability, and communication strengths, thereby highlighting its potential to significantly improve ADHD care. The study points to ChatGPT’s capacity to transform therapy practices through personalized and responsive patient care. However, it also notes the need for enhancements in privacy, cultural sensitivity, and interpreting nonverbal cues for ChatGPT’s effective healthcare integration. Our research advocates for merging technological innovation with a comprehensive understanding of patient needs and ethical considerations, thereby aiming to pioneer a new era of AI-assisted therapy. We emphasize the ongoing refinement of AI tools like ChatGPT to meet ADHD therapy and patient care requirements more effectively.

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“…In recent years, non-pharmacological treatments, such as cognitive training, neurofeedback, and behavioral interventions, have gained prominence as they have been accepted by therapists as useful alternatives to avoid the use of medications in children, which in many cases can cause dependence [2,3]. Several nonpharmacological treatments to treat these NND have implemented technological developments such as the Internet of Things (IoT) [4][5][6], Artificial Intelligence (AI) [7][8][9][10], Virtual Reality (VR) [11][12][13][14], Augmented Reality (AR) [15][16][17], and Robotics [18][19][20][21][22][23].…”

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Robotic Technologies in ADHD Care: Literature Review

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Robotics has made it possible to change and improve many support processes for vulnerable people in different settings. In recent years, its use has been oriented toward supporting therapeutic interventions of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD), including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This review of the literature highlights how advances in robotics have evolved in different scenarios of ADHD treatment, its collaboration with other emerging technologies, its results, its limitations, and the research challenges for the future development of robotics in the field of supporting children with ADHD. The authors conducted a literature review based on the location of keywords 'robotics' and several NNDs such as 'ADHD', 'Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)', 'cerebral palsy', and 'dementia' in titles, abstracts, and introduction of scientific articles in the Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) database. The reviewed literature was classified according to the type of therapy supported by the robots, the type of robot and the associated technologies. From this analysis, we can solve the research question: Which types of robots have the potential for specific applications in ADHD treatment? Furthermore, this article shows that despite favorable technical results, robotic technologies that support ADHD therapies require significant improvements in terms of scalability, human-machine interaction, and treatment and processing of acquired information to be applied effectively in real-world therapies. The most significant research challenges are proposed to drive research efforts to develop new approaches to enable robotic assistants to participate in ADHD therapies.

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Development of a Home Accompaniment System Providing Homework Assistance for Children with ADHD

Cited by 9 publications

References 7 publications

Assessment of a Robotic Assistant for Supporting Homework Activities of Children With ADHD

Assessment of a Robotic Assistant for Supporting Homework Activities of Children With ADHD

Future of ADHD Care: Evaluating the Efficacy of ChatGPT in Therapy Enhancement

Robotic Technologies in ADHD Care: Literature Review

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