Design of a Virtual Assistant for Emotional Support of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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https://doi.org/10.47756/aihc.y9i1.154Keywords:
Emotional Wellbeing Technology, Assistive Technology for Autism, Child Emotional Health, Digital Therapy Tools, Assistance PetAbstract
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) face significant challenges in acquiring socio-emotional skills. This research focuses on exploring and understanding the characteristics of this topic to propose an application that includes a virtual assistant aimed at improving socio-emotional skills, centered explicitly on emotional recognition. This paper presents a thorough investigation to explore the use of innovative technologies on the subject and understand how to design the development of low-fidelity prototypes. This project aims to contribute to the emotional well-being of children with ASD through advanced technology.
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