@inproceedings{ac9242b7be844440ae63a7cc769721dc,
title = "TangiPlan: Designing an assistive technology to enhance executive functioning among children with ADHD",
abstract = "Children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) experience a deficit in cognitive processes responsible for purposeful goal-directed behaviors, known as executive functioning (EF). In an effort to improve EF, we are developing TangiPlan-a set of tangible connected objects that represent tasks children perform during their morning routine. We describe the initial stages of a user-centered design process, consisting of interviews with both domain experts and potential users, followed by paper prototyping. Based on our findings, we formulated preliminary design principles for EF assistive technology: facilitate organization, time management and planning; involve caregivers in the process, but strive to reduce conflict; implement intervention techniques suggested by experts; avoid distraction by mobile phones; avoid intrusion. We discuss the benefits of implementing these principles with a tangible interface, present our prototype design, and describe future directions.",
keywords = "ADHD, Assistive technology, Children, Executive functions, Tangible, Time management",
author = "Orad Weisberg and Ayelet Gal-Oz and Ruth Berkowitz and Noa Weiss and Oran Peretz and Shlomi Azoulai and Daphne Kopleman-Rubin and Oren Zuckerman",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1145/2593968.2610475",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781450322720",
series = "ACM International Conference Proceeding Series",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",
pages = "293--296",
booktitle = "IDC 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Interaction Design and Children",
address = "United States",
note = "13th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, IDC 2014 ; Conference date: 17-06-2014 Through 20-06-2014",
}