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Supporting Self-Regulation of Children with ADHD Using Wearables: Tensions and Design Challenges

CHI '20: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsApril 2020Pages 1–13https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376837
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CHI '20: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Supporting Self-Regulation of Children with ADHD Using Wearables: Tensions and Design Challenges
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The design of wearable applications supporting children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) requires a deep understanding not only of what is possible from a clinical standpoint but also how the children might understand and orient towards wearable technologies, such as a smartwatch. Through a series of participatory design workshops with children with ADHD and their caregivers, we identified tensions and challenges in designing wearable applications supporting the self-regulation of children with ADHD. In this paper, we describe the specific challenges of smartwatches for this population, the balance between self-regulation and co-regulation, and tensions when receiving notifications on a smartwatch in various contexts. These results indicate key considerations-from both the child and caregiver viewpoints-for designing technological interventions supporting children with ADHD.

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