What it does
This design uses AI to convert ADHD children's drawings into dynamic/static stickers and animated stories/demos. With AR integration, these creations blend seamlessly into real-world environments. Merging art therapy with AI-powered interactivity
Your inspiration
Current drawing therapies for ADHD children help with emotional expression and attention training, but suffer from key flaws: static formats, slow feedback, and lack of interaction. These fail to meet kids' need for instant rewards and high engagement. The one-way creative process feels tedious—especially for drawing-reluctant children—making treatment hard to sustain and reducing effectiveness. Traditional approaches ultimately can't deliver the fun and consistency ADHD kids truly need.
How it works
Users create designs with a dedicated stylus on an e-sketchbook. After drawing, they command the AI via voice/text. The AI converts sketches into animated videos or emojis. A magnetic detachable camera allows flipping for photos or real-time AR emoji integration. Users can also draw over photos. This interactive design boosts engagement and fun, motivating ADHD children in therapeutic art activities.
Design process
Addressing traditional ADHD art therapy's limitations (monotony, slow feedback), we created an AI system that instantly animates children’s drawings into dynamic stickers/AR animations. Initial iPad tests revealed recognition issues. We then developed a dedicated e-sketchbook with flip camera, enhanced AI for emotion/element detection, and streamlined voice commands. Testing refined emotion accuracy, simplified animation ("step-by-step + AI suggestions"), and added gamified AR behavior triggers (e.g., quiet summons sprites). Final prototype: drawing → AI animation → AR/photo creation → behavior-triggered play, making therapy child-driven fun.
How it is different
The key innovation of this design is its AI-powered transformation of traditional art therapy into a dynamic closed-loop system. It instantly converts doodles into dynamic stickers/animated stories to meet ADHD children's need for instant rewards, while combining tactile e-sketchbook drawing, real-time AR integration, and photo co-creation to sustain engagement. Crucially, each output directly targets ADHD core symptoms—emotional regulation, attention/executive function, and impulse control—creating a fun yet therapeutic non-pharmacological solution that overcomes the monotony, delayed feedback, and low adherence of traditional approaches.
Future plans
Future plans focus on boosting fun and real-world use: improving AI sticker diversity/humor for livelier emotion expression, creating themed drawing kits to naturally guide therapy goals, integrating child-made AR characters as daily behavior reminders, and building a safe creative community for authentic feedback—turning therapy into play by hiding growth within laughter and creativity.
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