Design of a Virtual Assistant for Emotional Support of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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.