Multimodal Conversational Agents for People with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Abstract

Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD) involve developmental deficits in cognition, social interaction, and communication. Despite growing interest, gaps persist in understanding usability, effectiveness, and perceptions of such agents. We organize a workshop focusing on the use of conversational agents with multi-modal capabilities for therapeutic interventions in NDD. The workshop brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss design, evaluation, and ethical considerations. Anticipated outcomes include identifying challenges, sharing advancements, fostering collaboration, and charting future research directions.