  In this work, we present (i) a novel approach how artificial intelligence can
support in the therapy for better concentration of children with Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) through motivational attention training
with a virtual robotic agent and (ii) a development process in which different
stakeholders are included with their perspectives. Therefore, we present three
participative approaches to include the perspectives of different stakeholders.
An online survey (Study I) was conducted with parents in Germany with the aim
of ascertaining whether they would use software to promote their children's
attention, what influences their attitude towards using it, and what
requirements it would have to meet. About half of the parents would be willing
to use software to promote attention. To develop the software as close to
practice as possible, one of the developers took part in an intensive training
for ADHD with the aim of testing which of the elements are technically
feasible. Afterward, a first prototype was presented to clinicians (Study II)
to make further adjustments. A first feasibility test (Study III) was conducted
with the end users to check if the system works and if children and adolescents
can use it. Attentional performance software offers multiple opportunities in
the treatment of ADHD if the system is adapted to the needs of the practitioner
and end user. This development process requires a lot of time and close
interdisciplinary collaboration.
