Extending Attention Span for Children with ADHD using an Attentive Visual Interface

Othman Asiry; Haifeng Shen; Theodor Wyeld; Soher Balkhy

doi:10.1109/iV.2018.00041

Extending Attention Span for Children with ADHD using an Attentive Visual Interface

Othman Asiry, Haifeng Shen, Theodor Wyeld, Soher Balkhy

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Abstract

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common developmental disorder usually accompanying other developmental disorders including speech, language and reading. Children with ADHD tend to lose attention after a short period of time. Extending the attention span for those children could help them do better in school and in life. The aim of this work is to assess the role of text color (highlighting, contrast, sharpening) on the attention of children with ADHD while they are reading. Attention is tracked via the two modalities of webcam and mouse as some ADHD children have difficulties in maintaining the calibration of webcam. Visual color schemes are modified to evaluate different ways of maintaining attention. The results reveal that: (a) all color schemes have a significant effect on attention span, (b) highlighting has the greatest effect regardless of tracking modality, and (c) the degree of effect is subject to the tracking modality.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Information Visualisation - Biomedical Visualization, Visualisation on Built and Rural Environments and Geometric Modelling and Imaging, IV 2018
Editors	Joao Moura Pires, Nuno Miguel Soares Datia, Giuseppe Polese, Marco Temperini, Filippo Sciarrone, Michele Risi, Gilles Venturini, Tania Di Mascio, Rocco Zaccagnino, Vincenzo Deufemia, Delfina Malandrino, Paloma Diaz, Antonio Fernandez Anta, Ebad Banissi, Theodor G. Wyeld, Muhammad Sarfraz, Fatma Bouali, Mark W. McK. Bannatyne, Fragkiskos Papadopoulo, Ugo Erra, Veronica Rossano, Anna Ursyn, Alfredo Cuzzocrea, Rita Francese
Place of Publication	Piscataway, New Jersey
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	188-193
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538672020
ISBN (Print)	9781538672020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/iV.2018.00041
Publication status	Published - 5 Dec 2018
Event	2018 22nd International Conference on Information Visualisation: Biomedical visualisation, visualisation on built and rural environments & geometric modelling and imaging - Fisciano, Italy Duration: 10 Jul 2018 → 13 Jul 2018 Conference number: 22nd https://doi.org/10.1109/IV45327.2018 (Conference link)

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Name	Information Visualisation - Biomedical Visualization, Visualisation on Built and Rural Environments and Geometric Modelling and Imaging, IV 2018

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Conference	2018 22nd International Conference on Information Visualisation
Abbreviated title	IV 2018
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Fisciano
Period	10/07/18 → 13/07/18
Internet address	https://doi.org/10.1109/IV45327.2018 (Conference link)

Keywords

Head tracking
Mouse tracking
ADHD
Colour Scheme
Attentive User Interface
Color scheme
Mouse Tracking
Head Tracking

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Asiry, O., Shen, H., Wyeld, T., & Balkhy, S. (2018). Extending Attention Span for Children with ADHD using an Attentive Visual Interface. In J. M. Pires, N. M. S. Datia, G. Polese, M. Temperini, F. Sciarrone, M. Risi, G. Venturini, T. Di Mascio, R. Zaccagnino, V. Deufemia, D. Malandrino, P. Diaz, A. F. Anta, E. Banissi, T. G. Wyeld, M. Sarfraz, F. Bouali, M. W. M. Bannatyne, F. Papadopoulo, U. Erra, V. Rossano, A. Ursyn, A. Cuzzocrea, ... R. Francese (Eds.), Information Visualisation - Biomedical Visualization, Visualisation on Built and Rural Environments and Geometric Modelling and Imaging, IV 2018 (pp. 188-193). Article 8564159 (Information Visualisation - Biomedical Visualization, Visualisation on Built and Rural Environments and Geometric Modelling and Imaging, IV 2018). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/iV.2018.00041

Asiry, Othman ; Shen, Haifeng ; Wyeld, Theodor et al. / Extending Attention Span for Children with ADHD using an Attentive Visual Interface. Information Visualisation - Biomedical Visualization, Visualisation on Built and Rural Environments and Geometric Modelling and Imaging, IV 2018. editor / Joao Moura Pires ; Nuno Miguel Soares Datia ; Giuseppe Polese ; Marco Temperini ; Filippo Sciarrone ; Michele Risi ; Gilles Venturini ; Tania Di Mascio ; Rocco Zaccagnino ; Vincenzo Deufemia ; Delfina Malandrino ; Paloma Diaz ; Antonio Fernandez Anta ; Ebad Banissi ; Theodor G. Wyeld ; Muhammad Sarfraz ; Fatma Bouali ; Mark W. McK. Bannatyne ; Fragkiskos Papadopoulo ; Ugo Erra ; Veronica Rossano ; Anna Ursyn ; Alfredo Cuzzocrea ; Rita Francese. Piscataway, New Jersey : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018. pp. 188-193 (Information Visualisation - Biomedical Visualization, Visualisation on Built and Rural Environments and Geometric Modelling and Imaging, IV 2018).

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Asiry, O, Shen, H, Wyeld, T & Balkhy, S 2018, Extending Attention Span for Children with ADHD using an Attentive Visual Interface. in JM Pires, NMS Datia, G Polese, M Temperini, F Sciarrone, M Risi, G Venturini, T Di Mascio, R Zaccagnino, V Deufemia, D Malandrino, P Diaz, AF Anta, E Banissi, TG Wyeld, M Sarfraz, F Bouali, MWM Bannatyne, F Papadopoulo, U Erra, V Rossano, A Ursyn, A Cuzzocrea & R Francese (eds), Information Visualisation - Biomedical Visualization, Visualisation on Built and Rural Environments and Geometric Modelling and Imaging, IV 2018., 8564159, Information Visualisation - Biomedical Visualization, Visualisation on Built and Rural Environments and Geometric Modelling and Imaging, IV 2018, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, New Jersey, pp. 188-193, 2018 22nd International Conference on Information Visualisation, Fisciano, Italy, 10/07/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/iV.2018.00041

Extending Attention Span for Children with ADHD using an Attentive Visual Interface. / Asiry, Othman; Shen, Haifeng; Wyeld, Theodor et al.
Information Visualisation - Biomedical Visualization, Visualisation on Built and Rural Environments and Geometric Modelling and Imaging, IV 2018. ed. / Joao Moura Pires; Nuno Miguel Soares Datia; Giuseppe Polese; Marco Temperini; Filippo Sciarrone; Michele Risi; Gilles Venturini; Tania Di Mascio; Rocco Zaccagnino; Vincenzo Deufemia; Delfina Malandrino; Paloma Diaz; Antonio Fernandez Anta; Ebad Banissi; Theodor G. Wyeld; Muhammad Sarfraz; Fatma Bouali; Mark W. McK. Bannatyne; Fragkiskos Papadopoulo; Ugo Erra; Veronica Rossano; Anna Ursyn; Alfredo Cuzzocrea; Rita Francese. Piscataway, New Jersey: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018. p. 188-193 8564159 (Information Visualisation - Biomedical Visualization, Visualisation on Built and Rural Environments and Geometric Modelling and Imaging, IV 2018).

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Asiry O, Shen H, Wyeld T, Balkhy S. Extending Attention Span for Children with ADHD using an Attentive Visual Interface. In Pires JM, Datia NMS, Polese G, Temperini M, Sciarrone F, Risi M, Venturini G, Di Mascio T, Zaccagnino R, Deufemia V, Malandrino D, Diaz P, Anta AF, Banissi E, Wyeld TG, Sarfraz M, Bouali F, Bannatyne MWM, Papadopoulo F, Erra U, Rossano V, Ursyn A, Cuzzocrea A, Francese R, editors, Information Visualisation - Biomedical Visualization, Visualisation on Built and Rural Environments and Geometric Modelling and Imaging, IV 2018. Piscataway, New Jersey: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2018. p. 188-193. 8564159. (Information Visualisation - Biomedical Visualization, Visualisation on Built and Rural Environments and Geometric Modelling and Imaging, IV 2018). doi: 10.1109/iV.2018.00041

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