AI has existed for a long time; it is not a new thing. However, I feel as though in the last year it's become a huge thing! A lot of people are using it and talking about it in the mainstream. Some people despise it, cursing it for its environmental impact and the stupid robotic outputs it gives them, and some are in love! They use it at work, at home, and could not imagine their life without it. Some sit in the middle. And yet, I have not seen anyone look at and discuss what it can do for neurodiversity and disability. I mean, there are already examples of it being used in assistive communication technology and being used to research ADHD trends in academia.... what's next? Should something be next?

Well, in today's episode I talk about the next, the future of AI in ADHD: what it can do, can't do, and if it should do!

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READING LIST

Wang X, Jia Q, Liang L, Zhou W, Yang W, Mu J. Artificial intelligence in ADHD: a global perspective on research hotspots, trends and clinical applications. Front Hum Neurosci. 2025 Apr 10;19:1577585. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2025.1577585. PMID: 40276113; PMCID: PMC12018397.

Sennott, S., Akagi, L., Lee, M., & Rhodes, A. (2019). AAC and artificial intelligence (AI). Topics in Language Disorders, 39(4), 389-403. https://doi.org/10.1097/tld.0000000000000197

Giansanti D, Pirrera A. Integrating AI and Assistive Technologies in Healthcare: Insights from a Narrative Review of Reviews. Healthcare (Basel). 2025 Mar 4;13(5):556. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13050556. PMID: 40077118; PMCID: PMC11898476.

Aldakhil AF. Investigating the impact of an AI-based play activities intervention on the quality of life of school-aged children with ADHD. Department of Special Education, College of Education, Majmaah University, Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia. 2024 Oct 15; Version of Record. Received 2024 Oct 5; Accepted 2024 Oct 9. Available online 2024 Oct 15.

Zaheer, A., & Akhtar, A. (2025). Artificial intelligence as a support to diagnose ADHD: an insight of unorthodox approaches: a scoping review. Child Neuropsychology, 1–35. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2025.2468411

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